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AMINO ACIDS
A+ PLAN
If you're searching for your true passion in life or are constantly trying to figure out how to smile every day, or if you need fashion styling or nutrition guidance, contact me today:
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STRESS AND POOR FOOD CHOICES affect our bodies with more than a few added pounds or a little acne. If you're feeling blue, uncomfortable in your own skin, or just "off," look deeper. It's NOT how you have to feel!
According to Tracy Skaer's, "Anxiety Disorders in the USA," and other research, adult rates of depression and anxiety have tripled since 1990. How and why is that? Do you think we're really worse off than we were 10 years ago, or are we eating even more chemicals and less nutrients, and stressing our bodies and minds so much that they can hardly function?
When our bodies take on too much stress, our bodies become depleted of vitamins and minerals, our hormone levels change, and it seems like we become different people. Our bodies actually stop producing the usual emotions and instead give us headaches, fatigue, sadness, anxiety, and other negative affects. Who wants sugar and other garbage (pure A+ Plan talk!) obstructing our brains from producing positive, fun, happy moods!
Where do amino acids come into play? Taking amino acids for 3-12 months should get your hormone levels back on track. With the right diet during and after that time, our mood chemistry will have repaired itself. As a result of taking the correct amino acids for only a week or two, you'll just start to FEEL better.
Before taking any amino acids, please check with a health professional and/or the "Caution Box" on pages 199-200 of "The Mood Cure," by Julia Ross.
SEROTONIN
Symptoms you may need more serotonin:
depression
low self-esteem
OCD
anger and violence during PMS
panic attacks
having trouble sleeping (If you've ever tried melatonin, it is made from serotonin.)
severe muscle pain
carb and drug-related cravings
issues with your gut and/or heart (More than 90% of the serotonin in your body is in your gut, according to "The Mood Cure.")
Important - Anger can also be due to mineral imbalances, and Panic Attacks due to thyroid or adrenals as well, so please check first before taking any amino acids.
Critical for the formation of and maintenance of serotonin:
oxygen (Get more from exercise and outside light.)
eating high-protein animal foods (Have tryptophan as well as the healthy fats that will allow tryptophan to get to the brain easier.)
getting rid of sugar and alcohol addictions!
Serotonin's rivals:
caffeine
drugs
artificial sweeteners
stress
What to take:
5-HTP is effective because it allows your body to produce serotonin even if you don't get enough tryptophan from your diet, and it works in minutes. It has also been shown to work just as well as, if not better than, antidepressents like Prozac, without the side effects.
Side Note: Breast milk has more than cow or soy milk. Were you breastfed as a baby?
TYROSINE
Symptoms you may need more tyrosine:
depression and just feeling down
low thyroid function (critical to the digestive breakdown and absorption of all amino acids)
yo-yo dieting (messes up your throid)
PMS
ADD
adrenal fatigue since it is needed for the "fight or flight" reaction
Critical for the formation of and maintenance of tyrosine:
eating high-protein animal foods, and eating high-starch, high-carb foods will actually move the amino acid out of your bloodstream, so it won't even reach your brain!
not too much soy or wheat (can actually inhibit the conversion of tyrosine and suppress thyroid function)
exercise
omega 3's, vitamin D, and other essential vitamins and minerals
What to take:
tyrosine
phenylalanine, since it converts to tyrosine
Learn about the other amino acid supplements that may help you feel better and contact the A+ Plan today!
If you're searching for your true passion in life or are constantly trying to figure out how to smile every day, or if you need fashion styling or nutrition guidance, contact me today:
a_plusplan@yahoo.com
www.aplusplan.com
STRESS AND POOR FOOD CHOICES affect our bodies with more than a few added pounds or a little acne. If you're feeling blue, uncomfortable in your own skin, or just "off," look deeper. It's NOT how you have to feel!
According to Tracy Skaer's, "Anxiety Disorders in the USA," and other research, adult rates of depression and anxiety have tripled since 1990. How and why is that? Do you think we're really worse off than we were 10 years ago, or are we eating even more chemicals and less nutrients, and stressing our bodies and minds so much that they can hardly function?
When our bodies take on too much stress, our bodies become depleted of vitamins and minerals, our hormone levels change, and it seems like we become different people. Our bodies actually stop producing the usual emotions and instead give us headaches, fatigue, sadness, anxiety, and other negative affects. Who wants sugar and other garbage (pure A+ Plan talk!) obstructing our brains from producing positive, fun, happy moods!
Where do amino acids come into play? Taking amino acids for 3-12 months should get your hormone levels back on track. With the right diet during and after that time, our mood chemistry will have repaired itself. As a result of taking the correct amino acids for only a week or two, you'll just start to FEEL better.
Before taking any amino acids, please check with a health professional and/or the "Caution Box" on pages 199-200 of "The Mood Cure," by Julia Ross.
SEROTONIN
Symptoms you may need more serotonin:
depression
low self-esteem
OCD
anger and violence during PMS
panic attacks
having trouble sleeping (If you've ever tried melatonin, it is made from serotonin.)
severe muscle pain
carb and drug-related cravings
issues with your gut and/or heart (More than 90% of the serotonin in your body is in your gut, according to "The Mood Cure.")
Important - Anger can also be due to mineral imbalances, and Panic Attacks due to thyroid or adrenals as well, so please check first before taking any amino acids.
Critical for the formation of and maintenance of serotonin:
oxygen (Get more from exercise and outside light.)
eating high-protein animal foods (Have tryptophan as well as the healthy fats that will allow tryptophan to get to the brain easier.)
getting rid of sugar and alcohol addictions!
Serotonin's rivals:
caffeine
drugs
artificial sweeteners
stress
What to take:
5-HTP is effective because it allows your body to produce serotonin even if you don't get enough tryptophan from your diet, and it works in minutes. It has also been shown to work just as well as, if not better than, antidepressents like Prozac, without the side effects.
Side Note: Breast milk has more than cow or soy milk. Were you breastfed as a baby?
TYROSINE
Symptoms you may need more tyrosine:
depression and just feeling down
low thyroid function (critical to the digestive breakdown and absorption of all amino acids)
yo-yo dieting (messes up your throid)
PMS
ADD
adrenal fatigue since it is needed for the "fight or flight" reaction
Critical for the formation of and maintenance of tyrosine:
eating high-protein animal foods, and eating high-starch, high-carb foods will actually move the amino acid out of your bloodstream, so it won't even reach your brain!
not too much soy or wheat (can actually inhibit the conversion of tyrosine and suppress thyroid function)
exercise
omega 3's, vitamin D, and other essential vitamins and minerals
What to take:
tyrosine
phenylalanine, since it converts to tyrosine
Learn about the other amino acid supplements that may help you feel better and contact the A+ Plan today!
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