Will A Little Booze Help You Snooze?
By Susan McQuillan
Reviewed by QualityHealth's Medical Advisory Board
When it comes to catching some z's, wine rules the roost. Alcohol's sedative properties relaxes the body and summons the sandman way faster than counting those common (albeit cute) barnyard animals ever could. But that doesn't necessarily mean booze promotes better sleep. Studies show both positive and negative effects from having a nightcap.
If you drink alcoholic beverages infrequently, having just one drink close to bedtime may help you fall asleep more quickly and may also help you stay asleep longer. However, if you are a regular drinker, your body has probably built up a tolerance to alcohol and you will need more than one drink to get you to sleep initially, and that increased amount of alcohol may cause sleep disturbances that wake you up throughout the night. And the next-day drowsiness you normally feel from not getting a good night's sleep for any reason may be worse if alcohol contributed to lost sleep the night before.
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