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Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Turkey, Tryptophan & Sleepiness After that Thanksgiving Meal

Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Dr. Eric Berg

Health & Fitness

4.71.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2019

⏱️ 2 minutes

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0:00.0

So if you guys have any questions whatsoever about keto or in a minute fasting,

0:04.4

whether you're starting keto as a new person or just need to debug your program or we have a question about a product.

0:10.5

Call one of our keto consultants. they'll be able to help you.

0:13.4

Call 540991557.

0:17.4

That's 540299-1557.

0:21.0

That's 54099-155.

0:21.6

Welcome to the Dr. Berg, Healthy Kito and Intermediate fasting podcast.

0:29.0

Now your host, the man taking your health to a whole new level.

0:34.0

Dr Eric Berg.

0:35.0

I like to create a little video on Turkey, Tryptophan, and other myths.

0:42.0

Now, Tryptophan is an amino acid, it's a type of protein that turns into

0:48.0

serotonin and melatonin. Those are hormones that help you sleep, they help stress and they calm you

0:56.3

down. But it is not true that it's the triptychapant that makes you tired during Thanksgiving. Instead, it's the combination of the turkey, the proteins, and the sugar.

1:08.0

I don't know if you know this, but when you add protein with starch like potato, breads, and even grains like breads, pasta, cereal,

1:16.4

crackers, and dessert and all that stuff.

1:18.8

When you add these two together, it creates an exaggerated response by 200%. It will spike insulin by 200%.

1:27.0

Then if you ate these separately, okay? Not to mention the excess protein factor too,

1:33.4

will also increase insulin by 200%.

1:37.6

That's what really makes people tired.

1:39.6

Now if you want some great recipes for Thanksgiving that don't have this sugar involved and it's pretty

1:45.9

healthy and it will make it so you don't get tired and then Thanksgiving meal, go ahead and

1:50.0

click down below because I created a link that you can sign up for and

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