Amino Acid
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Do you mean I have to follow ANOTHER diet??? Not exactly! The 5 Star Pro~Recovery diet is an eating plan designed to give the recovering
Do you mean I have to follow ANOTHER diet??? Not exactly! The 5 Star Pro~Recovery diet is an eating plan designed to give the recovering
Our brain is our master control panel. All of our thoughts, feelings, perceptions, beliefs, and ability to learn and utilize recovery skills are mediated through our brain, and specifically through chemical messengers called neurotransmitters.
You might be asking yourself what type of students benefit most from learning this approach. I have attracted a wide variety of students, from housewives who had already experienced the power of amino acid therapy and wanted to learn more to MDs certified in functional medicine, who needed help in putting it all together. And everybody in between!
From his humble beginning in rural Vermont, Bill achieved success as a trader on Wall Street, but his lifelong struggle with alcohol and the stock market crash of 1929 drained his fortune and caused him to descend into severe alcoholism.
We recommend that you eat a minimum of 15-20 grams of protein every 3-4 hours. This equals 60-80 grams per day. Petite women might be
Fatigue and general tiredness may lead to cravings for sugar and stimulants in susceptible people. Fatigue has a number of different causes, requiring different solutions. A functional medical doctor or a Level 2 coach from the Academy for Addiction and Mental Health Nutrition may help you figure it out.
Amino acid therapy is the use of specific over-the-counter, free-form amino acids to quickly provide the brain with key precursors to its 4 major mood mediating neurotransmitter systems. Research and clinical practice indicate that these amino acids typically cross the blood-brain barrier and create a mood shift within 20 minutes.
Relatively low blood sugar reflects in lower glucose supply to the PFC, thereby lowering willpower, and the ability to say “NO”.
The very first amino acid I ever used was 33 years ago in 1988. I was referred to an integrative MD by my nutritionist after she discovered that I had had untreated Celiac Disease since I was 2 years old. Among other things, I still had severe chronic fatigue (though better since I was then off gluten), and a deep, dark apathetic depression.
“But I don’t feel hungry!” was the response my 42 year-old male client from LA, gave me today. I had asked him if his bouts