After working hard to prepare and then sharing that wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with family and friends, you were probably pretty tired.  It’s a common myth that tryptophan, an amino acid found in turkey, makes you woozy. On November 25, 2015 The New York Times featured “No, the Tryptophan in Turkey Won’t Make You Sleepy”.  Author Daniel Victor cites researcher Nicolaas Deutz, a nutrition expert at Texas A&M, who has studied the effects of tryptophan. According to Deutz, turkey is indeed a … [Read more...]