Amino
Acids and Anxiety
Amino acids and anxiety
are undeniably linked. Amino acids are chemicals that make neurotransmitters,
which are chemicals that transmit nerve signals across a synapse.
Neurotransmitters are substances such as serotonin, dopamine and
epinephrine, and having a low amount of these in your system can
lead to a bout of anxiety. With your busy lives consisting of work,
children, after school activities, dinner, and such, it is easy
to not eat well and remain immobile. Other factors like pollutants,
chronic infections and viruses can also cause low levels of neurotransmitters
in the body, and not having enough of these chemicals made from
amino acids can lead to anxiety.
Today, depression and anxiety rates are rising, and with the economy
in a slump those rates are sure to hit the roof. Still, these types
of factors aren’t the only causes for depression and anxiety.
A neurotransmitter deficiency disorder may be more common than people
think. These chemicals made from amino acids are important to combat
anxiety, panic attacks, depression and other mood disorders. Neurotransmitters
are made of amino acids, of which there are 20; 10 are non essential,
meaning the body produces them, while the other 10 are essential,
since you receive them by eating certain foods.
The 10 essential amino acids needed to avoid anxiety and deterioration
of the muscles are: tryptophan, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine,
threonine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, histidine and arginine.
If the body doesn’t have enough of these amino acids, then
it can’t produce important neurotransmitters. Amino acids
are important in combating anxiety and depression because they make
the neurotransmitters that can elevate your mood.
If you’re feeling anxious, ingesting too much caffeine or
a stimulant prescription can lessen the effectiveness of your neurotransmitters.
Some take medications for anxiety that are supposed to fix the problem,
but they work by having the body metabolize serotonin instead of
replenishing it. Without the medications, the patient will still
have low neurotransmitters and potential for anxiety. Amino acids
are needed to replenish the body’s neurotransmitters and keep
anxiety at bay.
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