European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                To your health too much food makes you sleepy by Jonathan Fibber new York times the link Between fatigue an overindulgence in Lood and alcohol has Bee confirmed Many times throughout the  ask polyphemus the poor Cyclops Odysseus put ou1 of business. Thai one eyed gourmand ate Somo sailors and drank a few Goatskin of Good greek wine then feel asleep allowing Odysseus to poke his Eye out. He never needed glasses a Glass again. These Days the penalties 1or overdoing it Are not be severe Yel one does risk gaining weigh suffering from indigestion and at the very least ailing asleep. Why do big meals make us sleepy or As Peter Beyers an associate professor at the University of Kansas medical Center in Kansas City put u Why do be zonk right Aller thanksgiving dinner Al grandma s House the answer is the Rush of blood to the stomach a sort of All hands on deck Call to help with the Large amounts of invading proteins carbohydrates and fats. With the blood go oxygen and glucose depriving the brain of needed support. Factors determining the depth and length of fatigue Ere the amount of calories consumed and to a lesser extent whether the Lood is protein carbohydrate or fat. Said Susan Zbornik a registered diet Ian at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison blood is marshalled and sent to the stomach in proportion to the number of calories ingested. The body then digests the different nutrients at different limes stretching out that Energy using process and your Couch time. Carbohydrates Start being absorbed by the body 15 to 20 minutes after consumption. Proteins Start being digested 25 minutes to an hour later and reach their Peak about the time carbohydrate absorption is starting to slow Down Barnik said. Fats take Over where the proteins leave Olf so there is absorption still occurring 3 to 5 hours after the meal depending on the diner s metabolism. So the More fat you eat the longer you will feel tired. But although you feel sluggish. Zbornik noted that your body is actually working hard to handle All that food. There Are also More Subtle reasons for fatigue after eating like food allergies. Lactose intolerance for example will upset your stomach and perhaps make you feel weak. At one time hypoglycemia Low blood sugar was a fashionable excuse Lor Tow Energy. 11 can be a actor but the condition is not widespread Beyers said and one should not assume that is Why you feel tired every afternoon. More Likely you be been running around since morning with Little or nothing in your stomach and you re just worn out he said. Don t took to a Candy bar As a Quick pick me up. Sugary snacks do promote a sudden increase in blood sugar level but the level Falls just As rapidly leaving you lived and your Teeth coated with sugar. Additionally work by drs. Richard and Judith Wurtman at the Massachusetts Institute of technology shows thai sugar and other carbohydrates play an important role in brain chemistry. In seme experiments sugar has been shown to have a calming effect the result of increased Levels of serotonin a . Carbohydrates also caused production of tryptophan an amino acid needed to produce serotonin. Even though tryptophan is contained in protein foods one Musl eat carbohydrates to produce it and get it to the brain where it can do some Good. For this reason eating pure protein or taking tryptophan pills from a health food store will not produce As much tryptophan As will eating a carbohydrate snack. K. Drinking alcohol a nervous system depressant is a completely no win situation. In concert with a Large meal if Wil make you More Likely to nod off Laler. Alcohol also gets to whore it is going last it starts being absorbed into the body As soon As it enters the Mouth. And alcohol stimulates the appetite so you eat More. The advice of All exports is to watch How much you eat. Try smaller More frequent Well balanced meals it you can fit that into your life. Drink less alcohol. Taking Coulee or Lea after a meal As a Way to regain alertness i9 Fine but do not overdo it and gel trembly and confused. Remember thai cola and chocolate also contain caffeine but should no be used As after dinner pick me ups because of their High sugar Content. A Small amount of thought and Effort is required to eat Well and stay Alert. A bit inconvenient perhaps but certainly better than a Sharp stick in the Eye. The quest for the miss America smile by Doris Chandler the Gainesville Fla Suna dazzling smile exposing a Row of gleaming White perfectly shaped Teeth is no longer the exclusive Domain of television and movie stars. With the Aid of some relatively inexpensive and usually painless no Needles cosmetic dentistry almost anyone who wants to can hash a similar line of sparkling enamel minus that Gap or a chipped discoloured or misaligned Loolah. Twenty years ago the main reason people went to the dentist was that they had a cavity in their tooth or it Hurt said Gainesville dentist or. Jay Herrington. What we Are seeing today is there has been a change in the rate of decay. Thanks to fluoride and other advances fewer and fewer people Are gelling cavities he added. And at the same Lime society s emphasis on physical appearance staying in shape or slaying Young has made cosmetic dentistry More important today than it was a Lew years ago he said. One popular and inexpensive Way of getting that movie Star smile is through bonding or with Venee