Potent foods

[MistySkiesAfterRain]

The last month I have embarked on healthy eating. I've been feeling increasingly tired and the last couple of days had to have midday naps.

I have been really baffled why as I am eating well, its been so bizarre.

I've been trying to work it out and it started with feeling more relaxed then got stronger. I know lettuce has magnesium which makes you calm and I'd been having a full plate of salad at lunch.

On a whim I googled does lettuce make you tired. Erm yes, there are studies that say it has opiod effects apparently!!

What was especially interesting vindicating is that I have been eating copious amounts of Romaine lettuce, i.e. a whole head for lunch, as it's not that expensive and nice and crunchy.

I found this research article saying its actually the worst culprit for the highest levels of sleep inducing effects! I'm really surprised, but relieved as I thought I was ill. I've decided to have salad for dinner tomorrow in the hope I sleep amazingly 😂

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6049580/

Oh my god its an insomnia cure

iamafoodblog.com/lettuce-water/

How isn't this more widely known?

It’s why Peter Rabbit always falls asleep in the lettuce patch.
There are other indicators with lettuce cravings too, it can apparently be an early warning for breast cancer!

I loved how you're getting in to this!

You might also be tired because your body is adjusting to a lower calorie intake, more effort processing healthier, fibre dense food, far less sugar and so on, that's quite normal too.

A great multivitamin and multimineral would be good too.

@Gilead

It’s why Peter Rabbit always falls asleep in the lettuce patch. There are other indicators with lettuce cravings too, it can apparently be an early warning for breast cancer!

Thanks for this, good to know, just done a check. I never knew that about Peter Rabbit

This is the sort of thing that used to be very well known a generation or two ago, but has largely dropped out (possibly a result of wider changes in diet, loss of seasonality etc)

Well done on your changed diet!

(But do remember that persistent tiredness/fatigue, especially if accompanied by other symptoms, is something a GP should review)

@Polkadots2021

I loved how you're getting in to this!

You might also be tired because your body is adjusting to a lower calorie intake, more effort processing healthier, fibre dense food, far less sugar and so on, that's quite normal too.

A great multivitamin and multimineral would be good too.

The internet is a wonderful thing at times . You're right. I'll look at the NHS diet website again now I'm being more physically active.