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WORDS OF WISDOM: Adhere & Apply

Do you find it easy to initial change in your life but find it difficult following through? Do you struggle with keeping your commitments when challenges or issues conveniently present themselves? Have you even let the thought of being sore the next morning stop you from doing physical exercise?

If you answered yes, there could be a chemical reason why.

Within our brain are Neurotransmitters, which are chemicals made of "amino acids", twenty-two are contained in protein foods, and nine amino acids essential for humans. These neurotransmitters create our moods. They are:
1. Dopamine/Norepinephrine: our natural Energizer & Mental Focuser
2. Endorphin: our natural Painkiller
3. GABA (gamma amino butyric acid): our natural Sedative
4. Serotonin: our natural Mood Stabilizer & Sleep Promoter

High-protein foods like chicken, beef, fish and eggs contain all twenty-two amino's along with the nine considered essential for humans. Beans & grains have some of the nine amino's but need to be combined with a "complete protein" like corn & nuts or bean & rice.

If we don't eat meals with plenty of protein a supplement of amino acids are necessary for stability.

When Craving Carbohydrates we reach for things such as sweets, starches or alcohol which is glucose or blood sugar......Instead supplement with the amino acid "L-glutamine" that reaches the brain in minutes, stopping the sweet & starch cravings, keeping you calm & alert. It can be found in any health food store.

To regain Energy & Focus we need to stop reaching for coffee, diet pills, caffeine loaded energy drinks that will pick us up and send us crashing back down quickly. The amino acid that fuels the body is "L-tyrosine". It adrenaline produces norepinephrine and thyroid hormones and peps you up in minutes after consuming.

When having problems Relaxing try the chemical GABA (gamma amino butyric acid) our natural sedative or Valium. GABA absorbs excess adrenaline and other stresses leaving us nice and relaxed. Can be found in any health food store.

Problems Coping with Pain. Some of us numb it with alcohol or overeating. Crying easily or being overly sensitive to emotional & physical pain, low Endorphin levels are the issue. If food is a reward or answer to numbing feelings. Loving to eat certain foods fire off temporary surges of endorphins or euphoria, joy a high. People with high levels of endorphins smile all the time and get great pleasure out of life. Consuming Endorphins will give you back the natural painkiller ability to cop.

Stabilizing our Moods & Promoting Sleep is found in the amino acid Tryptophan the only nutrient the body can use to make Serotonin. Low levels of serotonin can be related to weight-loss dieting or stressful experiences. If levels fall low enough they can promote eating disorders or serious disturbances emotionally. Other symptoms of low serotonin are violent crimes and suicides, even self hatred or fatal obsession's. In men troubling sexual fantasies they can't stop or neat-freaks, fears & phobias. Bringing up the serotonin levels with the amino acid L-tryptophan will normalize sleep patterns, relieve food cravings & depression over time.

Remember: When any of these four brain chemicals are depleted or out of balance "pseudo-emotions can occur. If we have enough of all four emotionally we'll be stable.

Like with anything I have shared with you in this Words of Wisdom Segment consult with your doctor or health nutritionist for the proper dosage for you.....
In all of your getting, get understanding, because "The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste"