-Nuts (especially walnuts & chestnuts), chocolate, cinnamon and \u201cre-gifted\u201d fruit cake can be non-allergic irritants to the mouth and tongue even to the point of causing canker sores, so tread lightly<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Mistletoe can be a contact irritant similar to poison ivy so when kissing stand beneath it but don\u2019t hold it<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-\u201cFresh\u201d Christmas trees are often not so fresh but are often harvested weeks beforehand and kept damp.\u00a0 This in turn can lead to mold contamination which can be both an allergen and a respiratory irritant.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Sleepiness after eating turkey is caused by its high content of the amino acid L-tryptophan which is readily converted to the neurotransmitter serotonin.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
-Nuts (especially walnuts & chestnuts), chocolate, cinnamon and \u201cre-gifted\u201d fruit cake can be non-allergic irritants to the mouth and tongue even to the point of causing canker sores, so tread lightly -Mistletoe can be a contact irritant similar to poison ivy so when kissing stand beneath it but don\u2019t hold it -\u201cFresh\u201d Christmas trees are often not so fresh but are often harvested weeks beforehand and kept damp.\u00a0 This in turn can lead to mold contamination which can be both…<\/p>\n