Be alert, optimistic, calm, and resourceful. Margaret Durst reveals the amino acids that balance our brain's chemistry.
Amino Acids are critical to the formation and functioning of neurotransmitters which regulate the levels of our brain chemicals and are closely linked with mood. What we eat has a tremendous effect on our levels of neurotransmitters and therefore on our mood. Stress and nutritional deficiencies alter our brain chemistries and are common precursors to many illnesses and disorders including depression.
Brain chemicals associated with our mood include serotonin, catecholemine, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and endorphin. When in balance, these neurotransmitters help us in being alert, optimistic, calm and resourceful. A proper diet helps us to maintain a good balance; however imbalance can result from improper diet, poor digestion, stress, prescription drugs, and deficiencies or imbalances involving other nutrients. Read more
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