Can carbohydrates make you tired or promote sleep in the evening?
through ANCENASAN Admin on December 19, 2024
The short answer: yes!
The long answer: Yes, as long as you have consumed enough protein and therefore tryptophan per day. In this case, carbohydrates and the resulting increase in insulin ensure that the amino acid tryptophan from food can be better absorbed by the blood into the brain. Tryptophan is the precursor to serotonin, which in turn breaks down into the hormone melatonin at duskand makes us sleepy. 😴In addition, it is known that carbohydrates with a high glycemic index in particular make you tired, which is related to the rapid and high increase in blood sugar. This increase inhibits theFormation of a neurotransmitter called orexin, which normally makes us awake and alert.👉 The drowsy effect of high glycemic carbohydrates can also occur during the day and can be observed if, for example, you eat too much sweets, fruit, bread or something at lunchtime or in the afternoonyou ate cake. Eating anesthesia inevitable!🌓 More about melatonin and how the timing of our meals affects our health in my free ebook “Chrononutrition”. Link to download: https://www.ancenasan.de/newsletter.html?fbclid=PAAaY2f8txLmCK1aufusarliaPv5HAqcL2ZBqDKhrJj1lX2behaTCDor7o1Lw_aem_AbUhbGSSQEsdW2gRA_GQk2h8WZms_LCuLTNSIF_5WoMg6y5TUEbCcHYYIMkFEgnc2JQ
