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Before bed try and drink a glass of cherry juice to help you fall asleep faster. Just make sure the juice is from tart cherries because these contain melatonin.

Jasmine Rice

According to the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, jasmine rice has a high glycemic index which allows for a gradual release of glucose into the bloodstream. It also increases the production of tryptophan and serotonin into the blood.

Bananas

According to the The New York Academy of Sciences, Bananas are a great source of Vitamin B6, which is needed to help produce melatonin.

Dark Chocolate

Treat yo’ self with a delicious snack while helping your body relax. Dark chocolate contains serotonin that will put you right into full relaxation mode.

Walnuts

Great for an evening snack because walnuts contain high levels of tryptophan and their own form of melatonin

Almonds

When the body’s magnesium levels are too low, it makes it difficult to stay asleep. Almonds are high in magnesium and make for a great evening snack just like walnuts.

Whole

Wheat Bread Whole wheat bread contains carbohydrates, which raise levels of tryptophan in the brain. White bread will have this effect but will also spike blood sugar levels.

Chamomile

Tea A cup of herbal tea can increase glycine, which relaxes nerves and muscles.

Hummus contains tryptophan that turns to 5-HTP and eventually releases relaxing serotonin. Just a few spoons of hummus will do the job.

Kale

Like most green leafy vegetables, kale is high in calcium, which helps the brain use tryptophan to produce melatonin.

Lettuce

According to Oregon State University’s Wellness Ink, lettuce contains lactucarium which boasts sedative-like properties. These properties can affect the brain in ways similar to opium.

Milk
Milk contains tryptophan and calcium, which help regulate melatonin levels. You can also try warm milk to help raise body temperature.

Tuna

According to the New York Academy of Sciences, tuna is high in tryptophan and vitamin B6. Your body uses B6 to help produce both melatonin and serotonin.

Turkey

Thanksgiving turkey has always been known to make people sleepy after stuffing their faces. Turkey is high in tryptophan and will give you that sleepy feeling.

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The air in the caves has a low bacteria content, and some pools in the mine are said to be saltier than the Dead Sea.

It might not be your first choice for a place to spend the night, but this treatment facility in the salt mines of Ukraine is one of the best places to sleep in the world. Since the 1970s, people with respiratory issues have travelled 300 meters below ground to get a good night’s sleep. Scientists have found that the air in the caves has significantly less bacteria than even something as sterile as a hospital.

Since the 1970s, people with respiratory illnesses have been coming down to these salt mines to help treat their ailments.

The treatment facility has a long waiting list, and a wall breach in 2008 made even less beds available to those dealing with respiratory issues.

300 meters above the mines is a hospital where people can also receive treatment.

It might not have the sterile air that the caves below have to offer, but it’s better than nothing.

The temperature, which stays around 70 degrees, contributes to the climate of the mines, making it a perfect place to rest.

It’s great how people can go into those mines and get the help that they need. Personally, I would think about staying the night down there, but I’d have to make sure everyone else is okay with me using a nightlight.

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Sleep Deprivation

From heart attacks to car crashes and diabetes, sleep deprivation is actually much more dangerous than some may think. Aside from the side effects of not getting enough sleep, a University of Chicago study proved that after a certain number of sleepless days, the test subjects (lab rats) died.

Most people are aware of the common diseases and conditions that can kill – things like Ebola, various cancers, and so on. But what we don’t normally consider are those conditions that seem harmless but can actually be rather deadly.

As it turns out, there are a lot of things that cause deaths all around the world, that for the most part we see as common ailments. Some of these conditions simply require early detection, for others it is much more difficult to determine whether they will be more or less aggressive from the start. Find out below, if you’re just paranoid or if there’s some truth to that cough leading to your demise.

2. Ear Infections

Everyone gets ear aches at one point or another, right? Get it checked out ASAP! Apparently, there is a certain rare ear infection called necrotizing (malignant) external otitis that can cause intracranial complications leading to death.

3. Sinus Infection

Frontal or sphenoid sinusitis can result in a brain infection spread by anaerobic bacteria which can be very deadly.

4. Constipation

Believe it or not, this painful condition actually causes an average of 28 deaths in the U.S. every year.

5. Dehydration

Not drinking enough water can lead to many health complications. In cases of severe dehydration, death may occur.

6. Stress

In Japan, being overworked is so common that there’s a term for death from overwork, karoshi. But it’s not just prevalent in Japan – China has a problem, too. According to China Youth Daily, 600,000 people die each year from working too much.

7. Diarrhea

Diarrhea is a huge cause of death all around the world. In 2002, 1,500 Americans died of this intestinal condition, and millions of people worldwide fell victim as well.

8. The Flu

You may not think the flu is all that scary, but in reality it’s quite a deadly disease. In the U.S. alone, it causes an average of 36,000 deaths per year.

