Saturday, February 21, 2009


TRYPTOPHAN
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I'm not much of a chicken-eater, in fact, I seldom consume the stuff, but this week I had such a direct craving for it, that I actually bought some, fried it up with lots of spices, put it into a baking pan together with some Risotto rice, and really enjoyed it, when it was done!

Afterwards, I felt unusually happy and sleepy, and suddenly remembered the word tryptophan, and how it's a form of serotonin, which is the stuff that keeps people happy. According to an interesting page on
WIKIPEDIA
there actually exists a disorder which causes improper absorption of tryptophan, which then creates reduced levels of the stuff in your blood.....a situation that actually causes you to feel depressed!

I'm sure glad that I listened to my craving!
It's totally amazing, really, how your body tells you what you need.
So does your mind.
We just need to learn to listen.
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