“Daily updated tips to lower cholesterol on Tryptophan”—-This is one of the article telling about Printable Food Diary High in Tryptophan that you may use as the as one of the references for your healthy food.

L Tryptophan is one kind of amino acid (building blocks for forming muscles and other parts of human body) that is digested and used by the brain. The brain turns the L Tryptophan into serotonin, a neurotransmitter that controls our “feelings” such as depression, hunger, thirst, sleep and other “moods.”

However, serotonin is mostly linked to depression. By increasing the levels of Tryptophan in our bodies, serotonin will be produced and the end result will be a natural way of keeping depression at bay.

Baked potatoes with their skin

Bananas

Beans

Cheddar

Cheese

Cottage Cheese

Eggs

Fish

Gruyere (a type of Swiss cheese)

Hazelnuts

Heated milk

Hummus

Lentils

Kelp

Meat (including red meats)

Milk

Nuts

Peanuts

Rice

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Sesame Seeds

Shellfish

Soy Milk

Soybean Nuts

Sunflower Seeds

Swiss cheese

Tofu

Tuna

Turkey

Yogurt

More information on Tryptophan:

http://www.whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=103

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