On this page, Julia Ross outlines:
I know what you are thinking: what if I have trouble with ALL of these? Well, my friend, you are way too low on neurotransmitters.
I understand. I started getting better from some pretty serious stuff when I began making sure I had what is needed to make this all important brain fuel. Something of a hormone, something of a chemical switch, something that makes our brains work; that's our friends, the neurotransmitters.
I figured out that I was burning through my neurotransmitter tank like a nitro-ed funny car. I was under so much pressure and stress, along with the challenge of my body losing its ability to make certain vital hormones, that by 2 pm, my tank was empty.
Now, nothing would work right. Not just thinking itself, but stress handling, energy to move around, and the ability of my brain to direct all the body stuff that needs to get done to keep me alive. I couldn't digest food, sleep, or heal. Core implosion.
I started getting better when I not only started removing sources of stress (job, living situation, business plans) but also started supplying my brain with what it needed. In my case, steady protein sources with a full amino acid profile, circadian rhythm strategies to help my sleep, steady blood sugar from a low carb diet, and trampoline bouncing to reorient my body and deliver brain feedback. But I also "cut to the chase" with supplemental amino acids like niacin and neurotransmitter precursors like pregnenolone.
My particular combination might not work for you. But I am thinking some combination that works for you is out there.
I just love dealing with issues by removing the cause of the issues.
The Four False Mood Types
Each of the four mood engines in your brain needs a different amino acid fuel. The lower your levels of amino fuel, the more False Mood symptoms you develop. The four emotion-generators in your brain are called neurotransmitters. Each one powers a different emotional zone and each has a distinctly different effect on your mood:
The Dark Cloud of Depression
If you’re high in serotonin – you’re positive, confident, flexible, and easy-going.
If you’re sinking in serotonin – you’ll tend to be negative, obsessive, worried, irritable, and sleepless.
The Blahs
If you’re high in catecholamines – you’re energized, upbeat, and alert.
If your catecholamines have crashed – you’ll sink into a flat apathetic funk.
Anxiety and Stress
If you’re high in GABA – you’re relaxed and stress-free.
If there’s a gap in your GABA – you’ll be wired, stressed, and overwhelmed.
Oversensitive Feelings
If you’re high in endorphins – you’re full of cozy feelings of comfort, pleasure, and euphoria.
If you’re near the end of your endorphins – you’ll be crying during commercials, overly sensitive to hurt, and reaching for comfort to sugar, starch, alcohol, or other drugs or behaviors.
You can replenish any deficiency in your own neurotransmitters using the amino acids as described in The Mood Cure. (book: Amazon link if needed.)
Each of the four mood engines in your brain needs a different amino acid fuel. The lower your levels of amino fuel, the more False Mood symptoms you develop. The four emotion-generators in your brain are called neurotransmitters. Each one powers a different emotional zone and each has a distinctly different effect on your mood:
The Dark Cloud of Depression
If you’re high in serotonin – you’re positive, confident, flexible, and easy-going.
If you’re sinking in serotonin – you’ll tend to be negative, obsessive, worried, irritable, and sleepless.
The Blahs
If you’re high in catecholamines – you’re energized, upbeat, and alert.
If your catecholamines have crashed – you’ll sink into a flat apathetic funk.
Anxiety and Stress
If you’re high in GABA – you’re relaxed and stress-free.
If there’s a gap in your GABA – you’ll be wired, stressed, and overwhelmed.
Oversensitive Feelings
If you’re high in endorphins – you’re full of cozy feelings of comfort, pleasure, and euphoria.
If you’re near the end of your endorphins – you’ll be crying during commercials, overly sensitive to hurt, and reaching for comfort to sugar, starch, alcohol, or other drugs or behaviors.
You can replenish any deficiency in your own neurotransmitters using the amino acids as described in The Mood Cure. (book: Amazon link if needed.)
I understand. I started getting better from some pretty serious stuff when I began making sure I had what is needed to make this all important brain fuel. Something of a hormone, something of a chemical switch, something that makes our brains work; that's our friends, the neurotransmitters.
I figured out that I was burning through my neurotransmitter tank like a nitro-ed funny car. I was under so much pressure and stress, along with the challenge of my body losing its ability to make certain vital hormones, that by 2 pm, my tank was empty.
Now, nothing would work right. Not just thinking itself, but stress handling, energy to move around, and the ability of my brain to direct all the body stuff that needs to get done to keep me alive. I couldn't digest food, sleep, or heal. Core implosion.
I started getting better when I not only started removing sources of stress (job, living situation, business plans) but also started supplying my brain with what it needed. In my case, steady protein sources with a full amino acid profile, circadian rhythm strategies to help my sleep, steady blood sugar from a low carb diet, and trampoline bouncing to reorient my body and deliver brain feedback. But I also "cut to the chase" with supplemental amino acids like niacin and neurotransmitter precursors like pregnenolone.
My particular combination might not work for you. But I am thinking some combination that works for you is out there.
I just love dealing with issues by removing the cause of the issues.
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