Oh Pumpkin, I Love You
June 24, 2008 by Liberty Kontranowski
Filed under Easy Health Tips, Food and Drink, Happy Living Tip, Nutrition, Your Body, Your Mind
Image details: Portrait of an aging man looking proudly at a pumpkin served by picapp.com
If you want a little more out of “pumpkin” than to use it as a sappy nickname, start by eating the seeds.
Why? Because pumpkins pack even more amounts of tryptophan than a whole turkey dinner. And we all know the magic of tryptophan from Turkey Day 101, right? Feelings of relaxation and peacefulness. Ahhhh…
Well, tryptophan works by morphing into seratonin, (which is known for fighting depression, reducing anxiety, and minimizing anger), making tryptophan pretty much the Wonder Amino Acid. In fact, in a recent study, folks …read more
