Skin care — 5htp

Boundary-setting and creation of a balanced life is a process and there will be times when the wheels do fall off… we just have to have a strategy to keep a forward momentum.   Additionally, we have come up with a great little supplement which is a combination with GABA (gamma aminobutyric acid ), 5-HTP (5-hydroxy tryptophan) and inositol. GABA has a calming effect in the body (it attaches to the same receptors as some of the anti-anxiety medications do, but we have this in our bodies so are just topping up! ), 5-HTP converts down to our happy hormone,...

5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) 5-htp is in essence your happiness neurochemical precursor, (meaning it is converted in our bodies to another chemical, serotonin. We produce 5htp in our bodies and it is largely sourced from our diet.   FOODS THAT HELP MAKE US HAPPY Foods such as eggs, cheese, nuts, tofu, oats, turkey, salmon are useful for boosting serotonin levels. SEROTONIN Serotonin, which is responsible for keeping us balanced in a mood sense, motivated, calm and resilient.  This then is further converted to melatonin (which is our body clock hormone .. it tells us when we should sleep /day and night cycles...