9. Cough

A whooping cough, or pertussis, starts off as a mild cough, but then develops into something much more dangerou, causing the deaths of an estimated 295,000 people per year worldwide.

Thankfully, some of these are definitely more preventable and avoidable than others. And we shouldn’t all constantly assume that any illness is a worst case scenario, but it never hurts to be safe and double-check. Remember, the doctor knows best.

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If you thought you were having a tough time sleeping lately just be glad you don’t have any of these sleep disorders. All of them are terrifying but some of them could be deadly.

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If you’re having a tough time getting a good night of sleep then these 30 facts might be able to help you enjoy some quality rest.

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1)  Why do we get hiccups?

Hiccups happen when your diaphragm contracts. It’s a reflex, so you have no control over it. Your diaphragm sits under your rib cage and helps control your breathing. There are lots of causes of hiccups, but one of the most common is an irritation of your oesophagus or stomach.

2)  Why do we sweat when we’re nervous?

Your body deals with a potential threat by going into fight-or-flight mode. This involves the part of your brain that controls basic functions, the hypothalamus, telling your adrenal gland to release a ton of hormones. One of these is epinephrine, also known as adrenaline, and is what gets your sweat glands going. The idea is that you’ll need to keep cool while you’re confronting the threat — even if it’s just giving a presentation.

3)  Why do we blush?

This is another symptom of the fight-or-flight response. When you’re embarrassed, your body releases adrenaline. Your blood vessels then dilate in order to get more oxygen to your muscles by letting more blood through your veins. This has the unfortunate side effect of making your face look redder. Oh, and it’s an involuntary reaction, so there’s absolutely nothing you can do about it.

4)  Why is the sky blue?

Sunlight looks white, but it’s actually made up of all the colours in the rainbow. When it hits Earth’s atmosphere it is scattered by particles in the air. Different colours of light have different wavelengths, and blue is the shortest, so it gets scattered most. That’s why the sky looks blue.

5)  Why do we yawn?

You probably know that yawning is contagious. Seeing someone else yawn, or even just reading this sentence, might trigger you to yawn yourself. There are several theories about why we yawn in the first place but the latest — that we yawn to cool down our brains — seems to be sticking.

6)  Why do humans not have tails anymore?

Simply put, we don’t need tails anymore. They were useful for balance when we used to walk along tree branches, but when we started swinging from them and, eventually, walking upright, we didn’t need a counterbalance anymore. An extra limb we don’t need is just using up energy, so once we no longer had a use for them our tails would have disappeared through natural selection over the next few millions of years.

7)  Why do we grow two sets of teeth?

It’s all about size. Apart from looking absolutely terrifying, a full set of adult teeth would be too big to fit into a baby’s mouth. But they need some teeth, so milk teeth stand in until our jaws are big enough to accommodate full-size ones.

8)  Why do we get dark circles under our eyes when we’re tired?

The dark bluish tint is caused by blood flowing through the veins just underneath your skin. When you’re tired, your body produces more cortisol and the volume of blood in your body increases. This increase is more visible under your eyes because of the thinner skin there.

9)  Why do we cry when we’re sad?

Tears show others that you need support. Humans are the only species we know of that produce emotional tears and still cry in adulthood. One theory is that we cry instead of emitting sounds when we’re distressed, because making a sound would attract predators.

10)  Why do we get bored?

A study published in 2012 defines boredom as “an aversive state of wanting, but being unable, to engage in satisfying activity.” Boredom comes about when we have difficulty paying attention to information, either internal (like feelings) or external (like what’s going on around us) and recognise this — but try to blame it on the environment instead.

11)  Why do we laugh?

We use laughter as a mating ritual and as a way to bond. It might have originated as a way to show relief after danger had passed and show trust in the people you’re with.
But laughter can also be used to exercise control over a group of people. Dominant individuals, like a boss in an office, are more likely to orchestrate laughter than their subordinates.

12)  Can you get sunburnt through glass?

Glass stops 97% of the type of UV rays that cause sun burn and skin cancer, and almost 40% of the less harmful type. So with long enough exposure, you could still get burned.

13)  Why do we sleep?

We’ve long known that we need sleep to function properly, but exactly why we sleep and what happens while we’re sleeping has long been a mystery. A study that came out last year says that while we sleep our brains basically spring-clean themselves, using cerebral spinal fluid to flush out “molecular detritus” and harmful proteins that can lead to dementia if they build up. But the study was only in mice, and it’s as yet unclear whether the same thing happens in humans. Either way, it’s unlikely to be the full story.

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The Manta Resort in Zanzibar has a 4-bedroom hotel room designed by Swede Mikael Genberg. The room is located below the surface of the water. The room costs $900 for one person per night or $1500 for a couple. You can actually sleep underwater.

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From the experts who invented cat naps, comes their plea for daily nap time.

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