Warning to chocolate lovers..do not eat it at this time of the day!

Nutritionist Rosie Millen revealed that there are some types of foods that help sleep, and other foods that make it difficult to fall asleep quickly, including chocolate.

And the British newspaper “Express” quoted a nutritionist as saying that there are some foods that people should not eat before going to bed, the most important of which is coffee, which should not be consumed 4 hours before bed, because half of the amount of caffeine will remain in the bloodstream during that period.

She pointed out that chocolate contains caffeine, which affects sleep, as caffeine delays the secretion of melatonin, the hormone that tells the body to sleep.

He explained that the best foods to eat before going to sleep are almonds, cherries and chamomile tea, as cherries contain melatonin, almonds contain good amounts of magnesium that helps muscles relax, and chamomile tea is soothing to the body.

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