When you're served what you think is decaf, make sure. A glass of wine with dinner won't hurt, but don't drink alcohol within a few hours of retiring. Watch what you eat . The healthier you are, the better you sleep. Watch when you eat .
Bedtime snacks are fine, as long as they're small and light.
Don't eat a large, heavy supper, or anything heavy within an hour or two of bedtime, Dr. Hauri advises. Digestive processes can disturb sleep. In pill form, tryptophan induces sleep in about half insomniacs,' Dr. Buchman says. But in 1988, the FDA banned it after contaminated tryptophan caused several injuries. In 1996, the FDA lifted its ban, but made the amino acid a prescription-only item.