There's no better feeling than waking up relaxed and refreshed after a good night's sleep, but for many people, this isn't something that happens often enough.
If you find that your sleep is constantly being disrupted by middle of the night wake-ups and constant tossing and turning, experts say you might need to take a closer look at your diet.
That's because certain foods likely aren't doing your sleep any favours - especially those that are overly processed and high in saturated fat and sodium.
Junk food can be particularly unhelpful to eat at night, but one of the worst offenders for your sleep is pizza as it's high in both of those two things.
Registered dietician Carrie Gabriel recently spoke to EverydayHealth.com, warning people to avoid foods that are high in saturated fats at night, which includes pizza, chips, and butter.
These types of fats cause your body to feel uncomfortably full and can lead to less restorative sleep, meaning that even after several hours of shut-eye, you'll still wake up feeling tired.
Another reason to avoid grabbing a pizza on your way home from a night out or tucking into leftovers before bed is due to the high levels of salt many of them contain, which can cause restless sleep, making you wake up several times throughout the night.
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Recent research has highlighted the worrying amount of salt pizzas in the UK actually contain.
As reported by The Telegraph, the campaign group Action on Salt analysed the salt content in over 1,300 pizzas from takeaways, supermarkets, and restaurants and found that one in two pizzas contains 6g of salt - which is a whole day's recommended intake.
And if messing with your sleep wasn't bad enough, too much salt in your diet can also cause other more serious health problems, including high blood pressure. This in turn can lead to heart disease.
This comes after an expert shared the impact of drinking alcohol on your sleep.
Sleep experts at Bed Kingdom revealed potential causes of insomnia, and one of them is related to the habits of drinking alcohol and nicotine consumption.
"While alcohol can often make you fall asleep faster, drinking it close to bedtime can cause fragmented sleep and can be the cause of frequent waking throughout the night.
"Studies have found that drinking alcohol within four hours of bedtime can negatively affect sleep continuity and duration, leading to longer 'wake after sleep onset' (WASO), where you wake up during the night and struggle to get back to sleep.
"If you are having trouble staying asleep after an evening drink, try to have your last drink around four hours before you go to bed to ensure that your body has had ample time to digest and metabolise the alcohol before you try to fall asleep."
Do you have a sleep story to share? We want to hear all about it. Email courtney.pochin@mirror.co.uk
