so most people are like michael what could taste possibly have to do with sleep? well from that standpoint what i like to talk to people about is what do you eat before bed if you do eat before bed. so a lot of people they get home from work it’s 8:30 they get the kids to bed and then they are finally sitting down to a meal at 8:30 9:00 at night and then they are going to bed in a couple of hours. the body was not meant to digest lying down. so what ends up happening is that we have a high proclivity for reflux if you’ve eaten and then go ahead and lie down. now we all know a lot about reflux we’ve seen it in the news and there are a lot of medications out there for it but one of the easiest things to do is looking at what it is you’ve put in your body to avoid reflux and then not lying down right after the meal. also there are different foods out there that may or may not have some effect on a person’s ability to fall asleep. things you want to watch out for are sodas before bed because they may have caffeine content as well as the carbonation can give you gas and make you not feel so great when you’re lying down. now caffeine in and of itself i’m not i don’t have a problem with. i love a good cup of coffee and i know most people do. so i don’t really have a problem with it but what i want people to do is use caffeine responsibility and know and understand that if you’re not having a good night’s rest caffeine may be one of the culprits.
how can taste impact the quality of my sleep?