MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why does turkey make us so sleepy?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why does turkey make us so sleepy?

It’s going to happen to all of us on Thursday right around an hour after your second helping of turkey. Eyes start to get heavy, the couch gets a little more comfy, the traditional post-meal nap! All thanks to turkey. But why? Turkey contains something called L-tryptophan. Which is an amino acid linked with sleep.…