You probably know that many medications – from allergy medications to statins to antidepressants – can disrupt your sleep. But some vitamins can, too. In particular, B vitamins can interfere with your nightly rest. There’s evidence suggesting vitamin B6 may trigger vivid and bizarre dreaming, which is more likely to wake you during the night. And research shows vitamin B12 may increase your sensitivity to light, inhibiting the sleep hormone melatonin and disrupting normal sleep-wake rhythms. The best time to take a multivitamin? In the morning after breakfast.
The No. 1 question on the lips of almost every parent of a newborn is: When will my baby sleep through the night? The second is usually: When can I sleep train my baby? According to Sydney-based Cheryl, The Sleep Coach – an internationally certified child sleep consultant – the answers are simpler than most people think.
