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Part 7: Phenylalanine – The Brain & Mood Amino Acid | Essential Amino Acids Series

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In Part 7 of our Essential Amino Acids Series, we reveal one of the most underrated building blocks of your brain and mood: Phenylalanine.Did you know that without enough phenylalanine, your body can’t produce dopamine, norepinephrine, or thyroid hormones?In this episode, you’ll learn:

✅ How phenylalanine supports mental clarity, motivation & mood

✅ Its critical role in thyroid function and metabolic health

✅ The best food sources of phenylalanine (animal & plant-based)

✅ Recommended daily intake and real numbers for your bodyweight

✅ The surprising clinical studies showing massive improvements in depression and cognition

✅ How much is too much and what blocks its absorption

Stay until the end for an astonishing study on how phenylalanine supplementation reduced depression symptoms by over 40%.

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Get our free protein guide here:

https://bit.ly/4cg8E7t

Our Homepage:

http://www.escapistcrossfit.com

In Part 7 of our Essential Amino Acids Series, we reveal one of the most underrated building blocks of your brain and mood: Phenylalanine.Did you know that without enough phenylalanine, your body can’t produce dopamine, norepinephrine, or thyroid hormones?In this episode, you’ll learn:

✅ How phenylalanine supports mental clarity, motivation & mood

✅ Its critical role in thyroid function and metabolic health

✅ The best food sources of phenylalanine (animal & plant-based)

✅ Recommended daily intake and real numbers for your bodyweight

✅ The surprising clinical studies showing massive improvements in depression and cognition

✅ How much is too much and what blocks its absorption

Stay until the end for an astonishing study on how phenylalanine supplementation reduced depression symptoms by over 40%.

  continue reading

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