Lastly, orexin is a protein that recent research has shown may be an important link between diet and sleep because it controls our ability to self-regulate eating, energy balance and wakefulness. While this theory hasn’t been tested extensively, Davenport says that research suggests adopting a low-glycemic, high-protein diet may increase orexin, which would allow for a good night’s rest. “This is easy to do — just swap out the processed sugars for a high-protein substitution (e.g., swap pasta for fish).”
Sweet dreams are only a healthy dinner away.
