I heard that if you mix milk and honey together that you get sleepy from drinking that mixture. why does honey

Question

make you sleepy?

Answer 1

warm milk makes you sleepy? Honey helps sore throats? I don't know about the two mixed together

Answer 2

my theory is that by the tme u make the drink ur tired from being up at midnight making some stupid drink

Answer 3

Actually its not the honey that makes you sleepy.  Milk while its cold doesnt either, but if you warm the milk, it produces enzyimes which inhibit the natural chemical serontonin which in turn will make you sleepy.. this natural chemical is also found in turkey...

Answer 4

it's totally true. it knocks you out. :)

Answer 5

PEOPLE are liars sometimes. just drink warm milk and I PROMISE that if u are having trouble sleeping after u drink it youll be out like a light

Answer 6

It's not the honey, it's the milk

At least two things go into this:

1) Tryptophan: the same ingredient that makes everyone sleepy after Thanksgiving dinner is present in milk.

2) Warmth: the few degrees that this drink might raise your body temperature is often enough to trigger the slowdown response we have on warm days.