Less than a week from now, we will all take part in a time-honored, Thanksgiving post-feast tradition. Dozing off while watching football with relatives you haven’t seen since, well, last Thanksgiving. Over the years urban legend science has ingrained it in our heads that we can credit the turkey and it’s traces of Tryptophan for this pooped-predicament. Though the truth is your 5 helpings of dark or white meat had almost nothing to do with it. For Tryptophan to work it needs to be administered on an empty stomach, without interference from any amino acids or proteins. Not only does the turkey contain protein, but pretty much all the other stuff on your plate.
3 GUILTY PARTIES?
You can probably guess the usual suspects that can take full credit for your premature sleepy state…
FATS: Slows the digestive process so that extra blood needs to be pumped in that region to help. Which of course lessens the blood flow everywhere else. Less energy means more laziness.
ALCOHOL: When have you known a depressant NOT to make you tired?
DE-STRESS: Now that the errands are all done, you can finally reduce those stress levels to enjoy the meal and of course relax.
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