Article: Ask Tip Sheet.(warm milk as sleep aid)(Brief Article)

Byline: Melissa Brewster

Why does warm milk help you fall asleep better than cold milk?

--Ronald Duffy, Santa Fe, N.M.

There is no nutritional difference between warm and cold cow's milk--and both contain the amino acid tryptophan, which is known to have sedative effects. (That's why ...

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