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Turkey making you tired ...

laneylou Posts: 277 Joined: 2003/10/21	2003/11/25, 04:16 PM I have seen some stuff the last few years saying that Turkey makes you sleepy because of a certain chemical in it. I love turkey and eat it all the time and yes it does make you a tad bit sleepy but it's nothing a 10 minute nap won't take care of. My question is ... do any of you smart people know anything that you can eat along with turkey so it won't make you tired in the first place?
JuggaJosh Posts: 6 Joined: 2003/07/06	2003/11/25, 06:56 PM I watched some show on T.V. about urban myhts and they said that it's not true. they said there is a chemical in turkey that can make you tired but the amout is way to small to effect you.
laneylou Posts: 277 Joined: 2003/10/21	2003/11/25, 07:18 PM Then it's all in my head!!! hehehe ;)
	2003/11/25, 07:20 PM Well, urban myth or not some turkeys do make me tired. -------------- Living well is the best revenge. Charlie
sandysford Posts: 1,139 Joined: 2002/11/18	2003/11/25, 07:35 PM Turkey does have the makings of a natural sedative in it, an amino acid called tryptophan. Tryptophan is an essential amino acid, meaning that the body cannot manufacture it. The body has to get tryptophan and other essential amino acids from food. Tryptophan helps the body produce the B-vitamin niacin, which, in turn, helps the body produce serotonin, a remarkable chemical that acts as a calming agent in the brain and plays a role in sleep. So you might think that if you eat a lot of turkey, your body would produce more serotonin and you would feel calm and want a nap. Hope this helps!!!!!! -------------- I will lift my own weight someday!!!!! Lifted 135lbs on July 1, 2003, I did it!! WOOOO WOOOOOO THE NATURAL WAY IS THE ONLY TRUE PATH TO SUCCESS, PRIDE, JOY, HAPPINESS, LONG TERM FULFILLMENT AND SELF-ESTEEM!
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2003/11/25, 07:48 PM Exactly correct. ============ Quoting from sandysford: Turkey does have the makings of a natural sedative in it, an amino acid called tryptophan. Tryptophan is an essential amino acid, meaning that the body cannot manufacture it. The body has to get tryptophan and other essential amino acids from food. Tryptophan helps the body produce the B-vitamin niacin, which, in turn, helps the body produce serotonin, a remarkable chemical that acts as a calming agent in the brain and plays a role in sleep. So you might think that if you eat a lot of turkey, your body would produce more serotonin and you would feel calm and want a nap. Hope this helps!!!!!! ============= -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything....
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2003/11/25, 10:26 PM That was it...I couldn't think of the name of it!!!! Tryptophan. Thanks Sandy. Sounds ilegal. -------------- "A will finds a way" Ivan Montreal Canada
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2003/11/26, 01:04 AM I recently saw a report saying that it wasn't really all about the L-Tryptophan. Even though this amino has a relaxing effect, the amount in turkey was not that much higher than any other product that naturally contained it. What was the major culprit of the sleepy-ness was the excessive consumption of carbs in a short amount of time at the Thanksgiving dinner. After the initial massive insulin spike, the body "crashes," giving the individual the tired feeling, alot like the feeling after eating a really sugary snack, but on a much grander scale. -------------- Michael Trample the weak; hurdle the dead! Chaos, Panic, Disorder.... Yes, my work here is done!
sandysford Posts: 1,139 Joined: 2002/11/18	2003/11/26, 11:11 AM Ahh, the old insulin crash! ============ Quoting from rev8ball: I recently saw a report saying that it wasn't really all about the L-Tryptophan. Even though this amino has a relaxing effect, the amount in turkey was not that much higher than any other product that naturally contained it. What was the major culprit of the sleepy-ness was the excessive consumption of carbs in a short amount of time at the Thanksgiving dinner. After the initial massive insulin spike, the body "crashes," giving the individual the tired feeling, alot like the feeling after eating a really sugary snack, but on a much grander scale. ============= -------------- I will lift my own weight someday!!!!! Lifted 135lbs on July 1, 2003, I did it!! WOOOO WOOOOOO THE NATURAL WAY IS THE ONLY TRUE PATH TO SUCCESS, PRIDE, JOY, HAPPINESS, LONG TERM FULFILLMENT AND SELF-ESTEEM!
laneylou Posts: 277 Joined: 2003/10/21	2003/11/26, 07:51 PM Ahhh ... I see ... Well, we're just going to have to make sure and take a good long nap at Thanksgiving time aren't we? hehehe