So thatâs the bad news. Mercury retrograde can be a total kick in the teeth for those of us who normally pride ourselves on having our karmic shit together! The GOOD news is that Mercury retrograde provides us with lots of beautiful opportunities if we can just tilt our head and squint.
Turkey is a good source of L-tryptophan. L-tryptophan is an amino acid, one of about 20 that bind together to make protein. Amino acids and proteins are known as the building blocks of life. L-tryptophan is one of nine amino acids your body cannot produce, so it is known as an essential amino acid -- you must get it through your diet. Your body needs amino acids for a number of reasons, and L-tryptophan, like other amino acids, offer a number of benefits.
Turkey does have the makings of a natural sedative in iÂ­t, an amino acid called tryptophan. Tryptophan is an essential amino acid, meaning that the body can't manufacture it.The body has to get tryptophan and other essential amino acids from food.Tryptophan helps the body produce the B-vitamin niacin, which, Â­in turn, helps the body produce serotonin, a remarkable chemical that acts as a calming agent in the brain and plays a key role in sleep.he tryptophan in a Thanksgiving turkey has to vie with all the other amino acids that the body is trying to use. So only part of the tryptophan makes it to the brain to help produce serotonin. In the next section, we'll look at what may be the real reason why so many of us just want to take a nap on Thanksgiving.