The Snoozery...as recommended by The Telegraph

We're supremely confident that our range of lovely sleep inducing products will be very well-received by the restless sleeper in your life...

...And it appears that the nice folk at The Telegraph agree, as we've been featured in their Last Minute Gifts for Christmas guide.

We're guaranteeing delivery by Christmas, if you order before midnight on Thursday 19th December - that's tomorrow BTW. So why not hurry on over to The Snoozery and have a browse around?

(Having resisted the urge to write the unacceptable "Give the gift of Sleep this Christmas", I now feel that it's somehow OK...although I know it's not, so sorry about that.)

Christmas turkey makes you sleepy: True or false?

Post the traditional Christmas roast turkey, many a knowledgeable uncle up and down the land can be heard asserting that it's due to the Tryptophan-rich turkey that Grandad has nodded off...

According to Uncle Bob, it's the Tryptophan in turkey that makes us all feel sleepy.

Here at The Snoozery, we've dug a little deeper into this "fascinating" piece of avuncular trivia and can reveal that Uncle Bob hasn't got it quite right. 

Yes, there is Tryptophan - an essential amino acid - in turkey, but no more so than in most other protein-rich foods such as eggs, cheese, yoghurt, meat, poultry as well as many plant proteins. 

It's the combination of the Tryptophan-rich protein and carbohydrates that make us feel sleepy after Christmas Dinner. 

So - in basic terms - it works like this:

• The Tryptophan (stored and just consumed) combines with carbohydrates to produce Serotonin
• When Serotonin levels are high, you're in a better mood, have a higher pain tolerance, and sleep better
• The Serotonin is then further metabolised into Melatonin
• Melatonin is the hormone that helps to control your sleep and wake cycles
• The increase in Melatonin then affects your sleep-wake cycle (or circadian rhythm) by chemically causing drowsiness and lowering the body temperature
• You feel sleepy. 

The red wine can also make us feel drowsy. 

Sleep tight and Happy Christmas!