I have been sleeping much better since I've made a couple of changes:
- Exercise more
- Eat a banana each day
Ever since I have been working from home five days a week, I get uncomfortable pain in my right foot. It wakes me up and I stay awake getting through the day in a zombie-like fashion. I generally get it perhaps once a month, but the frequency has increased as of late.
I first thought that my potassium levels were low. I take supplements, but they didn't do much.
One morning, I woke up with foot pain at 5 am. I decided to eat a banana. Roughly 1.5 hours later, I went back to sleep and my foot pain gradually subsided.
I tested my theory out since then by eating a banana every morning. So far, the pain hasn't returned.
I also think that exercise has played a part. I might adjust the banana routine by having half of one each day and continuing to exercise.
It has been an interesting experiment. I am thankful that the pain hasn't returned and I can sleep better.
