8 Amazing things that happens to your body when you stop eating processed food

2. Better Sleep

Your bedtime snack could be seriously messing with your sleep. “Processed carbs like cookies, pretzels, and ice cream spike your blood sugar,” says Zuckerbot. That’s a problem when your blood sugar then crashes in the middle of the night, waking you up, and signaling that you need a midnight snack.

Another sleep-stealer is sodium. Salty foods like chips and snack mixes can dehydrate you enough that you’ll wake up thirsty.