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Amino Acids As Precursors

Tyrosine is converted to dopamine, noradrenaline, and adrenaline, which are taken up from foods like milk, sesame seeds, and almonds. Noradrenaline increases vigilance and alleviates depression, stress, cold, fatigue, and sleep deprivation in individuals experiencing these conditions. Tryptophan is converted to serotonin, which is also taken up from foods and facilitated by a low protein, high carb diet, causing effects of drowsiness and calmness.

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Amino Acids As Precursors

Tyrosine is converted to dopamine, noradrenaline, and adrenaline, which are taken up from foods like milk, sesame seeds, and almonds. Noradrenaline increases vigilance and alleviates depression, stress, cold, fatigue, and sleep deprivation in individuals experiencing these conditions. Tryptophan is converted to serotonin, which is also taken up from foods and facilitated by a low protein, high carb diet, causing effects of drowsiness and calmness.

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Amino acids as precursors

Conversion of tyrosine to dopamine,


noradrenaline and adrenaline

Amino acids as precursors
Uptake of Tyr
- Any food, high in high in milk, sesame seeds,
almonds, etc

Effects of noradrenaline
- Vigilance
- Alleviate depression, stress, cold, fatigue, sleep
deprivation. (no effect on normal individual)

Amino acids as precursors
Conversion of trptophan to serotonin
Amino acids as precursors
Uptake of Trp
- Any food, high in milk, sesame seeds,
almonds, etc
- Facilitated by low protein, high carb diet

Effects of serotonin:
1. Drowsiness
2. Calmness

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