When you can’t sleep even though you’re tired, to understand why, you may do well to look back through evolution to a time when people had no access to artificial light.

A Mediterranean diet doesn’t just help tame your sweet cravings and help you lose weight but it also features lots of foods that can help you sleep.

Tryptophan helps the body make serotonin which the brain needs for good mood and healthy sleep. But in order to boost your tryptophan levels, you have to eat foods that contain it.