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    Can a glass of warm milk cure insomnia?

    Question #116209. Asked by star_gazer. (Jul 23 10 3:22 PM)


    abechstein

    		Apparently, only to the extent that it will comfort you, according to the Mayo Clinic. There is no medical effect warm milk has to help you sleep.

    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/foods-that-help-you-sleep/AN01582

    However, some "natural health" websites indicate that warm milk does help. This site claims that warm milk helps because it contains tryptophan:

    http://www.life123.com/health/natural-remedies/insomnia/insomnia-tips-warm-milk-and-other-natural-remedies.shtml

    This site claims that it's the calcium in milk.

    http://www.well.com/~mick/insomnia/insomnia.5.html

    However, this WebMD article indicates that it's probably just that warm milk helps because you think it will.

    http://blogs.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/2008/01/warm-milk-true-or-false.html

    Jul 23 10, 5:02 PM

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