Warming up the milk before before bed have any sleep promoting qualities??
2007-04-04 14:58:47 · 16 answers · asked by cage 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Alternative ➔ Other - Alternative
Milk (as well as turkey) contains tryptophan, which does cause sleepiness. It makes no difference if it's hot or cold.
2007-04-04 15:02:24 · answer #1 · answered by Emily Dew 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Milk is high in calcium, which has a relaxing effect, both on your mind and your muscles. Warm milk works faster to help you relax because your body goes to work digesting it right away. (Digestion is slowed by cold food and liquids.)
It has been proven that, for unknown reasons, cookies and milk work together to make you sleepy even better than milk alone. Although I wouldn't want my cookies with warm milk!
2007-04-05 13:49:16 · answer #2 · answered by hebejebe54 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cow's milk contains, on average, 3.4% protein, 3.6% fat, and 4.6% lactose, and supplies 66 kcal of energy per 100 grams
Milk includes fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K as well as several water soluble vitamins (B1, B2, B6, B12)
Heat treatment causes the whey proteins to become adsorbed, altering the behavior of the micelle. At temperatures above the boiling point casein micelles will irreversibly aggregate. On heating, the buffer capacity of milk salts change, carbon dioxide is released, organic acids are produced, and tricalcium phosphate and casein phosphate may be precipitated with the release of hydrogen ions.Whey is truly an extraordinary source of protein,Among the whey proteins providing bioactive peptides upon digestion are alpha-lactalbumin, beta-lactoglobulin, lactoferrin, BSA and the casein glycomacropeptide (GMP). GMP is remarkable in many ways..GMP and other whey peptides' role in the following benefits:
Opiod-like effects.
2007-04-07 15:37:06 · answer #3 · answered by kokopelli 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dad told me milk has special chemicals that make you sleepy. Warming it up just makes it more comforting. I heard the same thing with turkey makes you sleepy too. I don't know!!!
2007-04-05 19:12:08 · answer #4 · answered by Jenna L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Milk (of any kind) has enzymes that relax and soothe the drinker. Warming it just releases these enzymes faster because your body doesn't have to bring the milk back up to body temperature.
2007-04-06 16:36:34 · answer #5 · answered by Annie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with ubiquious...
However, I've read that when you heat it up it causes the chemicals to be released (i'm guessing from the cells or maybe the fat--not sure)...
I read this article a long time ago...
I don't know if there is more recent data on it..
2007-04-05 08:33:25 · answer #6 · answered by Julian X 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an old wives's tale. While milk does in fact contain tryptophan, it is in minuscule amounts, and actually has no affect on sleep.
2007-04-05 12:12:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
contains triptopheyn (though in a nearly insignificant amount) and warming up a solution increases the core body temperature (again by a small amount) which promotes relaxation and restiveness. all these effects though are exceedingly minor compared to simply turning off the light, though if you have done it befoe to good effect then doing it again will be more likely to be effective (placebo effect but hey it works!)
2007-04-05 15:04:12 · answer #8 · answered by ad_ice45 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Oh! Dang, I should have not drank that glass of warm milk.
Now, what you ask?
Try it with Oreos. The Sugar off set the Trymorphen or whatever that stuff is.
2007-04-04 15:02:53 · answer #9 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I was just reading that milk has a natural tryptophan (sp?) which helps you sleep. It doesn't seem to work for me though.
2007-04-04 15:02:09 · answer #10 · answered by ubiquitous_mr_lovegrove 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