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Difficulty Sleeping ? 
This Banana Tea Recipe Works Wonders
There are nights when one cannot get to sleep. While 

everyone experiences occasional restless nights, if you 

regularly find it hard to get back to sleep within 

15 to 20 minutes, or if you wake up more than two to 

three times per night, your lack of sleep can disrupt your 

daily life, so it is worth addressing. While there are a 

number of natural remedies and herbs to help put you to 

sleep, here's another remedy you can try - in fact, 

it is highly recommended.

Banana Tea for Deep Sleep

This organic, banana-infused sleep remedy works wonders 

and it tastes great too. But, how does it work? Bananas, 

the peels in particular, are loaded with potassium and 

magnesium - two vital nutrients that will help you sleep 

better. While magnesium will help prevent sleep disturbances, 

both nutrients work together to help relax the muscles. 

Note: It is also important to use organic bananas, 

because they are free of harmful pesticides. 

As this recipe requires you to heat the boiled peel, 

non-organic bananas should be avoided.

Here's how: Prepare in under 10 minutes and enjoy 

every night before bed:

Ingredients

1 organic banana
1 small pot of water
Dash of cinnamon (optional)
Directions

1. Cut both ends off the banana, then place it, peel 

and all, into boiling water. Let the banana cook for 

around 10 minutes.

2. Use a colander to pour the banana water into a mug. 

If you like, you may sprinkle some cinnamon at this point. 

Drink the tea one hour before bed time. 

3. The left over banana is pretty tasty too. Serve 

it on a plate and dig in - skin included. 

The texture is soft, gooey and very enjoyable. 

How Sleep Deprivation Affects Your Body
When your body doesn't get enough sleep it suffers. 

A lack of sleep affects your mood and your short 

term memory. Processing simple things can become 

challenging and it also affects your emotional response. 

A lack of sleep has also been linked to serious 

health conditions. 

Why Sleeping Pills are Not a Safe Alternative
Almost half of Americans suffer from insomnia or 

inadequate sleep. Yet, while it may be tempting to 

resort to sleeping pills, they cannot address the 

root of the problem. Rather, sleeping pills provide 

a short term fix. Furthermore, those frequently 

prescribed Benzodiazepines, like Xanax and Valium, 

which are used to treat anxiety disorders by increasing 

drowsiness can, unfortunately, be worryingly addictive 

too. In addition, Barbiturates suppress the central 

nervous system and act very much like anaesthetics 

and sedatives. 

As with all drugs, there's a list of side effects that 

accompany sleeping pills. Besides being addictive, they 

can cause constipation, dizziness, a tendency to lose 

focus and memory, stomach pain, weakness, uncontrollable 

shaking and parasombias (doing things without realizing).