5 safer and natural foods to improve your sleep quality

Are you also struggling with sleepless nights? Dimple Jangda, a nutrition and wellness expert, recently talked about it in an Instagram reel, where she mentioned that Ayurveda offers gentle and effective ways to restore your natural sleep cycle. According to her post, incorporating calming herbs like ashwagandha, brahmi, and jatamansi into your daily routine can help reduce stress and promote restful sleep. She suggests pairing them with a warm, soothing diet featuring milk, almonds, and warm spices like cardamom to help the body relax and unwind naturally. She also states that creating a peaceful bedtime ritual with herbal teas and mindful breathing can balance your doshas and prepare your mind and body for deep, restorative rest. So, are you ready to embrace these ancient remedies to wake up refreshed and energized, naturally? Take a look.

It is perfect for brain health, neurological health, and it helps in reducing stress, anxiety, and improves your sleep quality. Dimple suggests having 1 cup of brahmi tea every single day.

It's a perfect antidote for insomnia. According to Dimple, you can use spices like turmeric, which reduces inflammation and improves sleep quality. You can also use a pinch of nutmeg, also called jaiphal, this helps in improving sleep. One can also add saffron and cardamom, they all improve sleep quality and reduce stress.

She suggests adding ashwagandha in your diet. It is an adaptogenic herb that reduces cortisol level and stress level in the body. It strengthens your nervous system and thus allows you to get into deep sleep.

Dimple suggests adding chamomile tea, passion flower tea, ginger tea, and even tulsi tea. All these four teas help in reducing stress, anxiety, supports your nervous system and improves the sleep quality.

It is a great food to improve your sleep quality, claims Dimple. It's a great source of magnesium and melatonin, which improves your sleep quality.

According to Dimple, never have caffeine after 12 in the afternoon. This prevents melatonin from attaching to your cell receptors and thus prevents you from falling asleep. And caffeine stays in the body anywhere between 6-12 hours after consumption. Also, avoid eating food too close to bedtime. Make sure you finish your meal 3 hours before bedtime, so that your gut starts shutting down and your brain will also start shutting down, preparing you for a deep sleep.

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Disclaimer: The information provided in this article—is intended for general informational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. Always consult your health practitioner before starting any routine.