Although people usually associate insomnia with their emotions or difficulties in life, food choices are actually one of the factors of insomnia. The four simple precautions on food to avoid insomnia are as follows:

• Caffeine – no food or drinks such as chocolates, coffee, tea hours before bed
• Alcohol – it may make you feel sleepy temporarily but will cause frequent awakenings during sleep.
• Large Meal at Dinner – large dinner may make you feel drowsy but that does not turn into sleep once into bed as your stomach is fully filled it gets uncomfortable when you lie down. It gets harder for your body to let you sleep while its still busy digesting your dinner.
• Liquids – Try not to take in liquids at least 90 minutes before going to bed. This is because it takes your body approximately 90 minutes to digest any sort of liquid that you intake.

Muhammad Junaid