Science says eating just one meal per day can improve your health. Learn more at https://highintensityhealth.com/OMAD ----- Welcome to Episode #142 with Trudy Scott, CN. Author of The Anti-Anxiety Food Solution. ➢ The Anxiety Summit: http://bit.ly/1r72gGS ➢ Connect with Trudy Scott, CN: http://everywomanover29.com/ -----------------------------------------Lets Connect-------------------------------------- ➢ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MikeMutzelMS ➢ Listen to the Audio in iTunes: http://highintensityhealth.com/itunes ➢ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/metabolic_mike --------------------------------------Key Takeaways---------------------------------- 09:25 Low Serotonin: With all of the neurotransmitters, there is an addiction component. With low serotonin, the cravings are late afternoon and evening. TMJ and fibromyalgia are also common with low serotonin. Trudy has her patients complete an anxiety questionnaire and rank their symptoms. The amino acids for raising low serotonin are tryptophan and 5-HTP. Tryptophan is taken mid-afternoon and evening, when our serotonin dips. Dosages are individualized based upon how you respond to them. Some practitioners have concerns that tryptophan can go down the wrong pathway and convert into neurotoxic quinolinic acid. 16:41 Food Sources of Tryptophan: A study found that there was a lower risk of anxiety and depression in Australian women who ate a whole foods traditional diet. It included quality grass fed red meat. The study found that grass fed red meat was the strongest correlant to good mental health in women. The study has been replicated in adolescents with similar results. 19:23 Low GABA: Besides the physical symptoms, you may also have panic attacks, be a stress eater or use alcohol or drugs to relax. There is a myth that since GABA does not cross the blood-brain barrier, it won’t work. If it does work, someone has a leaky blood-brain barrier. Trudy is not a fan of the phenibut form of GABA. It is a benzodiazepine drug used to help with anxiety. However, it can be addicting and withdrawal can be difficult. You may also see pharma-GABA or phenyl-GABA on a label. Avoid these. Trudy says that we should use GABA, gamma-Aminobutyric acid, and that should be what is on the label. GABA works better sublingually. We have GABA receptors throughout the body. When we use GABA and feel relaxation like having had a glass of wine, we know that it is working in the muscles. GABA also works well with children. Most often, Trudy uses a sublingual over the counter GABA by Source Naturals called GABA Calm. She starts her patients on 125 mg. Starting low and building up is important. 26:55 Copper/Zinc Balance: High copper and low zinc could be a cause of your anxiety. Taking zinc can lower copper levels. Pyroluria is a genetic condition which creates an imbalance of lower zinc levels. The Pyroluria protocol calls for a higher need for zinc, evening primrose oil and vitamin B6. Pyroluria can cause social anxiety, not wanting breakfast and morning nausea, poor sense of smell and taste, insomnia, and depression. Introverts find that when they go on the Pyroluria protocol, they are no longer introverted or have less social anxiety. Trudy has a Pyroluria questionnaire on her website. 31:00 Turning down Our Stress Response: Each of us should find what works for us. For some it is yoga, dancing, exercising, being in nature, or HeartMath. We need to do something constructive to destress. Watching TV is not enough. Meaning, accomplishment, purpose, and sense of community are very important and come when brain chemicals are balanced. 35:52 Oxytocin: When oxytocin is the love hormone. It is low in social anxiety and in children with autism. There seems to be a correlation between serotonin and oxytocin. Often zinc levels are low when oxytocin is low. Low cholesterol can be a factor in low oxytocin. There can be genetic mutations that raise the propensity for low oxytocin. We don’t know much about oxytocin. We can provide the raw materials to support oxytocin with appropriate neurotransmitter levels like serotonin and raising zinc levels. Before using oxytocin, think about why levels are low. 41:28 Anxiety Summit: The Anxiety Summit includes many experts, including new faces. Dr. Drew Ramsey, an integrative psychiatrist, will be talking about brain/mental health and food. Caffeine and coffee and its impact upon adrenal function will be discussed. Dr. Kurt Woeller will discuss oxytocin and cholesterol.