Trytophan is specifically mentioned by the characters as “that stuff in turkey that makes you sleepy.” But that’s not quite accurate. What is tryptophan? Trytophanis one of theamino acids, which the body uses to make proteins to help it grow and repair tissue, according to the National...
Let’s bring everything back full circle, where is this chemical that maybe makes you sleepy found? Well it’s in turkey, for one. But also the following (including, but not limited to): Bananas Cheese Chicken Milk Eggs Fish Oats Nuts Does Turkey Make You Tired? So to answer the origi...