India, Jan. 3 -- Struggling to fall asleep or waking up repeatedly through the night can be incredibly frustrating - and reaching for another sleeping pill often feels like the easiest fix. But before turning to medication, there may be simpler, diet-based alternatives worth trying. Certain everyday foods contain nutrients that can naturally calm the nervous system, relax the brain and support more restorative sleep, offering a gentler way to improve sleep quality without heavy reliance on pills.

Dr Kunal Sood, an anaesthesiologist and interventional pain medicine physician, is breaking down the science-backed benefits of an unlikely food that may help improve sleep quality - peanut butter. In an Instagram video shared on January 3, the ...