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A British-based chef has created a curry that he claims can help rid people of insomnia and produce similar results to medicated sleeping pills.

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A British-based chef has created a curry that he claims can help rid people of insomnia.

Gurpareet Bains’ spicy Insomnia-No-More Lamb Masala claims to be able to produce similar results to medicated sleeping pills thanks to large amounts of nutmeg, which contains myristicin, an oil which produces “intoxicating” effects.

He said: “This dish was designed with one thing in mind - to help people with insomnia.

“Its ingredients have been used for millennia for their tranquilising properties, and our research has shown it to work incredibly well.

“The curry tastes wonderful and, with luck, it will help people to overcome sleeplessness without the cost and possible side-effects of medication.”

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