Amino Acid Therapy

We design a protocol of amino-acid and related formulas to bring about natural feelings of well-being and calmness.

Who is the product for?

Amino Acid Therapy has a history of reducing and in some cases, eliminating the anxiety and cravings of substance abuse. Our patients initially exhibit a sense of incompleteness, unease or anxiety which leads to seeking a substance or behavior for relief. These behaviors are characteristics of an imbalance in brain chemistry, known as the Reward Deficiency Syndrome.

The cause of these chemical imbalances can be:

• A result of organic and genetic problems such as depression, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder and ADHD.
• A result of drug use or alcohol abuse.

Or both.

Whatever the cause, these conditions deplete the brain of the chemicals necessary to make neural messengers called “neurotransmitters”. These messengers communicate a feeling of calmness and well-being to the brain. Helping the brain to create and regulate neurotransmitters normally is what reduces the anxiety and cravings associated with recovery.

By addressing the physical form of the disease first with amino acid replacement therapy, an individual is better prepared to make the behavioral, social and psychological changes necessary in the next phases of recovery.

What is the product?

Amino Acid Therapy is the administration of natural amino acids, vitamins and minerals (in specific proportions) to restore the chemical imbalances in the brain. These are oral supplements, normally found in foods (but at much lower doses).

Amino acids are the building blocks for neurotransmitters and receptor systems. Our Amino Acid Therapy combines these powerful building blocks with vitamins and minerals to literally bathe cells — giving them continuous exposure to an optimized nutrient environment and speed up the healing process.

Amino Acid Therapy detoxifies as it restores the brain’s receptors and balances the brain’s chemistry. Because the body is getting what it needs naturally, Amino Acid Therapy safely detoxifies while minimizing post acute withdrawal symptoms, significantly reducing cravings, anxiety and depression, normalizing stress levels, and restoring a sense of well-being and clarity of mind. It reverses the Brain Reward Deficiency Syndrome.

We use a range of amino acids – these can include DL-Phenylalanine, L-Glutamine and L-Tyrosine. These are tailored to the specific needs of our clients and should not be taken without supervision.

What does the product do for its target user?

When the body is exposed to long-term stress like alcohol, drugs, hyperactivity, sugar, nicotine, sleep deprivation and even loud, abusive noise, the body goes on strike. Simply stated, the brain’s chemistry becomes severely altered. Neurotransmitters are reduced or depleted completely. Hormones then become reduced or depleted.

Severe biological stress results from imbalanced brain chemistry. Biological stress has a negative effect on your emotions, your behaviors—indeed—your sense of well-being. Amino Acid Therapy treats chronic stress and pain and the co-occurring conditions of addiction, which include depression/anxiety, Bipolar disorder, ADD / ADHD, and Insomnia. .

If the person simply stops using drugs, he or she is left with cravings and very difficult withdrawal symptoms due to the sudden lack of artificial stimulation, on which the nervous system has now become dependent. .

Amino Acid Therapy helps to reverse and improve these imbalances in brain chemistry. Amino Acid Therapy reduces post-abstinence withdrawal symptoms including cocaine dreams; reduces cravings; reduces stress responses. They also increase energy and decrease depression.

Advantages of Amino Acid Therapy

Most addiction programs focus almost entirely on the psychological aspects of addiction (talk therapy), and have nothing to offer to fix the brain changes that are producing the continued cravings. For this reason, traditional addiction treatment has low success rates. Amino Acid therapy is valuable because it:

• Reduces and in some cases completely removes these physical cravings and accompanying withdrawal symptoms. Instead of being plagued by anxiety, insomnia, depression, nervousness, hypersensitivity, chronic fatigue or pain, people taking amino acid supplements more quickly experience a sense of calmness and clarity. They can concentrate and fully participate in their recovery program.
• Reduces risk of relapse. Relapse rates are miserably high because so many in recovery do not get treatment for the biological damage caused by addiction. Without this cornerstone, they are unable to participate fully in the psychotherapeutic process offered by rehab programs and recovery programs and long-term sobriety remains elusive.
• Enhances the immune system
• Enhances liver function
• Will not interfere with pharmaceutical protocols required by treatment programs

Recognition of Effectiveness

Prominent authors and scientists in the fields of addiction, pain and ADD/ADHD, and post traumatic stress syndrome like Terence Gorski, David and Marlene Miller, Kenneth Blum, and Julia Ross clearly show that this therapy is invaluable for a healthy, stable recovery process. For example, one expert, Eric R. Braverman, M.D. is quoted as saying,

“The two dozen amino acids present in the human body are now being shown to be among the most potent healing substances ever discovered. These constituents of protein are necessary to everyday life processes, but research and clinical work in the last two decades have revealed a vast range of therapeutic functions for amino acids, including phenyhlalanine's pain-relieving powers and tyrosine's energizing ability and addiction-fighting potential.” (source: a review of The Healing Nutrients Within by Eric R. Braverman, M.D.)