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Turkey Tiredness
Topic Started: Nov 24 2004, 05:32 AM (70 Views)
cmoehle
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Chris - San Antonio TX
Health Tip: Turkey Tiredness
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Popular thinking says that you feel tired after Thanksgiving dinner because of the turkey -- or, more precisely, because of a substance in the turkey called L-tryptophan.

That's not necessarily true, according to The Nemours Foundation.

Turkey does contain a good amount of L-tryptophan, an amino acid that aids in the body's manufacture of serotonin, both of which have a soothing effect.

However, many nutrition experts believe you feel sleepy after your Thanksgiving feast because of all the carbohydrates you ate. Carbs are found in starchy and sugary foods such as breads, yams, potatoes and pumpkin pie.

Drowsiness also might be caused by the increased blood flow needed to help digest your big meal.

To avoid that sleepy feeling, eat smaller portions, drink lots of water, stop eating once you are full, and take a walk afterward to help digest your meal.


Just trying to do my part and keep you all healthy.

Observe, nothing is said about the affects of whiskey, wine or beer!

Eat drink and be merry!

(Of course, don't drink and drive.)
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DylansMom
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Jackie-Sioux Falls, SD (in Arizona for the moment)
cmoehle
Nov 24 2004, 06:32 AM
To avoid that sleepy feeling, eat smaller portions, drink lots of water, stop eating once you are full, and take a walk afterward to help digest your meal.



Observe, nothing is said about the affects of whiskey, wine or beer!


Well, one out of three isn't bad.....I do typically drink a lot of water any way.

Stop eating once full and WALK... :floorrollin::floorrollin::floorrollin::floorrollin::floorrollin::floorrollin::floorrollin::floorrollin::floorrollin::floorrollin::floorrollin::floorrollin:

You are very funny.


Good think the report didn't mention booze! :clap: :clap:
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Heathertee
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Heather-Central Connecticut
Actually, it is a long-standing tradition in this family, to take a walk after the big meal. When the conversation lags, then off we go (except for Mom, who goes in to put her feet up and "watch a little TV" :sleep: )
Then we come back and have another piece of pie! :)
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sylley2000
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Sylvia, Grand Bend ON
I don't do any of those things ... eat big portions, water -- ugh (at Christmas dinner--get real! -- wash it down with wine), and don't stop when I'm full -- go wwwaay past that. It's so wonderfully satisfying to feel sleepy after all of it. And I don't believe for a moment that the guy who wrote this actually follows his own suggestions. It's pretty obvious he isn't a member of our family!!! :floorrollin: :floorrollin: :floorrollin: :floorrollin:

Sylvia
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Heathertee
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Heather-Central Connecticut
Sylvia, nutritionists I have known have all been notably lacking in humor...
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