Excerpted from Spectrum Magazine and http://www.garynull.com/Documents/spectrum/return_of_tryptophan.htm
The Return of Tryptophan
To understand the importance of tryptophan, you have to understand a bit of brain chemistry. Tryptophan is an amino acid occurring naturally in food. In the brain, it is converted to 5-hydroxy-tryptophan (5-HTP), which, in turn, is converted to serotonin. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter essential to regulating appetite, sleep, mood and pain levels.
Prozac, Zoloft, imipramine and some other antidepressant drugs also affect serotonin levels. But unlike ...
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