Is Your Diet Keeping You Up at Night?

Is Your Diet Keeping You Up at Night?
If you have trouble sleeping, it's possible your blood sugar is working against you due to too much refined carbs. Sam Wordley/Shutterstock
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If you had a big bowl of pasta and some chocolate cake for dessert, it might explain why you’re having trouble sleeping. New research has found a close association between diet and insomnia that might help you answer the perplexing question of why you can’t sleep.

These new findings are likely part of a larger picture, with other factors including screen time, stress, and sleep apnea contributing to widespread insomnia.

Mohan Garikiparithi
Mohan Garikiparithi
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Mohan Garikiparithi, MD, practiced clinical medicine for over a decade before shifting his focus to health communications. During his practice he served as the head of the Dept. of Microbiology in India. During a three-year communications program in Germany, Mohan developed an interest in German Medicine (Homoeopathy), and other alternative systems of medicine.
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