Academy for Addiction and Mental Health Nutrition Blog

Amino Acid

Amino Acid & L-Tyrosine

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.

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Amino Acid

Are You Ready for a Craving Cure?

What is your craving profile? Which foods are you most attracted to? How many of them belong to the unhealthy group of foods? Can you work towards controlling the craving for these food items to achieve both short-term and long-term health goals?

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Mental Health Nutrition

Stress Awareness Month

Google defines stress as “a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances”. The problem with this definition is that some people thrive in situations that would debilitate others.

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