GABA (Gamma Aminobutyric Acid)
GABA is an excellent substitute for growth hormone and several clinical studies have found that ingestion of GABA, epecially after exercise, stimulates the pituitary to secrete growth hormone. Thus, it may help to increase lean body mass.
Because of its inhibitory effects upon the central nervous system, supplemental GABA can be useful for aiding relaxation. GABA can help to decrease epileptic seizures and muscle spasms by inhibiting message transmission in neurons. This helps control nerve cells from firing too fast, which would overload the system.
GABA also lowers blood pressure, helps control hypoglycemia, prevents anxiety, and promotes sleep. GABA exerts its anti-anxiety effects by acting on the membrane of the cell receiving the neurotransmitter, and exerting a strong calling (inhibitory) effect on brain neurons. This creates a biochemical environment conducive to sleep. In research by Murck, et al. (Neurobiol Aging. 1999;20:665-668), GABA was found to exert a protective action on brainwave patterns in sleep and hormone secretion under conditions of sleep deprivation.
Klatz, Dr. Ronald and Dr. Robert Goldman. The New Anti-Aging Revolution. Laguna Beach: Basic Health Publications, Inc: 2003, p. 236.
Because of its inhibitory effects upon the central nervous system, supplemental GABA can be useful for aiding relaxation. GABA can help to decrease epileptic seizures and muscle spasms by inhibiting message transmission in neurons. This helps control nerve cells from firing too fast, which would overload the system.
GABA also lowers blood pressure, helps control hypoglycemia, prevents anxiety, and promotes sleep. GABA exerts its anti-anxiety effects by acting on the membrane of the cell receiving the neurotransmitter, and exerting a strong calling (inhibitory) effect on brain neurons. This creates a biochemical environment conducive to sleep. In research by Murck, et al. (Neurobiol Aging. 1999;20:665-668), GABA was found to exert a protective action on brainwave patterns in sleep and hormone secretion under conditions of sleep deprivation.
Klatz, Dr. Ronald and Dr. Robert Goldman. The New Anti-Aging Revolution. Laguna Beach: Basic Health Publications, Inc: 2003, p. 236.
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