When I discovered the idea that amino acids could help with my energy and my moods, it helped me immensely.  I shared it with my nearest and dearest and it helped them!  What I realized quickly though, that “new” knowledge was not readily adopted into mainstream medical practices or any kind of practices, for that matter.  In fact, newest scientific discoveries take a dozen years to go from the “aha” discovery moment to retail treatment centres.  Let me give you a very pedestrian example, for instance, common warts.  I found out via an article in the local newspaper about an “aha” experiment that said you could kill warts (all kinds even planter variety – the kind that dig very deep into the foot and are so painful you need surgery to remove).  My whole family struggled with them. My husband had to have surgery to remove his plantars warts.  I schlepped to a clinic in the next town to see a skin specialist who “burned” them off with dry ice every two weeks for months.  With no real effect since they seemed to grow back in the two weeks between visits.  Then I tried what the article suggested – DUCT TAPE.  Yup, duct tape.  Of course it made sense.  Warts are a virus that needs air to survive.  You cut off the air supply and it ….. dies.  All it took was 2 weeks of applying a fresh piece of gray duct tape daily.  Even the deep, painful plantar version that my athlete son had, went away after one month – no surgery required.  How many other things are we getting surgery for that we don’t have to?  

This is the third in a four part series about the magic of amino acids to help cure bad moods!  It is based on a protocol used by psychologist Dr Julia Ross.  She used the work of the neuroscientist Dr. Kenneth Blum from North Texas University who was studying the effects of nutrition for drug and other additions and found that you could extract the essential nutrients  the did most of the mood leveling work – namely certain amino acids,  These nutraceuticals have the ability to give the brain what it need to produce the mood modulators or chemicals that make us feel good! 

Today we will be discussing the chapter in Dr. Julia Ross’s book “The Mood Cure “ (2004, Penguin Books) entitled “All Stressed Out – How to Recover from Adrenal Overload” and the amino acid GABA and what it does for you to help you stay calm and happy.

I like to remind everyone that MOST PEOPLE can only, effectively, fight one battle/war at a time.  If you are stressed to the max, for instance, an extreme diet and exercise plan should not be another battle you should be attempting at the same time.  Have grace with yourself.  Give yourself time, space and resources to deal with one issue at a time….  Remember you will be living to 100 or maybe even 120, so there is time for it all!

Take the time to find a good functional medical professional to help you with this journey, or call Jr. Julia Ross’s clinic for virtual appointment.  The mood assessment questionnaire is on the clinic website and is a great place to start.  I’ll leave the URL in the show notes on our website:

https://www.thewisewomansway.com or short version http://www.annerad.com will redirect you to it. 

Dr. Julia Ross’s Website.  Find access to her clinic and her questionnaire to determine what your “false moods” are and how to start fixing them!

https://www.juliarosscures.com/

Basic Vitamin Supplement Suggestions The Mood Cure, 2004 Dr. Julia Ross