Hitting the couch after Thanksgiving dinner? There's a reason for that, but...

Turkey contains an amino acid which can promote relaxation, but...

Many are quick to blame the turkey for their Thanksgiving sleepiness. And there are some facts behind turkey’s bad rap.“Tryptophan is an amino acid found in some foods, which has been linked to drowsiness and can even be taken as a supplement to improve sleep,” says Andrew Wong, MD, a primary care provider with Hartford HealthCare in Westport.But while tryptophan does increase your serotonin and melatonin, there isn’t enough in turkey to have a noticeable impact.

“Just because a food is considered ‘high’ in tryptophan doesn’t mean that you’ll actually consume enough to feel its effects,” says Dr. Wong. “For example, you would have to eat roughly 20 servings of turkey to ingest as much tryptophan as one supplement would contain.”And although turkey is known for its tryptophan content, it isn’t the only food that has it. Other types of poultry are also high in tryptophan, along with other foods like cheese, yogurt, eggs and fish.

 

So, the moral of the story is, if ya don't go for that third helping of the bird and the dressing (you might call it stuffing, but more often that not it ain't) you might be able to skip the couch. Juss' sayin'...

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