Books : 5-HTP: The Serotonin Connection: The Exciting New Approach to Overcoming Depression, Reducing Anxiety, and Controlling Your Appetite
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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 615.78
EAN num: 9780761516613
ISBN number: 0761516611
Label: Prima Lifestyles
Manufacturer: Prima Lifestyles
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 224
Printing Date: July 08, 1998
Publishing house: Prima Lifestyles
Release Date: July 08, 1998
Sale Popularity Level: 1171505
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Discover the New Way to Overcome Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia, and Obesity—Naturally!
What is 5-HTP and why has it become one of the most talked-about supplements on the market? 5-HTP is a substance that occurs naturally in the human body and helps in the manufacture of serotonin, a brain chemical that is associated with the feeling of well-being and fulfillment. Now, science has discovered that by taking additional amounts of 5-HTP—as an over-the-counter supplement—you may be able to increase your levels of serotonin naturally without the serious side-effects of prescription drugs.
In this balanced and informative guide, Othniel J. Seiden, M.D., provides everything you need to know about this revolutionary supplement, including:
·How 5-HTP has been used in Europe for decades to treat depression
·How 5-HTP may help reduce your appetite, improve sleep quality, and ease migraines
·What are the potential side-effects
·And much more!
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While "The Serotonin Connection" does a service to its readers of partially explaining the role of the neurotransmitter in brain's chemical activities and their relation to psychological and physical well-being, it falls short in its explanation of the relationship of serontin to the other neurotransmitters.
While it is undoubtedly true that serotonin plays a major role in psychological well-being, its interaction with dopamine, norepinephrine, and other neurotransmitters in overall brain activity is still poorly understood. This is the reason that most SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibiters) have a statement in their inserts concerning the limited knowledge of their activities in the brain.
This book is, I fear, another of those "take this you'll feel better" brands of literature. No chemical has that capability, to which the people who take cocaine and heroin can attest. Because serotonin is a natural brain chemical does not alter that fact.
This book does not mention the serotonin syndrome, a serious, sometimes fatal effect of the long-term use of certain SSRIs. That serotonin plays a necessary role in the brain's activities is well documented; that it is a panacea is not.
Those seeking real, positive change in their lives will not find them in this, or for that matter any, book. "Do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with your god" A 2500 year old guide to happiness which still works.
As a person with a severe, chronic, bipolar disorder ,and a former training specialist in scientific operations for a large pharmaceutical company, I can attest to the limited role of chemicals, natural and synthetic, in making you happy. That they are sometimes necessary is indisputable, this book seems to assert that they can actually lead to a "happy" life. As my psychiatrist once stated " we are all hopelessly human". Nothing we can ingest can change that fact.
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