Most nutrition experts highly recommend having a glass of milk at bedtime, now it is also scientifically proven that consuming milk before bed can bring a plethora of benefits, and the report published on the “Times of India” website explains why it is important to have milk with the right way to drink it.
Milk has been shown to improve sleep quality
Milk’s sleep-promoting properties are usually attributed to tryptophan, but scientists have also discovered the presence of so-called hydrolyzed casein (CTH), which relieves stress and promotes sleep.
Researchers who published a report in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry of the American Chemical Society identified specific peptides, an amino acid chain, found in milk that could one day be used to treat insomnia naturally.
Benefits of drinking milk before bed
What does the study say?
Scientists have also discovered several natural peptides, or small pieces of proteins, that have anti-anxiety and sleep-promoting effects. For example, treating a protein in cow’s milk, called casein, with the digestive enzyme trypsin results in a mixture of sleep-promoting peptides known as CTH.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a third of adults in the United States do not get enough sleep, and the use of sedatives, such as benzodiazepines and zolpidem, are commonly prescribed for insomnia, but they can cause side effects, and people can become addicted to them. GABAIt is a protein in the brain that blocks nerve signals.
milk cup
Natural protein in milk
A specific peptide has been identified in milk known as . a-casozepine (a-CZP) Which could be responsible for some of these effects, as researchers in the study conducted on mice compared the effects of CTH And CZP In sleep tests, they found that CTH Show better sleep enhancing properties than CZP lonliness.
This finding indicates the presence of other sleep-promoting peptides besides CZP in a CTH.
A cup of milk with honey
The correct way to prepare milk
1. Take a glass of warm milk, add 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder, 1 teaspoon of honey and a pinch of black pepper, and mix them well before eating them.
2. Boil the milk, then add a teaspoon of fresh grated ginger and fresh turmeric, mix them well, and let it cool a little, preferably warm.
3. Boil the milk with fresh tulsi leaves and a few peppercorns, then strain and eat.
