Health Tips for Days When You Feel Sick : Stopping Insomnia

If you've ever had a sleepless night, you know how devastating it can be. You try and count sheep, or watching a documentary on the reproduction of fruit flies, but nothing works.

Eat a nice hot bowl of oatmeal before you get into bed.

Tryptophan, an amino acid present in oats, increases the bodies serotonin levels. Serotonin is the chemical in the body that relaxes the brain. Adding milk to the oatmeal will increase the speed as which the tryptophan is absorbed speeding up the effects. Tryptophan is found not only in oatmeal, but yogurt, turkey, and even bananas.