Targeted Amino Acid Therapy: Re: The Epidemic of Mental Illness - brain[ti] AND plasticity[ti] - amino acids

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Correcting nutrient imbalances in response to plasma and urinary amino

acid profiles has a long history, with good results in some autistic

children.

Improving appropriate brain-plasticity is the goal. Correcting nutrient

imbalance seems generally better approach than using pharmacological

modifiers of brain function.

TAAT used to be referred to as " child-specific amino supplementation "

and was based upon " plasma and urinary amino acid profiles " .

see:

http://www.mtenergie.com/docs/tcu%20abstract.pdf

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01193.x/abstract

http://www.neurogistics.com/TheScience/AminoAcids.asp

see also:

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<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11098885>

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Re: The Epidemic of Mental Illness: Why? by Marcia Angell | The New

Posted by: " redellin1 " redellin1@... redellin1

Date: Sat Jun 11, 2011 9:20 pm ((PDT))

, thank you for posting this very interesting article (and all the

very helpful articles you share!).

The article, in part, discusses the ways in which being on some of these

psychopharmaceuticals can damage the brain, including making it

dependent on the medications on what sounds like a permament basis.

I am wondering if more natural interventions like Targeted Amino Acid

Therapy (TAAT), which is generally offered through either Neurogistics

or NeuroScience, would also result in a dysfunctional brain, even though

the goal is to balance the neurotransmitters that are out of whack.

(Excuse my very unscientific language!)

If you could share any feedback, I would be grateful.

Thank you very much,

Ellin

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