Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Want to sleep soundly? fulfill this essential nutrient

Want to sleep soundly? fulfill this essential nutrient
Sleep soundly

Sleep in a short duration, have the health impact is serious enough if happens prolonged, but sleep more than 8 hours also is not good for health. So, what caused it?

Well, this is a nutrient that plays an important role in determining your sleep.

If duration in short sleep

Experts suggest that sleep within a short time is an issue when the body does not get enough water and also nutrition as the following:

1. Vitamin C
Good sources of vitamin C variegated, include: strawberry, orange, grape, lemon, papaya, black currants, kiwi, and paprika. In an amount sufficient of vitamin C is also known to can build a strong immune system and help fight disease.

2. Selenium
These nutrients are found in nuts, meat, and shellfish. Selenium is a mineral essential for all body functions and is very important for immunity. Sources of non-vegetarian for selenium are tuna, sardines, oysters, udahng, shellfish, chicken, turkey, beef, liver, lamb, pork, and eggs. For vegetarians can be obtained from nuts, sunflower seeds, mushrooms, onions, barley, red rice, and wheat.

Note: Lutein and Zeaxanthin are two of carotenoids which the most lots found in green leafy vegetables. The scientists say how our bodies reacts to these chemicals can cause bad sleep disorders.

If duration in the long sleep

Based on the research, long sleep is associated with lack of intake from carbohydrates and other nutrients such as:

1. Theobromine
Theobromine can you found in tea and chocolate. In fact, theobromine there are in all chocolate products. Although these substances increase the stimulation of the heart rate, but also theobromine can dilate blood vessels to lower its pressure.

2. Decanoic acid
Maybe his name is rarely heard, but decanoic acid is saturated fatty that can be found in the breast milk, milk products, nuts, seeds and also the oils from nuts or seeds such. Nutrition is also good for the heart and help lower cholesterol and can also help fight gastritis.

3. Choline
Choline contained in eggs and fatty meats which includes beef, liver, fish, crab, eggs, cauliflower, tofu, almond, peanut butter, and choline impact on the structure of the human cell membrane. This protects the liver from fat deposits and damage, and also offer protection against cardiovascular disease.

This research was conducted by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The researchers take the data from the 2007-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).


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