Turkey... Tryptophan... and Toxic Religion...
If you have turkey for Thanksgiving dinner and get sleepy after the meal, it could be the tryptophan in the turkey. Here is how it works: tryptophan is an essential amino acid found in turkey meat. The tryptophan produces niacin (vitamen B) which helps the body to manufacture serotonin. Serotonin is a remarkable chemical that calms the brain and helps you to sleep. Now you have some trivia to share around the dinner table when there is a lull in the conversation.
The tryptophan found in turkey has a mild sleep-inducing affect. But some of the toxins found in church-centered religion (as opposed to Christ-centered faith) can have a lethal affect. Here are some typical toxins to watch out for:
- self righteousness
- Self-importance
- Religious manipulation
- Insincerity
- Arrogance
- Finger pointing
- Intolerance
- Bitterness
- Deceit
- Shame
- Guilt
