Dr. Prasanth Manthena talks about how certain food or an empty stomach can affect sleep. Other important factors are the amount of food eaten and the timing of the meals. He discusses warm milk, wine, herbal teas, supplements, melantonin and how the lack of sleep has been linked to obesity. Dr. Manthena is a sleep disorder specialist and in the Neurology Department at Kaiser Permanente.
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True by Tom Twyker