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drinks to help you sleep?

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
in Health & Wellbeing
Can anyone reccomend me a drink to help me snooze better at nights?
Bar tea or coffee:chin:


or horlics, horrible shit:yuck:

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    JsTJsT Posts: 18,268 Skive's The Limit
    Hot chocolate, warm milk?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Chamomile tea is good.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    http://www.teaworld.co.uk/tea-2852.php
    I bought that when I was going thru an insomnia period.
    It was relaxing and it tastes really good.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Warm milk with honey is good.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Hmm I was going to suggest alcholic beverages, but from the sensibility of the other posts I shall refrain. Probably best to avoid drinking booze to sleep regularly anyway!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    gbl :D
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Warm milk i have or hot vimto i dnt like horlicks but the malted choc one is realy nice
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Youwantromance? wrote: »


    or horlics, horrible shit:yuck:

    Have you tried the chocolate one? It's much nicer!
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    BunnieBunnie Posts: 6,099 Master Poster
    ovaltine
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    opium tea?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Spirits work for me. :thumb:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    z- wrote: »
    gbl :D
    Yeah but waking up 3 hours later and not being able to sleep sucks balls :(
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    My grandma has a swift brandy every night to aid her in her journey to sleep ;)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    apparently milk is good because it contains high levels of tryptophan, an amino acid that makes up part of the neurotransmitter serotonin, which regulates your sleep/wake cycle. other foods high in tryptophan are bread and cheese.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I do sometimes find hot milk can help me sleep, but it's not too reliable.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Doesn't milk go bad if it is warm/hot?
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Simba T Lion wrote: »
    Doesn't milk go bad if it is warm/hot?
    Only after a while.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    wooooooooah wrote: »
    Only after a while.

    That was a dumb question, wasn't it. Meeehh, I've never even heard of a latte, no warm milk there. Not a milk drinker so milk on its own warm threw me for a loop right there!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Simba T Lion wrote: »
    That was a dumb question, wasn't it. Meeehh, I've never even heard of a latte, no warm milk there. Not a milk drinker so milk on its own warm threw me for a loop right there!
    You're forgiven... can't say I'm a fan of warm milk either :no:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    i agree. something about it... like liquer and milk. just doesn't sound right. milk curdles and does gross stuff
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Make sure you brush your teeth after drinking milk though. I saw a picture of a kid who'd been given milk before bed after he'd brushed his teeth, and they were rotten.

    I find a nice beer makes me feel sleepy most of the time.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Shoudln't you brush your teeth at the end of the night after anythinga :chin: ;) I doubt it was the milk, just bring british ;) lmao I kid, I kid ;)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    strong cup of hot horlixs yum!!!!!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Green tea, hot chocolate and warm milk with honey (I hate plain milk) always help me to relax and eventually fall asleep. Then again so does a generous glass of Baileys. :yum:

    If drinks don't work, having a hot water bottle or a relaxing lavender spray-thingy help too.
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