I recently read this depressing article in December 2011 Men’s Health: http://www.menshealth.com/health/auto-neurotic . The author coins a term, mentacide, which seems to be basically defined as when the brain attacks itself with over-thinking. If you read the article, you’ll see that the author clearly acknowledges the negative physical ailments that result from this issue, and he readily admits to being unable to follow through on actions which would incite positive change. His final solution seems to be “positive thinking” which, you can tell from the tone of the article, is clearly not working. But without a solution, what other choice is there?

Countless articles like this seek to prove to us that our mood disorders are normal experiences that we have to learn to love. It seems that there’s no middle ground between espousing the wonders of medicating the masses and denying that there’s any problem at all.

I spent many years on the denial end of the spectrum before I found the solution of Nuero-nutrient Therapy (also called Amino Acid Therapy). This revolutionary therapy based on the work of Dr. Kenneth Blum http://www.rdsyndrome.com/dr_kenneth_blum_rds_gene_discovery.php was further developed and perfected by Julia Ross http://www.moodcure.com over twenty years of clinical application.

Kenneth Blum was doing research on alcoholism when he basically discovered neurotransmitters and their connection to addiction. While doing this research, he also discovered that amino acids are precursors to these neurotransmitters, and that supplementing with amino acids could correct neurotransmitter deficiencies. (As an aside, I don’t agree with his more recent conclusion that all amino acids simply stimulate dopamine).

The original trials on Prozac provided much of the science that led to Neuronutrient Therapy (NNT). It turns out that the same sorts of deficiencies at play in addiction are also happening in anxiety and depression. And recently the National Institute on Drug Abuse said, “The two conditions (addiction and obesity) have roots in some of the same brain areas and circuits.” http://www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/nida-notes/2007/10/nida-will-contribute-to-obesity-research

Alcoholism, drug addiction, overeating, under-eating, depression, anxiety and over-stress syndrome all have roots in neurotransmitter deficiency. Addictive behaviors all stimulate your brain to release “feel-good” chemicals like Serotonin, Norepinephrine, Dopamine, GABA and Endorphin, the very same chemicals that are deficient in those suffering from mood disorders.

There are drugs on the market that seek to raise the active amount of these chemicals in the brain by preventing the re-absorption and breakdown of these chemicals, but only NNT actually provides your body with the raw material needed to increase production. Every other method: drugs, exercise, medications, merely increase the release or slow the breakdown of the neurotransmitters. Only Amino Acids increase production in the brain!

If you’ve read the Men’s Health article, and you identify with it, there is hope for you! You don’t have to continue suffering. Those thinking patterns can actually go away—permanently! And naturally!

Check out our other articles on Amino Acids, and pick up a copy of Julia Ross’ The Mood Cure http://www.moodcure.com today!

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