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DL-Phenylalanine (DLPA)

"In one study, 20 depressed patients took 200 mg of DLPA everyday. At the end of the 3-week study, 12 patients no longer had depression, and 4 patients experienced mild to moderate improvements in their mood (8).

This makes sense considering that researchers have found that people struggling with depression often have low levels of phenylalanine, and supplementation significantly elevates their mood (9).

In fact, one study found that DLPA is just as effective as standard antidepressants (but without side effects), and another found that people who don’t respond to common antidepressants often get significantly better when they take DLPA (10, 11).

And even if you take medication, research shows that combining DLPA with antidepressants leads to greater increases in mood than simply taking an antidepressant alone (12).

Yet unlike antidepressants, you can feel the effects of DLPA quickly (within a few hours) and in some cases, it can “terminate depression within 2 to 3 days” (13)."

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💚A therapeutic dose 360-420mg of magnesium glycinate has been so effective at reducing my mother's leg cramps, helping her relax at night and lessening the ruminent thoughts. It's changed her life.💚

Magnesium is an essential mineral to the brain as a part of almost every part of the stress response, recovery, and repair. It's also responsible for supporting muscle and nerve function as well as energy production.

Over half of Americans are deficient in magnesium.. We are usually not getting enough from food sources so supplementation is important. Magnesium is best taken with calcium and vitamin D3 for optimal activation and absorption.

"Magnesium and the Brain: The Original Chill Pill"
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evolutionary-psychiatry/201106/magnesium-and-the-brain-the-original-chill-pill

"Rapid recovery from major depression using magnesium treatment"
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16542786/

Nutrient deficiency is at the root of so much.