EP193 How to use amino acid supplements to fix neurotransmitter deficiencies that trigger alcohol cravings
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If you’re a daily drinker and want a highly effective tool that can quickly and easily help you break the habit, this episode is for you.
Most people don’t understand that the urge to eat, drink or use a drug to help you function or feel better is biological. Your brain is not producing adequate amounts of neurotransmitters.
Neurotransmitters control your reality–your mood, memory, thinking and behavior.
And when your brain has what it needs, you naturally feel relaxed and alert, focused and positive–even happy.
But when your brain does not have what it needs, you get symptoms like anxiety, depression, anger and irritability, apathy, low energy and motivation, sleep problems and loss of memory, focus and attention.
An inadequate supply of neurotransmitters is why you have the urge to use substances like sugar, alcohol, caffeine and prescription medications to cope or compensate.
The good news is that nutrients you need are inexpensive and widely available. And clinical studies show that following simple nutritional protocols gives you FIVE TO ONE ODDS of overcoming substance use disorders.
In this episode, I give you a basic overview of the vitamins, minerals and amino acid supplements that can restore your sense of confidence and control.
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General support for ALL neurotransmitter deficiencies. Use in addition to specific amino acids (see below).
B-Complex (1 capsule, 3x/day) Should contain at least 50 mg of B3 (niacin) and B6 (pyridoxine), 400mcg folic acid. Expect urine to be bright yellow.
Vitamin C (at least 500 mg 3x/day)
Multi-vitamin/mineral: Should contain at least 1000 mg calcium, 300mg magnesium, 100 mg potassium, 20 mg iron, 20 mg zinc, 6 mg manganese, 400 mcg chromium, 60 mcg selenium, 50 mcg molybdenum.
Serotonin Deficiency
5-HTP (300mg, 3x/day) (check with doctor if taking antidepressant medications)
L-Glutamine (1000mg, 4x/day) (do not take if you have cirrhosis and liver disease)
GABA Deficiency
L-Glutamine (up to 3500mg, 4x/day) (do not take if you have cirrhosis and liver disease)
GABA (1000mg, 3x/day)
L-Taurine (1000mg, 4x/day)
Endorphin Deficiency
DLPA (2000 mg, 3x/day) (check with doctor if taking antidepressant medications)
L-Leucine (500 mg, 3x/day)
L-Methionine (500 mg, 3x/day)
L-Glycine (2000 mg, 3x/day)
L-Tyrosine (2000 mg, 2x/day) (check with doctor if taking antidepressant medications; do not take if you have a history of melanoma)
Catecholamine Deficiency
L-Tyrosine (1500-2000 mg, 3x/day) (check with doctor if taking antidepressant medications; do not take if you have a history of melanoma)
L-Glutamine (1000mg 3x/day) (do not take if you have cirrhosis and liver disease)
It's Not About the Alcohol
Would you like to reduce your alcohol consumption by 80 percent so you can enjoy drinking socially without relying on alcohol to manage your stress, anxiety, loneliness and boredom when you're by yourself?
Most high achieving women assume over-drinking is caused by a lack of willpower--or worse, the incurable disease of "alcoholism." So they beat themselves up and avoid asking for help because they feel ashamed and out of control.
Whether you’re a daily drinker who can’t break the habit, or you're still going to sobriety meetings even though you don’t drink anymore, the real problem is that you don’t trust yourself.
Which means it’s not about the alcohol. It’s about your relationship with yourself.
I’m an intuitive drinking coach helping professional women learn how drinking less (or not at all) is actually a superpower, even when the idea of giving up the only thing that helps them quiet their mind feels impossible.
The solution to alcohol use disorder is a FEELING. If you felt comfortable in your own skin and at ease in your life, you would drink like someone who is comfortable and at ease!
Join me each week for holistic, evidence-based strategies to fix your dopamine deficit, regulate your nervous system, cure imposter syndrome, manage sugar cravings, improve your sleep and reclaim your mental health so you no longer have the urge to escape your own body.
Get happy, not sober. Because happy people don’t drink themselves into a stupor.
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