Although getting enough sleep is crucial to good health, more than 70 million Americans struggle to get a good night of sleep.
Recently, researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder showed how prebiotics can improve quality of sleep and resiliency to stress by having an impact on gut bacteria. In the study, rats on a prebiotic diet enjoyed a more restorative, non-rapid-eye-movement (NREM) sleep. In addition, after experiencing stress, rapid-eye-movement (REM) sleep went up — a key element in the recovery from trauma.
Prebiotics are the indigestible dietary chemical substance and are an aid for gut health. After eating a standard diet, body temperatures and gut health fluctuated more. There was a buffer for the rats who ate prebiotic-infused food.
Source: Study Finds, October 15, 2020