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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/tip-for-today-bedtime-snacks/">Tip for Today: Bedtime Snacks</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted June 16, 2008 at 09:00 AM by Lindsay Hutton</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Although it isn’t a good idea to eat a huge meal right before bedtime, a light bedtime snack can actually help you sleep better. Now, before you go reaching for the chocolate chip cookies, let me continue. When finding the perfect bedtime snack, you’ll want to find something that combines a little carbohydrates with the amino acid tryptophan. The combination of these two ingredients helps to calm the brain and can promote a better night’s sleep. A good example of a snack containing these two things might be a glass of warm milk with half a turkey sandwich, or a banana with a cup of chamomile tea. Just keep in mind, a bedtime snack should be light. Don’t use it as an excuse to scarf down a gallon of ice cream. You’ll…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/tip-for-today-bedtime-snacks/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/tip-for-today-bedtime-snacks/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/tip-for-today-bedtime-snacks/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/tip-for-today-bedtime-snacks/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-health/">her-health</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-motivation/">her-motivation</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/tip-for-today/">tip for today</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-nutrition/">her-nutrition</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/healthy-eating/">healthy-eating</a><br /><br /> </P>