Don`t be surprised if you come to know the fact that the fruits you have eaten before going to bed could be the real reason for your disrupted sleep!!
Are you tossing and turning on the bed for a long time without getting sleep during nights or not able to get back to sleep after waking up in the middle of the night? Then, it might be due to the fruits you have eaten before bed time. So, please be careful.
Sound sleep at night is very important for our overall health to be good is known. We could get many health issues by not sleeping well. Therefore, atleast 6 hours of sound sleep is important.
The natural sweetness and nutritional health benefits make fruits a superb choice as snacks, desserts or as late night cravings etc. Truth is that there are certain fruits that can create digestion issues in us, disrupt our sleep patterns and make us gain weight unnecessarily etc. It is necessary to avoid such fruits before bed.
The fruits that must not be eaten before bed are
Avoid citrus fruits intake:
Various examples are oranges, grapefruit, lemon etc. Point is that these fruits are acidic in nature. Persons eating these fruits before bedtime might get digestive issues like acid reflux, heart burns etc. These issues at night would disrupt sound sleep.
Avoid pineapple intake:
Never eat pineapples in excess amounts just before going to bed. The reason for that is bromelain present in the pineapples might cause gastrointestinal discomfort like gas, bloating etc and it might disrupt sleep.
Avoid watermelon intake:
Not many of us would know that the water content present in the watermelons would act as diuretic. This might lead to more urine formation and sleep disruption etc. Hence, eating this fruit before bed must be avoided. There are also chances of digestive issues like bloating etc due to watermelon intake before bed.
Avoid mangoes intake:
We all like eating mangoes as they are highly delicious. Not many of us would know that mangoes that are highly sweet could cause a rapid spike in blood sugar levels and then sudden crash etc. This would disrupt sleep.
Avoid bananas intake:
Though intake of bananas is good at night normally but when eaten in excess they could lead to spike in the blood sugar levels due to the presence of carbohydrates and natural sugars. There would be a huge increase in energy when we eat bananas before going to sleep and this would not allow us to sleep.
