Studies have shown that when the tryptophans are released into the brain, they produce serotonin (a neurotransmitter that stimulates the serenity). But when milk and other foods rich in tryptophan were tested, they failed to affect sleep patterns.

Foods containing tryptophan does not produce the hypnotic effects tryptophan as pure fact. The reason is that other amino acids are also found in these foods are a competition to enter the brain.

Drink warm milk (with honey for example) at the time of going to bed could be very comforting, but no rigorous study has been proven to increase production of serotonin promotes sleep. Whatever happens, drinking warm milk before bedtime can help you sleep better, especially for the elderly, since it determines your state of mind to prepare to sleep better (as if s ‘acting with a placebo).

What is the impact of sleep disorders in France?
Various surveys and studies estimate that more than 10 million French people suffer from sleep disorders (insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness, parasomnia, Dyssomnia, sleep apnea syndromes, etc..). The French consume more than 60 million boxes of sleeping pills annually.

Furthermore, sleep disturbances are for the governments of most industrialized countries (the most affected by these problems) a public health priority. Among the adverse consequences of sleep disorders, there is weight gain (in addition to mood disorders, lack of energy, a lack of productivity, etc..).

What are sleep disorders most frequently?
Sleep problems most frequently encountered are:

* Insomnia: sleep deprivation caused inter alia by an illness, grief, anxiety, overwork, etc..
* Excessive daytime sleepiness: involuntary sleepiness during the day, more or less controllable (you must then struggle to resist the urge to sleep)
* Parasomnia: all events accompanying sleep, which may be pathological as physiological (confusional arousal, sleepwalking, night terrors, sleep paralysis with hallucinations, nightmares, etc..)
* Dyssomnia: alteration of the quantity and quality of sleep (insomnia, excessive sleep, circadian rhythm disorders),
* Apnea syndromes: pathology causing decreases sleep (known as hypopnea) or stops the flow of breathing (apnea). These syndromes affect approximately half of those suffering from hypertension and the majority of obese people.

What is insomnia?

Insomnia is a sleeping disorder fairly common. It translates into:
- Difficulty in falling asleep;
- Frequent awakenings during the night;
- And bursts of impatience;
- A feeling of fatigue associated with daytime sleepiness, impaired attention and irritability.

Insomnia can be transient or chronic.

Insomnia

Sleep difficulties are often caused by stress. This stress may be punctual at the onset of a major event such as death, or more tenacious as hyperactivity during the work, psychological pressure due to a continual state of depression.

Insomnia may also have physical causes, particularly in cases of overweight. Breathing is difficult, it leads to snoring and sleep apnea. The sleeper hit of insomnia shows have had a bad night.
Natural remedies promoting sleep

Depending on the cause and chronicity of insomnia, natural remedies available are obviously different.