The drink to avoid before bed has been named: it's not coffee

It's no secret that coffee drunk in the afternoon can cause insomnia or a decrease in sleep quality. According to many studies, an adult should sleep 7-9 hours a night.

Therefore, millions of people around the world avoid drinking caffeine in the afternoon. However, the Mirror recently reported on another drink that can cause insomnia or a long fall asleep, which also negatively affects the quality of life the next day.

Bed Kingdom experts identify alcohol and nicotine consumption as a potential cause of insomnia. According to them, alcohol consumption often makes people sleepy on the contrary. However, in this case, the sleep will be fragmented, and the person may wake up several times in the middle of the night.

Researchers say that the last alcoholic drink of the evening should be drunk no later than 4 hours before bedtime. That's when the alcohol consumed will have time to be digested by the body, and sleep will be sound and uninterrupted.

This article also talks about caffeine. Experts recommend that people who have recently begun to experience sleep problems should consume caffeine no later than 12 hours before bedtime for several days in a row.