Alaska Sleep Education Center

Healthy Eating Leads to More Sleep

Posted by Stefanie Leiter on May 10, 2018 5:40:00 AM

“Eating healthy and allowing the body to absorb proper nutrients provides the brain with the chemical environment that it needs to produce the neurotransmitters that it needs to maintain adequate sleep,” said Ana Krieger, MD, MPH, Medical Director of the Center for Sleep Medicine at New York-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine.

Topics: health, tryptophan, food, get better sleep, stimulants

Feeling Sleepy After Eating Turkey

Posted by Rich Crane on Nov 24, 2016 5:38:22 AM

Turkey and feeling sleepy go together like mash potatoes and stuffing on Thanksgiving. It’s hard to have one without the other. However, contrary to popular belief, eating turkey isn’t necessarily what makes you tired.

Topics: Sleep, sleep disorders, tryptophan, turkey, holiday, over eating, food