Milk has Tryptophan in it?
Maybe that’s why I always sleep better when I finish off the evening with a glass of milk… (Tryptophan is the amino acid in Turkey that ensures Thanksgiving Day is quiet after lunch. Maybe.)
From To-Done.com’s article Tips for getting to sleep faster & sleeping better:
Drink milk. Milk has an amino acid in it called Tryptophan that increase the levels of serotonin and/or melatonin in the brain which slow down brain activity. It’s science folks.
[Thanks to Lifehacker for the link.]
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Why is it then that in the morning i put milk on my cereal and it alledgedly maes me feel more alert? Carbs in the cereal verses the sleepy cow juice!