Category Archives: Stress

Eurycoma longifolia (tongkat ali) for Stress?

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Eurycoma longifolia, commonly known as tongkat ali, is a plant that grows natively in parts of Malaysia, Vietnam, Sumatra, Thailand and Java. Traditional medicine from these regions uses Eurycoma longifolia for a number of reasons, with one common use being … Continue reading →

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Alcohol Addiction and Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor

Posted on August 5, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a peptide hormone under the regulation of the cyclic AMP response element binding (CREB) protein. Evidence suggests that BDNF is required for neuronal health, synaptic plasticity, and may play a role in memory and … Continue reading →

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Phosphatidylserine to Blunt Cortisol Release

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Phosphatidylserine is a phospholipid found in the cell membranes of plants and animals. The presence of phosphatidylserine is required for normal membrane function, and in addition to membrane fluidity, this may include the regulation of key membrane bound enzymes and … Continue reading →

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Tryptophan and Serotonin: Stress Coping Mechanisms

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Stress is a commonly encountered problem in society, and although stress can be beneficial, chronic exposure to stress can significantly affect the health of the individual. As stress is almost completely unavoidable, most individuals are exposed to at least some … Continue reading →

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Chronic Versus Acute Stress

Posted on January 17, 2024 by Robert Barrington

Stress is an often misused and misunderstood term as it has passed from the scientific terminology to the mainstream. Stress is defined as a change to the environment that causes the organism to move outside of its normal homeostatic control, … Continue reading →

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L-Theanine to Reduce Stress

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Robert Barrington

L-theanine is a non-essential amino acid that is found in tea leaves in high concentrations. L-theanine passes across the blood brain barrier easily and in the brain it can have physiological effects. In particular, L-theanine is known to block the … Continue reading →

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L-Ornithine and Stress

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Ornithine is a non-essential amino acid that is not incorporated into protein. Although ornithine is present in a number of foods, the amount is relatively small and probably nutritionally unimportant. Supplements of ornithine are available and research suggests they may … Continue reading →

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L-Lysine and L-Arginine and Cortisol

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Supplementation with L-lysine has been shown to reduce anxiety in humans. This is interesting as L-lysine does not directly become converted to neurotransmitters, which is the case for some other amino acids such as L-tyrosine and L-phenylalanine. Therefore the anti-anxiety … Continue reading →

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L-Tyrosine Supplements

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Robert Barrington

L-tyrosine is an amino acid that is used by the cells to synthesise adrenaline and noradrenaline using the tyrosine hydroxylase enzyme pathway. This pathway maintains adequate stores of adrenaline and noradrenaline, particularly in nervous tissue. Stress depletes the body of … Continue reading →

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Can Stress Be Good For The Health?

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Robert Barrington

Stress is often considered detrimental to the health and this can be true. Certainly chronic stress that becomes unmanageable is the cause of detrimental health outcomes. However, stress is a requirement of all life as it is the stress applied … Continue reading →

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