Seratonin
Seratonin - condense info from here.
Most of the serotonin is produced and absorbed in the gut! The implication is that with any gut damage, a lot of the serotonin function is lost. Healing the gut should help restore this to some extent.
Trytophan an essential amino acid that is not made by the body and so must be acquired by food. It is the precursor that eventually turns into serotonin...a chemical in the brain which promotes calmness.
MAO-A gene does the serotonin breakdown
if his tics increased with 5HTP I would discontinue it. Not everyone can handle it and it is pretty potent. Many people prefer inositol in young kids especially as it is a B vitamin and has a much gentler way of increasing serotonin
Most of the serotonin is produced and absorbed in the gut! The implication is that with any gut damage, a lot of the serotonin function is lost. Healing the gut should help restore this to some extent.
Trytophan an essential amino acid that is not made by the body and so must be acquired by food. It is the precursor that eventually turns into serotonin...a chemical in the brain which promotes calmness.
MAO-A gene does the serotonin breakdown
if his tics increased with 5HTP I would discontinue it. Not everyone can handle it and it is pretty potent. Many people prefer inositol in young kids especially as it is a B vitamin and has a much gentler way of increasing serotonin
http://www.progressivehealth.com/kids-and-5-htp.htm 5 HTP and children
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