{"id":94,"date":"2014-06-04T15:39:52","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T15:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youcanbestrong.com\/?p=94"},"modified":"2014-06-04T15:39:52","modified_gmt":"2014-06-04T15:39:52","slug":"eating-before-bed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youcanbestrong.com\/?p=94","title":{"rendered":"Eating before bed?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Tips On\u00a0Smart Late\u00a0Night\u00a0Snacking.\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n

I’ve had dinner… bedtime is not for another hour… and I’m slightly bored. The perfect equation for the munchies!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Can you think of any event of our “happy hour” society that does not really have any nighttime activity that doesn’t include food or drink? Depending on your food choices; this is the LAST thing your body needs. It can cause heartburn, sleeplessness, be a danger to asthmatics, and encourage insomnia.<\/p>\n

My first recommendation is to AVOID eating 3 hours before bedtime with a few handy suggestions:
\n1. Make a ritual:<\/strong>\u00a0A nightly pattern can be your best ally
\n2. Stretching:<\/strong>\u00a0the last thing you feel like doing when you stretch is eating
\n3. Herbal Tea!:<\/strong>\u00a0Learn to love it<\/p>\n

Avoiding bedtime eating gives you the best chance of not putting yourself at risk for over-indulging or making poor choices.
\nHowever, if you can’t go to sleep because you are hungry
\nthen go for SMART snacking…<\/p>\n

No’s<\/strong>
\n1. NO fatty foods!!! Period!:<\/strong>\u00a0Fat stimulates the production of acid in the stomach, which can spill up into your esophagus, causing heartburn.
\n2. Wine:<\/strong>\u00a0it’s pure sugar and your body metabolizes it quickly which means your going to be waking up all night
\n3. Chocolate:<\/strong>\u00a0calories + caffine… not so much for sleeping
\n4. Soda:<\/strong>\u00a0Right up there with chocolate except worse! Your dentists worst nightmare as well.<\/p>\n

GOOD ideas:<\/strong>
\n1. Cherries<\/strong>\u00a0– one of the few natural foods that contain melatonin which helps you sleep
\n2. A small bowl of good complex carb cereal<\/strong>\u00a0– my personal favorites are Kashi and Shredded wheat<\/span>
\n3. Bananas:<\/strong>\u00a0Contains natural muscle relaxants\u00a0<\/span>
\n4. Turkey:<\/strong>\u00a0This is the ONLY\u00a0protein I will recommend others will keep you up- It contains tryptophan – yes that’s why you pass out after thanksgiving<\/span>
\n5. Mineral water:<\/strong>\u00a0I tend to avoid anything carbonated before bed but if you MUST have something then this is the smartest solution.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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