Saturday, May 25, 2013

Capsiplex - Five HTP as well as desire for food control

By Zak Hargreaves


You may have heard of the weight loss supplement 5 HTP but what goes on it is?? Lets get back to basics and explain what 5-HTP is and just what it can do.

Foods like meat, peanuts and sesame seeds all contain an amino called Tryptophan which the brain use to convert into 5-HTP (5-Hydroxytryptophan).

Our mind then make use of the 5-HTP and turn it into serotonin, that's one of several 'happy' chemicals that assists control our appetite, mood and sleep patterns.

Many people suffer from low serotonin levels, particularly those that live in stress-filled everyday lives.

Using a low serotonin level can result in many being obese, crave sugar and then leave them also wanting more carbohydrates than usual.

They also experience periods of depression, get frequent headaches and also have vague muscle injuries. Low levels of serotonin can also be believed to be to blame for mood swings and depression, and in many cases overeating.

Obviously this can be any dieter's worst nightmare, unfortunately more of us than it may seem suffer from having low levels of serotonin.

These conditions are fixable by raising our brains serotonin levels and a good way to try this is through a top quality 5-HTP supplement.

While anti-depressants work keeping the serotonin our body's produce "free" in our brains, 5-HTP helps our body's produce more serotonin plus theory aid in keeping our "happy" "free" levels higher.

Low serotonin (or poor metabolism of serotonin) leaves us craving more sugar (especially women during PMS) If we have food cravings it is generally our body's technique for telling us we need a serotonin 'hit'.

Eating simple carbs like white bread or chocolate can certainly boost our brain's serotonin levels (that's why it feels so good).

Unfortunately getting relief this way is only temporary and brings about the spiteful cycle of blood sugar levels going up and down as being a yo-yo, which over time can leave you feeling worse!

By keeping a steady balance of your respective serotonin levels using 5HTP you are able to control appetite and beat cravings for food.

In summary, having a 5-HTP supplement can help us control our appetites and lose weight. Our brain can absorb Tryptophan easier if you have carbohydrate present.

When the world thinks depressed we have a tendency to crave food made of starch, which not understanding it, is our body's way of trying to absorb more tryptophan, which reinforces our serotonin levels.

Taking 5-HTP like a supplement can boost our serotonin levels naturally which avoids our craving for food and hopefully avoids us excess weight.




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