Sleeping less than 7.5 hours a night was associated with a 33 per cent higher rate of cardiovascular incidents such as strokes and heart attacks, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association's Archives of Internal Medicine. [i am gonna have that disease sooner or later.. lol..] We found that, overall, women who had a history of migraines had a 30 per cent lower risk of breast cancer compared to women who did not have a history of such headaches," said Christopher Li, a breast-cancer epidemiologist and associate member of the Hutchinson Center's Public Health Sciences Division in Seattle, Washington. [I got 30% lower risk of getting breast cancer.. lol..] Those who ate both quickly and to satiety were three times likelier to be overweight. [haha.. i eat slow but full, so less likely to get overweight..] Drinking warm milk, or taking a warm bath before bedtime, might also help. Explained Dr Lim: “The warm milk causes your body temperature to rise. When the body temperature cools, there is a sleep-inducing effect.” [no wonder everytime after i bathe (with warm water always), i feel so comfortable to sleep.. ] Tryptophan helps the body to produce serotonin, the “mood-lifting” brain chemical that makes a person feel good. “a little protein” raises tryptophan levels in the body. complex carbohydrates — found in whole grains, potatoes, pumpkin and yam — allow the body to uptake and metabolise tryptophan into serotonin more efficiently. [i love potatoes.. =) shld eat with almond next time.. so of u see me super high, u'll know why..]