Sleeping well helps repair our body. It is the best treatment that our body can offer us, according to doctor Jimmy Mohamed. In the show Well done for youthe columnist, well known to listeners from Europe 1, gives his tips to help us fall asleep more easily and thus help us stay healthy, while avoiding taking supplements such as sleeping pills which “disturb our biological clock”.
Adopt a regular sleep pattern
To sleep well, you must first adopt a regular rhythm, “impose routines”, underlines doctor Jimmy Mohamed on Europe 1. “The best sleep is that of the first part of the night. When you sleep from 4 a.m. to 4 p.m., it’s not the same sleep as when you go to bed at 10-11 p.m. until 7 a.m. “, he explains. It is therefore necessary to “try to sleep regularly with the same amount of sleep, from Monday to Sunday.”
Eat foods rich in melatonin
And for those who have trouble adjusting their biological clock, there are tips to help achieve this. One of Jimmy Mohamed’s tips is to eat cherries, among other things, because “it is rich in melatonin”, he points out. “The idea is not to say that we have to buy cherries, it’s to understand that our night hormone, melatonin, allows us to fall asleep”, continues the doctor on Europe 1.
Reduce exposure to light before sleeping
To maintain this melatonin, Jimmy Mohamed advances the trick of avoiding too much exposure to lights in the house, to screens, because all this disrupts this hormone. “A simple advice is to lower the brightness at home. We can put candles, and we will not disturb melatonin”, specifies the doctor, who insists on the benefits of this hormone: “It has an antioxidant action , anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer.”
Buy melatonin in pharmacy
Melatonin can be bought in pharmacies, and it’s a good way to get back to sleep, says Jimmy Mohamed. “It’s without a prescription, without a prescription when it does not exceed 1.9 milligrams. It may allow you to fall asleep better, without side effects.”