All posts about Tryptophan

It’s close upon us — the big Christmas dinner, usually featuring turkey with all the trimmings. And we all know what turkey brings to our bloodstream: tryptophan. That’s an amino acid that flows through your blood vessels to the brain, where it’s converted to serotonin, which is blamed... by bikenoob.wordpress.com | related posts

...where we bring you the Wiki page for  Tryptophan. #23 was back at practice Wednesday...  Briggs sat out. Complete injury reports for both teams.   Extra day of healing may come in handy. Vike's Allen sees improvement in Cutler.   Apparently, they're buddies . Will Lovie Smith turn off the... by windycitygridiron.com | related posts

It’s common for people to experience drowsiness after the large turkey dinners that are often a part of the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Although most people attribute the drowsiness to the tryptophan in turkey, this is unlikely to be the cause. Despite this somewhat negative... by naturalbias.com | related posts

Posted by Marc Bailes As your Thanksgiving winds down, you might be feeling a sluggish. Without fail, most people will blame it on tryptophan, the mysteriously sleep-inducing part of turkey. Tryptophan is an established part the holiday vocabulary, but more through folklore than... by blogs1.marthastewart.com/radioblog | related posts

When you hear the word tryptophan, you probably think of turkey and sleepiness. What you may not know is that tryptophan is one of the 10 essential amino acids our bodies need in order to synthesize protein. It helps produces messengers that communicate with our nervous... by fitsugar.com | related posts

As I slowly emerge from my tryptophan -induced coma, I find my thoughts drifting merrily toward the next holiday on the calendar. And, like any kid trapped in an adult's body, I have to admit that I'm no more immune to the heady anticipation of Santa's arrival than I was as a wide-eyed eight-year-old... by google-latlong.blogspot.com | related posts

[ image credit ] I’m still in a tryptophan coma, but here’s a timely mention of the story of the turkey from Nassim Taleb’s book The Black Swan which I am (supposed to be) reading. The following excerpt is taken from the transcript of a Charlie Rose interview . —— CHARLIE ROSE: And... by mymoneyblog.com | related posts

Tomorrow we're filling up on booze and tryptophan; the excess of food leading to imminent napping. If this doesn't work there are many vehicles designed to encourage the same feeling. What car puts you to sleep quicker than tryptophan? When the current generation Chevy Malibu... by jalopnik.com | related posts

courses--and somehow, still looking forward to leftovers--let's run with the Thanksgiving theme on this one. We could do one of those "things to be thankful for" gimmicks, but that'd be tough. There are a million things to be grateful for in the NBA, and like I said, the tryptophan has me operating... by blog.sbnation.com | related posts