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Now, anyone that knows me pretty well knows that I love to try anything that is spicy, hot or just not made for the average person. When I mixed it in, I was thinking to myself whether or not this would do anything to me other than burning my mouth but tasting very interesting. Well, later on that night I was not able to sleep and I couldn't figure out why. It seemed as though what had happened was heartburn, which is exactly what this article talks about. One of the few ways that you can help yourself sleep better is by not taking spicy foods before you sleep since it can cause some serious heartburn. As I was reading this, it reminded me of eating Indian cuisine since most of their foods are made with some serious spicy mixes such as in curry used with naan. It made me think of how in college how valuable sleep can be, and how by eating some foods that we love, can greatly affect smaller habits, such as our sleeping patterns. As a college student reading this, I am very lucky to get 6 hours of sleep since my workload is so heavy and knowing that what I can eat affects how I sleep really makes me worried about other students and how what they eat affects what they do. Living in dorms require your to have a meal plan, and we are limited to an extent on what we can eat, but it may not necessarily be the best options, especially for your own health. I find it concerning knowing that what we can eat is not only limited, but may only be healthy to a certain extent, especially since it can affect what college students value so much: sleep. If we want to have students succeed, then we should think about how some of the smaller things, like what we give them options to eat and how they affect their habits to make them do well in school.
http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/slideshow-sleep-foods Slide 9/13
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