Did You Know That Spicy Foods Cause Restless Sleep?
Here are some interesting dream facts we think you should know about!
By Melody Oei — 09 Sep 2013, 04:37 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
1. The last thing you do before sleep can influence your dreams
"The music you're listening to, the book you're reading, the TV show you're watching, the conversation you're having with your spouse-all those things are likely to be influencing."
yahoo.comIf you suffer from nightmares and happen to catch a horror flick, take a few minutes to reprogram your brain with happy thoughts-like vacation memories or favourite moments with your kids-before settling down to sleep.
yahoo.com2. Having a banana and a glass of milk before bed can help you sleep more soundly
Having a banana and a glass of milk before bed can help you sleep more soundly. Photo for illustration purposes only.
Image via bonifaciojia.comThe amino acid L-tryptophan, which is found in bananas, milk, and turkey, “reduces the frequency of eye movements during REM sleep,” which are putatively tied to dream action.
3. Quitting smoking can make you dream more, temporarily
In a study, 63% of smokers still dreamed about smoking a year later. Nicotine withdrawal enhances brain activity in a way that can make you dream more, says Patrick McNamara, Director of the Evolutionary Neurobehaviour Laboratory at Boston U.
yahoo.comIf you stick it out, those neurons will eventually calm down again and your lungs will be much healthier!
yahoo.com4. Foods rich in Vitamin B6 enhance your dreams
A study found that participants who took a daily 250mg B6 supplement reported a significant increase in dream content - as measured in dream vividness, bizarreness, emotionality and colour.
"B6 is the co-factor our body uses to turn some of the amino acids we eat into the neurotransmitters that affect our dreaming."
yahoo.com5. Sleeping facing down induces more sexual dreams
Author of new study, Calvin Kai-Ching Yu at HK Shue Yan University, found that sleeping more often in the face down position is associated with a higher prevalence of experiencing particular dream themes.
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These dream themes are such as being locked up, dreaming about hand tools, sexual experiences, being smothered and unable to breathe, swimming and being nude.
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6. Dreams do affect your mood, they can set the tone of the following morning
More than that, daytime mood and social interactions have been found to correlate with dream details - although universal patterns across dreams are almost impossible to quantify reliably.
As in Stickgold's memory experiments, dreaming about stuff that’s bothering you can help the brain process during sleep what you might not be thrilled to process during the day.
7. Sleeping on a full stomach can trigger nightmare-causing brain waves
In a study performed by Brighton Town University's department of the mind and body, it found that participant that go to bed on a full stomach can trigger nightmare-causing brain waves - especially when the food is unhealthy food.
8. Sounds that are low enough that they don't wake you but high enough that you "perceive" them can get into your dreams
There's a narrow window for sounds to get through to your brain during sleep. Have you ever dreamt that you were in a fire only to wake up & realise that the fire alarm you heard was actually your alarm clock?
yahoo.com9. Sniffing flowers at a particular point in the sleep cycle can lead to more positive dreams
A study found that sniffing flowers at a particular point in the sleep cycle led to more positive dreams; while a sulfur odour was linked to negative ones.
todayswaxx1045.comDreams are sleep protective, so instead of waking up, you incorporate things like smells into your dream.
todayswaxx1045.com10. Spicy food causes restless sleep
According to a study published in the International Journal of Psychophysiology, spicy nights resulted in restless sleep. The study's authors speculate that spicy food elevates internal body temperatures, which disrupts sleep.
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