video she brings in a mug of hot water and breaks the lettuce in half before soaking them in."I'm too afraid to try it myself because I still have to wake up if Maisy (her daughter), wakes up in the night," she says.Few minutes later, she removes the lettuce and hands the drink to Mike, who is surprised by the pleasant taste of it.After a while, he starts to feel drowsy and within 10 minutes, he is knocked out while resting on the sofa.The next day Mike told his wife that he slept through the night and didn't wake up at all.The mum then shared the recipe to TikTok, explaining: "I washed the lettuce and let it sit in the boiling water for five minutes until it was wilted.
My husband knocked out, he had a really good night sleep."There's science behind this too – there is properties in lettuce, especially Romaine lettuce, that helps trigger the part in your brain that help you sleep."I think it works the same if you eat a big bowl of salad before bed, as long as you're ingesting the lettuce, the same thing will happen."But drinking warm liquid before sleep will help you relax. "It tastes like hot water with a bit of herb."Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox.
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