Every Powerful AMINO ACID That Affects Your Brain and Mood, Explained

Most people have no idea their brain runs on amino acids. Here is how it actually works.

This video explains five powerful amino acids that directly influence your brain chemistry, mood, sleep, and energy levels. Learn how tryptophan, tyrosine, phenylalanine, glycine, and glutamine each play a unique role in producing neurotransmitters like serotonin, dopamine, GABA, and more.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 How Amino Acids Affect Your Brain and Mood
00:44 What Are Biogenic Amines?
01:04 Tryptophan: Serotonin, Melatonin, and More
02:33 Tyrosine: Dopamine and Norepinephrine
03:20 Phenylalanine: The Upstream Catecholamine Builder
04:36 Best Time to Take Stimulating Amino Acids
05:07 Glycine: The Calming Neurotransmitter
06:44 Glutamine: The Jekyll and Hyde Amino Acid
08:01 The GAD Enzyme, B6, and Magnesium Connection

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INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE REFERRAL LINKS
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Journal of Translational Medicine: https://translational-medicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12967-025-06341-5

NAEM (Environmental Medicine) Providers: https://envmedicine.com/find-a-provider/

US Naturopathic Physicians: https://naturopathic.org/search/default.asp?m=radius

Canadian Naturopathic Physicians: https://www.cand.ca/findmynd/

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Mold and Environmental Illness Referrals: https://drcrista.com/doctor-finder/

Mental Health focus: https://www.psychanp.org/member-directory.html

Cancer Focus: https://www.oncanp.org/find-an-nd#!directory/map

New Hampshire Naturopathic Physicians [NHAND.org]: http://nhand.org/

A4M Integrative referral: https://www.a4m.com/find-a-doctor.html

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