Written by Chrystal Moulton, Science Writer. Students within the lowest quartile of tryptophan intake had a higher risk of insomnia (OR= 1.57, p<0.05) and short sleep duration (OR= 1.19, p<0.05). (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. 57 children with sleep problems were given 250 mg pure tryptophan and compared to those with no tryptophan or taking 250 mg tryptophan from butternut squash seed meal. Pure tryptophan did somewhat better than the food tryptophan during the test for most sleep factors, except food tryptophan did much better at reducing time awake in the middle of the night and more improved after the test. (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. In a study with 45 children with sleep terrors, those taking 250mg tryptophan could significantly reduce heart rate in association to social anxiety (formerly considered “shyness”). (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. In a small human study, researchers found that sleep time is reduced by 38.3% if a high glycemic meal (sugar and substances that convert to sugar) is consumed 4 hours before bedtime. (more…)
Written by Chrystal Moulton, Staff Writer. In a study with 50 pregnant women researchers found the cause of maternity blues may be due to low tryptophan levels. (more…)
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. In a study, 57 children with sleep terrors were given tryptophan and reduced night time episodes by 45.5% more than those not given tryptophan. (more…)
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. A herbal formula with 5-HTP resulted in a 29.2% increase in feeling full in a study with 77 healthy women. (more…)
By Neil E. Levin, CCN, DANLA. This article lists natural treatments to reduce stress such as: kava kava, magnesium, L-Theanine, L Tryptophan, Relora, and Lavender. (more…)
