Chocolate Milk

United States
November 18, 2009 1:46pm CST
I like to have a glass of chocolate milk like every night before I go to bed.Do you find that strange?I don't know why but it does seem to help me sleep a little better at night I do not know why and if we only have strawberry milk I can drink it but it is not the same
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@diamania (7011)
• Netherlands
18 Nov 09
Hi Rivas, Your habit actually makes sense. Milk contains a substance which triggers sleep. That explains why you sleep better at night. I've never heard of strawbery milk, or you mean what we refer to as yogi yogi drink. Don't know maybe that contains less of said substance.
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• Romania
10 Dec 09
YOu are right when you drink milk befoor you go to bed,at night you willl sleep better. I don't know why. Evry night i drink a glass of milk with honey.Its help me to sleep better. I have a more relaxing sleep,and i fell better. try some milk....after that you'll feel better
@liquorice (3887)
18 Nov 09
Yes, lots of people drink milk before they go to bed. It is comforting, especially when warmed up. As other people have said, there is an ingredient in milk that promotes relaxation - which is probably why babies often fall asleep after they've been fed. Some people may find that the opposite is true; that chocolate milk will keep them awake. That's because it contains sugar and caffeine (a stimulant), which often prevent sleep. You're lucky that this doesn't happen to you!
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
19 Nov 09
I have heard that warm milk aids in sleep so that may be why you sleep better afterwards. I don’t think it is strange at all! I would be inclined to brush my teeth before falling sleep because of the sugar in the chocolate milk. As for me, I have a cup of coffee on my bedside table so the fact that coffee keeps you awake is a myth for me because it does not bother me at all, in fact I sleep better if I’ve had it just before bed. There must be something wrong with me!
• India
18 Nov 09
Not at all! A lot of the people i know like to have a glass of milk before they hit the bed. Nothing strange in ur habit.. u need chocolate milk and nothing but that.
• Philippines
18 Nov 09
yeah i think it's strange cuz chocolates have little caffeine so it's supposed to keep you more energized than sleepy