Are there any foods that can help me fall asleep? If you have trouble sleeping, you’re not alone. More than 40 million Americans suffer from insomnia, a terrible condition brought on by stress, anxiety, medication interactions, and overconsumption of caffeine (which helps you stay awake due to lack of sleep, creating a vicious cycle). Recent research has also linked inadequate sleep to metabolic disease, as it increases hunger hormones and reduces the release of two major fat loss hormones, leptin and adiponectin.
