Yup, pretty much everyone has made the Thanksgiving joke about tryptophan leading to couch naps, but I’m here to stop the allegations. Tryptophan doesn’t make you sleepy on Thanksgiving, and it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Those smiles probably aren’t thanks to tryptophan. Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock.com Every Thanksgiving, myths of the ...

Sometimes the stories we tell ourselves have a way of becoming true. Take the turkey-makes-you-sleepy tale. A quick survey of holiday travelers commuting through Washington's Union Station confirms ...

The claim that eating turkey can make people particularly sleepy has long been shared around Thanksgiving (and sometimes Christmas) dinner tables. Fans of the sitcom "Seinfeld" may recall one episode ...

The connection between diet and mental wellness has gained increasing attention in recent years, with certain nutrients emerging as key players in brain health. Among these, tryptophan stands out as a ...

Q. I sometimes take 5-HTP to help me sleep and am surprised at how it seems to help me with irregularity. Why would it help the GI tract? A. 5-Hydroxytryptophan is an amino acid, but not one of the 20 ...