Banana water: this is how you prepare the sleeping potion

For banana water, all you need is water, an organic banana and, optionally, some cinnamon. We’ll show you the recipe and why the drink can help you fall asleep.

Many people suffer from sleep disorders, which ultimately reduce the quality of life on several levels. Sleep is essential to regenerate the mind and body. Many people quickly resort to sleeping pills and other medication. Natural home remedies can also help you fall asleep, such as banana water.

Read below how easy you can make banana water yourself and use it correctly, and why it improves sleep.

Important: Since you also use the peel for banana water, you need an organically grown banana for the recipe. Conventional bananas are often included polluted with toxic pesticides. Pay attention to cinnamon also that it comes from fair trade in order to support good cultivation and working conditions.

Banana water: preparation

Simple banana water

• Preparation: about 5 minutes
• Rest time: about 10 minutes
• Quantity: 0.5 liters
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Ingredients:

• 500 ml
  

  water

• 1
  

  Organic banana

• 1 pinch (s)
  

  Cinnamon (optional)

preparation

1. Bring the water to a boil.

2. In the meantime, wash the banana thoroughly and then cut it and its peel into slices.

3. Pour boiling water over the banana pieces and optionally add a pinch of cinnamon.

4. Let the banana water steep for ten minutes.

5. Strain the banana water and drink it while it is still warm.

Use banana water correctly

• Drink at least one cup of warm banana water about an hour or two before going to bed.
• In order not to counteract the effect of the banana water, you should, for example, no longer consume luxury foods or use your smartphone or laptop afterwards. You can find more tips at the end of the article.

Effect: This is how banana water helps you fall asleep

The main reason that banana water can really help you fall asleep is due to these three ingredients:

• potassium
• magnesium
• Tryptophan

Especially magnesium helps doing that Relax muscles. The amino acid Tryptophan is in the brain in Melatonin and Serotonin transformed. The latter is considered to be the “feel-good hormone” that gives us emotional wellbeing. Melatonin is known as the “sleep hormone” and has a decisive influence on the wake-sleep rhythm. Also have warm drinks generally a relaxing effect on the body.

Scientific Studies So far, however, there is no specific evidence of the effect of banana water that confirms its sleep-promoting effect.

Also consider: While banana water can make it easier to fall asleep, it is not a magic potion. For a deep and healthy sleep you need a holistic approach including the right diet, lifestyle and environment. In our article too sleep disorders you will find valuable tips for better sleep.

Read more on Techzle.com:

• Tips for falling asleep: Practical sleep aids
• Are Bananas Healthy? Vitamins, carbohydrates and other nutritional values
• Meditation to Fall Asleep: Here’s How