In 2008, researchers from the Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation published an article in the Nutrition Journal entitled “Nutritional therapies for mental disorders”. In it, they outlined many of the connections between nutrition and mental health. Among these connections was the role amino acids can play in the occurrence and treatment of mood disorders.
For example, the article points out that the body uses the amino acids tryptophan, tyrosine, and phenylalanine to produce serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine, deficiencies of which are associated with depression. It also indicated that some people with bipolar disorder have a deficiency in the amino acid taurine, which may increase their manic episodes. In addition, some schizophrenia patients found a reduction in subtle symptoms after taking the amino acid glycine. Finally, the article indicates that tryptophan can also help with obsessive compulsive disorder by increasing serotonin levels.
Did you know that among the 8 products Truehope offers to provide nutritional and physical well-being is one that focus on amino acids?
Amino acids are the building blocks of your body; the body uses them to synthesize proteins and they act as a source of energy when oxidized into urea and carbon dioxide. There are 22 standard amino acids, 9 of them essential. While the body can synthesize some amino acids from other compounds at a level necessary for normal growth, the essential amino acids cannot be, so they must come from food sources.
Truehope Transition Support Plus includes the 9 essential amino acids in pure form: histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine. The other 13 amino acids it contains are: alanine, arginine, aspartic acid, carnitine, citrulline, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, glycine, proline, serine, taurine, and tyrosine.
We have specifically formulated and balanced the amino acids to most effectively deliver them in a way that best promotes and maintains your health. In addition, Transition Support Plus contains specific vitamins (C, D, E, thiamin, B6, folic acid, and B12) to help the amino acids effectively fulfill their roles.
Transition Support Plus contains no sweeteners, no artificial flavours, and no preservatives. It is vegan friendly and contains no gluten.
While Transition Support Plus can be used in countless ways, our customers often use it in our wellness program as a powerful nutritional tool during transition to EMPowerplus.