What's with the turkey?

mustangdani55 · 11-21-2001, 03:38 PM

What is it about turkey that makes you want to take a nap after dinner? Some kind of sedative? Sure seems like it.

Hey everybody have a great Turkey Day and stay cool

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Mr 5 0 · 11-21-2001, 05:02 PM

Dani:

Turkey does have the makings of a natural sedative in it, an amino acid called tryptophan.
However, tryptophan probably doesn't really cause the 'Thankgiving sleepyness' we all experienced.
It's actually the whole traditional Thanksgiving meal that can produce that after-dinner lethargy.
The meal is usually quite heavy and high in carbohydrates (mashed potatoes, bread, stuffing and pie) and your body is working hard to digest that food. Also, should you drink any alcohol with that dinner, you'll probably be likely to feel it's sedative effect, too.

In any case, don't worry about it, just plan to crash on the couch or in the chair after the meal (that's my plan).

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, everyone!

Five0 · 11-21-2001, 11:24 PM

Mr 5 0 beat me to it.

Unit 5302 · 11-22-2001, 12:02 AM

Well, the potato's and sweet potato's can be linked to an increase in serotonin as well. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that will help you, well, be lazy and sleep. LOL.

Five0 · 11-22-2001, 12:08 AM

Now that I did not know!

TXinPA · 11-22-2001, 12:14 AM

That's intresting Unet5302... Seritonin is a chemical in the brain that makes you feel happy. Many people with depression have low seritonin levels. I guess that means that depressed people should eat more potatoes! At the rate I'm going I need about 5,834,000 pounds of sweet potatoes, plus plenty of sugar, cinnamon, and butter. I'll be round and happy!!

Mercury · 11-22-2001, 01:31 AM

Well you see, Butter has milk in it. And Milk does a body good.

Yeah see, I can be smart too.

Drink Coconut Milk if you get tired after Thanksgiving. Can we say naturaul Laxative!

If you fall asleep then, man I feel sorry for you when you wake up.

srv1 · 11-22-2001, 01:49 AM

why, are you tired already just thinking about it?

sorry, cant help myself today. j/k

gobble gobble gobble, BANG! its dead!

Crazy Horse GT · 11-22-2001, 09:45 AM

really osama bin laden has been putting morphine in our turkeys another terrorist plot that basturd

srv1 · 11-22-2001, 12:33 PM

crazy, that was funny! some guy i know doesnt call it Anthrax, he calls it AMTRAX? i laughed when i told him that it was Anthrax. he was shocked. all those years he thought that way.

Unit 5302 · 11-22-2001, 01:34 PM

Serotonin is also linked to REM sleep.

Milk is also relatively high in it. Drinking some warm milk before bed actually does have some merit to helping you sleep.

PKRWUD · 11-22-2001, 02:43 PM

As long as it's not coconut milk!

Take care,
-Chris

bri32z · 11-22-2001, 04:23 PM

Yummy Yummy in my tummy!!!!!! Another good thing about turkey day is getting my wife tippsie on champange. She gets warm and goofy....then the kids take a nap and mommy and daddy "go to bed and rest" so they think

Anyway happy thanksgiving guys.

69fastback · 11-22-2001, 04:27 PM

Not sure what it is that makes u sleep. I eat all my diner then i had some pumkin pie and ice cream and feel aslepp for 5 hours awfterwards just in enought time to drink some beer and watch football.

11-21-2001, 03:38 PM	#1
mustangdani55 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana USA Posts: 334	What's with the turkey? What is it about turkey that makes you want to take a nap after dinner? Some kind of sedative? Sure seems like it. Hey everybody have a great Turkey Day and stay cool gobble gobble gobble

11-21-2001, 11:24 PM	#3
Five0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: middleburg, fl, usa Posts: 1,134	Mr 5 0 beat me to it. __________________ James Cox RHC Member #44 nochevy@hotmail.com 1991 Mustang LX Dart iron eagle block, 4340 28oz 347 crank, 4340 h-beam rods, probe ultra light pistons canfield heads “race ported by Brent Frazier”, solid roller cam and lifters “custom grind”, kooks 1 7/8" race headers, and much more. Engine built by Brent Frazier.

