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Dairy products in general are rich in tryptophan. Tryptophan is an amino acid that your body converts to melatonin and serotonin- both of which are thought to induce sleep. Hence, tryptophan is popularly regarded as a very strong natural sleep aid. Although it's not available in supplements (it's in hospital injections Somnapure instead), doctors usually advice you to get it from food. Other tryptophan foods apart from dairy foods like milk and cheese are: 1. Banana 2. Turkey- didn't they say that eating turkey makes you sleepy? However, you need to take it with an empty stomach or with carbohydrate rich foods to get enough tryptophan. This is because protein rich foods have other amino acids that compete with tryptophan. Eat these foods during the day to aid restful sleep and to encourage the release of sleep hormones.