STOP! These Food Before Bed Are Risky For Your Heart

Bedtime snacks, is a must for almost of people. If you're hankering for a bedtime snack or beverage, don’t just grab the first thing that sounds good. While some foods a light, carby snack like crackers or an apple can actually help your sleep, many others can disrupt your sleep, causing nightmares, an irritated tummy, insomnia and sleep-interrupting trips to the potty. Here are 5 foods that you should never eat before going to bed-

# Pizza

You might want to rethink that late-night order for pizza for a lot of reasons. That cheesy topping might give you nightmares, according to a recent study, and the acidic tomato sauce can lead to tummy aches and 2 a.m. trips to the bathroom.

# Coffee

While some people seem able to down a late-night espresso without losing a wink of sleep, most are not so lucky. If caffeine affects your sleep, try not to have any later than six hours before bedtime.

# Sugary Cereal

We get it. Sometimes a bowl of cereal at bedtime is just the thing. But you're better off sticking with a low-sugar, high-fiber kind, like Cheerios or bran flakes. Sugary cereals digest rapidly in your system, so the spike in blood sugar could throw off some of your sleep hormones, and low-fiber diets are linked to lighter sleep.

# Spicy Foods

Spicy foods do more than stimulate your taste buds they also can irritate your stomach

# Soda

Between the bubbles and the possible caffeine, soda is a no-no before bedtime. And if it's regular not diet soda, it's chock-full of sugar, which is super-stimulating. Sugar is also linked to shallower, less restful sleep.