11-22-2001, 12:08 AM	#5
Five0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: middleburg, fl, usa Posts: 1,134	Now that I did not know! __________________ James Cox RHC Member #44 nochevy@hotmail.com 1991 Mustang LX Dart iron eagle block, 4340 28oz 347 crank, 4340 h-beam rods, probe ultra light pistons canfield heads “race ported by Brent Frazier”, solid roller cam and lifters “custom grind”, kooks 1 7/8" race headers, and much more. Engine built by Brent Frazier.

11-22-2001, 12:14 AM	#6
TXinPA Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 120	That's intresting Unet5302... Seritonin is a chemical in the brain that makes you feel happy. Many people with depression have low seritonin levels. I guess that means that depressed people should eat more potatoes! At the rate I'm going I need about 5,834,000 pounds of sweet potatoes, plus plenty of sugar, cinnamon, and butter. I'll be round and happy!! __________________ 1985 Mustang GT 5.0 5spd-light regatta blue 1985 Mustang 4cyl auto- jalapeno red 1993 Miata- White w/black

11-22-2001, 01:49 AM	#8
srv1 Get down..... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Room 103 Posts: 2,095	gobble gobble gobble yourself..... why, are you tired already just thinking about it? sorry, cant help myself today. j/k gobble gobble gobble, BANG! its dead! __________________ Cobra brakes are on! Finally..... ------------------------------------------------

11-21-2001, 05:02 PM	#2
Mr 5 0 Conservative Individualist Join Date: May 1997 Location: Wherever I need to be Posts: 7,487	Dani: Turkey does have the makings of a natural sedative in it, an amino acid called tryptophan. However, tryptophan probably doesn't really cause the 'Thankgiving sleepyness' we all experienced. It's actually the whole traditional Thanksgiving meal that can produce that after-dinner lethargy. The meal is usually quite heavy and high in carbohydrates (mashed potatoes, bread, stuffing and pie) and your body is working hard to digest that food. Also, should you drink any alcohol with that dinner, you'll probably be likely to feel it's sedative effect, too. In any case, don't worry about it, just plan to crash on the couch or in the chair after the meal (that's my plan). HAPPY THANKSGIVING, everyone!

11-22-2001, 12:02 AM	#4
Unit 5302 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 5,246	Well, the potato's and sweet potato's can be linked to an increase in serotonin as well. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that will help you, well, be lazy and sleep. LOL.

11-22-2001, 01:31 AM	#7
Mercury The Redneck James Bond Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Fayetteville NC Posts: 1,707	Well you see, Butter has milk in it. And Milk does a body good. Yeah see, I can be smart too. Drink Coconut Milk if you get tired after Thanksgiving. Can we say naturaul Laxative! If you fall asleep then, man I feel sorry for you when you wake up.

11-22-2001, 09:45 AM	#9
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11-22-2001, 12:33 PM	#10
srv1 Get down..... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Room 103 Posts: 2,095	look out for the train! crazy, that was funny! some guy i know doesnt call it Anthrax, he calls it AMTRAX? i laughed when i told him that it was Anthrax. he was shocked. all those years he thought that way. __________________ Cobra brakes are on! Finally..... ------------------------------------------------

11-22-2001, 01:34 PM	#11
Unit 5302 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 5,246	Serotonin is also linked to REM sleep. Milk is also relatively high in it. Drinking some warm milk before bed actually does have some merit to helping you sleep.

11-22-2001, 02:43 PM	#12
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	As long as it's not coconut milk! Take care, -Chris __________________ Webmaster: Rice Haters Club Jim Porter Racing Peckerwoods Pit Stop Support Your Local RED & WHITE!

11-22-2001, 04:23 PM	#13
bri32z street racing junkie Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 231	Yummy Yummy in my tummy!!!!!! Another good thing about turkey day is getting my wife tippsie on champange. She gets warm and goofy....then the kids take a nap and mommy and daddy "go to bed and rest" so they think Anyway happy thanksgiving guys.

11-22-2001, 04:27 PM	#14
69fastback IRAQ VET Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: high desert California Posts: 1,480	Not sure what it is that makes u sleep. I eat all my diner then i had some pumkin pie and ice cream and feel aslepp for 5 hours awfterwards just in enought time to drink some beer and watch football. __________________ 428 Cobra Jet SOHC 5.4 3V F-150 96 mystic cobra 91 GT

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