Episode Details

Are you dealing with anxiety? Or perhaps you know a family member who is struggling with it? Anxiety is certainly on the rise in our society and today Dr. Jockers has sought the guidance of a firm show favorite, Trudy Scott, to shed some light on the role that amino acids can play in alleviating symptoms of anxiety as well as addiction.

Trudy Scott is author of 'The Anti-Anxiety Food Solution' and a verified 'food mood' expert. If you have the chance, do yourself a favor and go back and listen to episode #298 where Trudy first introduces the Functional Nutrition community to using amino acids to help with anxiety.

The good news is that there ARE nutritiional solutions to dealing with anxiety and addiction. In today's episode we learn all about tryptophan (an essential amino acid), 5-HTP, as well as GABA to support our brain health, and the role that leaky gut plays in increasing our anxiety and fueling our addictions. Leaky gut equals leaky brain!

Trudy has been able to eliminate her anxiety and panic attacks using a nutritional-based approach and she's here to show us all how to as well in this informative episode that is one you're definitely going to want to share with your friends and family! Please join us.

In This Episode:

• Understanding leaky gut (intestinal impermeability)

• What are some of the common causes of leaky gut? (the perils of gluten, sugar, and alcohol)

• The prickly issue of social drinking (how alcohol disrupts the gut barrier)

• The power of amino acids to ease anxiety by healing leaky gut

• Where do you start? Fixing leaky gut first or taking amino acids first?

• Addressing low serotonin

• Using tryptophan to quit your addictions

• WHich is better: tryptophan or 5-HTP?

• What does having low GABA look like? (the need to self-medicate)

• How GABA can help quit medications, alcohol, and even nicotine!

• How low blood sugar can feel like a 'demonic urge'

• How to take glutamine

• Does glutamine trigger our dopamine receptors?

• What happens when you have low endorphins?

• Is there a daily pattern with when you are feeling anxious?

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