Tryptophan

Tryptophan is an essential amino acid needed for general growth and development, producing niacin, and creating serotonin in the body. Serotonin is thought to produce healthy sleep and a stable mood which is why tryptophan in turkey is sometimes attributed to making people sleepy. The truth, however, is that

DBM COMMENTPlease check with your DBM Physician / Practitioner if wheat and other grains are permissible on your program Wheat Wheat is a staple food worldwide, this much we know. We also know some people are intolerant to wheat due to gluten allergies. For those tolerant, wheat contains a

DBM COMMENTPlease check with your DBM Physician / Practitioner if eggs are permissible on your program It is time we ruled out turkey as a good source of tryptophan. As Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD, LDN points out, turkey doesn’t have any more tryptophan than other types of poultry. Pretty

When we talk about tryptophan foods, it is usually in reference to turkey and the post-Thanksgiving coma it induces. Tryptophan is one of 8 essential amino acids that our bodies need. The body uses tryptophan to produce serotonin, which can then used to make melatonin, our “sleep hormone.” But there