Food and How it Affects Your Sleep
November 25, 2008
Before you sit down for Thanksgiving dinner, check out these past posts on the different types of foods that can either help you sleep or keep you awake. You might learn something new. For instance, if you're relying on a helping of turkey to induce a post-Thanksgiving dinner nap, you might be surprised to learn that some believe turkey doesn't contain enough tryptophan — an amino acid that has sleep-inducing properties — to cause sleepiness.
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