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Sleepy After Your Holiday Meal? It's Not the Turkey
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So you are finished eating your turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy and all the fixings of a holiday meal. Oh, and let's not forget the alcohol. Then it hits you, that feeling of sleepiness. All you want to do is find a nice spot on the coach and close your eyes for a few minutes.
Well, experts say contrary to popular belief it is not the tryptophan in turkey that is causing the sleepiness; it is all the food that we have consumed plus the alcohol that we drank. Yes, turkey does contain tryptophan, an amino acid that produces the brain chemical serotonin, which promotes calm and sleepiness; however in order for it to affect you, you would have to eat a great deal of turkey. Besides, it is difficult for it to reach your brain with all the other items that were eaten in your large meal.
So, if you would like to be the one that starts off the family kick ball game this holiday season cut back on your portions. Have half the food on your plate before and save the other half for after the game. Remember stuffing is for turkeys!
Happy Holidays!
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