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“For example, there are about 840 milligrams of tyrosine in three scrambled eggs, 400 milligrams in a quarter-pound hamburger patty, and 900 milligrams in a chicken breast, but you’d have to eat twenty-four almonds to get a scant 150 milligrams of tyrosine.”
― Julia Ross, The Mood Cure: The 4-Step Program to Take Charge of Your Emotions--Today

“If you are a vegetarian, you’re at a greater risk of developing tryptophan malnutrition. Even if you never touch a piece of meat, you do get some tryptophan from foods like nutritional yeast, milk products, nuts, seeds, bananas, and pumpkin. But other than the milk products and yeast (which many vegetarians don’t eat), most vegetarian foods contain much less tryptophan than animal-derived foods do. And that’s important to remember, because decreases in the amount of tryptophan you consume can so easily prevent your brain’s serotonin stores from increasing.”
― Julia Ross, The Mood Cure: The 4-Step Program to Take Charge of Your Emotions--Today

“In another study, when combined with Prozac, tryptophan increased the speed of antidepressant effects and eliminated the sleep disturbances that Prozac caused.24”
― Julia Ross, The Mood Cure: The 4-Step Program to Take Charge of Your Emotions--Today

“Surprisingly, though, many of the modern-day stressors that trigger these excessive reactions have nothing to do with upsets, injuries, anger, or fear. For example, a high-sugar, low-protein diet can trigger stress reactions without our even realizing it, and so can any severe or chronic infection.2 So can caffeine and environmental chemicals we’re exposed to on a daily basis. Whatever the cause, constant exposure to elevated stress hormones not only keeps us in an overamped emotional state, it can also lead to significant physical problems such as heart disease, osteoporosis, obesity, dampened immune function, and Alzheimer’s disease. It can destroy cells in the center of the brain responsible for the storage and transfer of memory as well. See why I take stress so seriously? And so should you.”
― Julia Ross, The Mood Cure: The 4-Step Program to Take Charge of Your Emotions--Today

“gluten has been implicated in mental illness since at least 1979,”
― Julia Ross, The Mood Cure: Take Charge of Your Emotions in 24 Hours Using Food and Supplements

“Exercise. Moderate exercise is a stress fighter, but the adrenals can be overworked if you overdo it. If exercise leaves you feeling tired rather than invigorated, your adrenals are probably worn out. In fact, post-exercise fatigue is a classic diagnostic sign of low adrenal function. Marathons, too much working out, or any exercise addiction can push you beyond the “healthy” levels of exercise your body actually needs. Be very careful to stop pushing past your balance point, no matter how little exercise it means you’ll need to do for a while. Toxic stress. Some degree of”
― Julia Ross, The Mood Cure: The 4-Step Program to Take Charge of Your Emotions--Today