Why do I feel completely exhausted right after eating a heavy Thanksgiving style dinner?
1. Introduction The profound exhaustion experienced after a heavy, Thanksgiving-style dinner—clinically termed postprandial somnolence—is driven by massive activation of the parasympathetic nervous system and the substantial diversion of blood flow to the digestive tract. Digesting a large volume of dense, complex macronutrients requires significant vascular support, pulling metabolic resources away from the skeletal muscles and … Read more