| Tryptophan (Amino Acid) |
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This amino acid is required for the production of niacin (vitamin B3).
It is used by the human body to produce serotonin, a
neurotransmitter that is important for normal nerve and brain
function. Serotonin is important in sleep, stabilizing emotional
moods, pain control, inflammation, intestinal peristalsis, etc.
It is further important in controlling hyperactivity in children, assists
in alleviating stress, helps with weight loss and reducing appetite. It
has also been found that people suffering from migraine
headaches have abnormal levels of tryptophan, and in this
supplementation may be helpful.
A shortage of tryptophan, combined with a shortage of magnesium
may be a contributing factor to heart artery spasms.
Tryptophan is one of the eight essential amino acids found in the
human diet. Essential amino acids must be gotten preformed from
food or supplements; non-essential aminos (there are 14) can be
made from the essential aminos, or other non-essential amino acids.
It is used by the human body to produce serotonin, a
neurotransmitter that is important for normal nerve and brain
function. Serotonin is important in sleep, stabilizing emotional
moods, pain control, inflammation, intestinal peristalsis, etc.
It is further important in controlling hyperactivity in children, assists
in alleviating stress, helps with weight loss and reducing appetite. It
has also been found that people suffering from migraine
headaches have abnormal levels of tryptophan, and in this
supplementation may be helpful.
A shortage of tryptophan, combined with a shortage of magnesium
may be a contributing factor to heart artery spasms.
Tryptophan is one of the eight essential amino acids found in the
human diet. Essential amino acids must be gotten preformed from
food or supplements; non-essential aminos (there are 14) can be
made from the essential aminos, or other non-essential amino acids.
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In people who are even marginally vitamin B6 deficient, tryptophan may be rapidly degraded into mildly toxic metabolites such
as hydroxykynurenine, xanthurenic acid and hydroxyanthranilic acid. Thus, the brain typically receives less than 1% of
ingested tryptophan.
Toxicity and symptoms of high intake
Supplementation with high dosage of this amino acid could lead to gastrointestinal upsets, headaches, sleepiness and anxiety.
Tryptophan has often been hyped as "nature's prozac" or "nature's serotonin solution." While certainly an exaggeration, these
extravagant claims have some basis in fact.
Tryptophan the anti-depressive
The published research of S.N. Young and H.M. Praag (two of the world’s chief experts on tryptophan-serotonin metabolism
and psychobiology), suggest that tryptophan will likely be of most benefit to people suffering from depression of the type that
Young refers to as "anxious-agitated." Young notes that increased brain production of serotonin through tryptophan
supplementation does not automatically increase serotonin nerve activity.
Serotonin deficiency is often a major factor in depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and weight gain, to name a few. Simply
supplementing serotonin when there is a deficiency would appear to be the easiest solution; however, since serotonin cannot
pass through the blood-brain barrier, direct supplementation with serontonin is in fact ineffective.
as hydroxykynurenine, xanthurenic acid and hydroxyanthranilic acid. Thus, the brain typically receives less than 1% of
ingested tryptophan.
Toxicity and symptoms of high intake
Supplementation with high dosage of this amino acid could lead to gastrointestinal upsets, headaches, sleepiness and anxiety.
Tryptophan has often been hyped as "nature's prozac" or "nature's serotonin solution." While certainly an exaggeration, these
extravagant claims have some basis in fact.
Tryptophan the anti-depressive
The published research of S.N. Young and H.M. Praag (two of the world’s chief experts on tryptophan-serotonin metabolism
and psychobiology), suggest that tryptophan will likely be of most benefit to people suffering from depression of the type that
Young refers to as "anxious-agitated." Young notes that increased brain production of serotonin through tryptophan
supplementation does not automatically increase serotonin nerve activity.
Serotonin deficiency is often a major factor in depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and weight gain, to name a few. Simply
supplementing serotonin when there is a deficiency would appear to be the easiest solution; however, since serotonin cannot
pass through the blood-brain barrier, direct supplementation with serontonin is in fact ineffective.
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