Guest guest Posted December 15, 1998 Report Share Posted December 15, 1998 Hi all, Remember the discussion at Thanksgiving about overeating and RLS? I slept very well that weekend, and I've been wondering if the turkey had something to do with it. I had heard that turkey was high in tryptophan, and L-tryptophan used to help me sleep (back when it was legal). Well, the article I got that advised chelated Calcium and Magnesium also has a list of foods high in tryptophan. Of course, turkey is at the top of the list. I had turkey for dinner last night, and snacked on dates later (which are also high in tryptophan). I also walked a mile, drank my Tension Tamer tea, and took my supplements. I slept through the night, no waking up at 2:00 am like I've been doing. I feel great this morning, rested and hopeful as well. Maybe this is finally the answer for me, but only time will tell. Kate ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2001 Report Share Posted November 15, 2001 I'm talking about a 100% natural roasted turkey that I roasted in my oven. I gave up all prepared foods long ago. Even the stuffing was made from home baked bread with organic veggies and cranberries. That's why I'm wondering if it could be the tryptophan-serotonin-niacin connection. Suzi LeBaron wrote: > Do you flush and burn from natural, pure turkey (like > you roasted a pure, natural turkey at home (not > " butterball " , self-basting, etc.), or are we talking > about lunch meat here? > > Lots of commercially prepared turkey has flavor > additives, wheat and corn derivatives, and nitrites. > > The self-basting and butterball turkeys have > remarkable amounts of #&%* added to make them taste > " better " . > > It's amazing what's in there. > > Suzi > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2001 Report Share Posted November 15, 2001 Yep, turkey and tomatoes are at the head of my list of no-no foods. Doesn't matter what kind of turkey or tomatoes, or their source. If I get anywhere near them, or eat foods that were in contact with them, I'm going to have lumps, bumps, swelling and redness for at least a week. Happy Thanksgiving, y'all! In a message dated 11/15/01 10:00:30 PM Central Standard Time, rosacea-support writes: > From: mdw@... > Subject: turkey > > Does anyone else flush and burn from turkey? Could it be the > tryptophan? Conversion to niacin? Conversion to serotonin? Thoughts? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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