Originally developed to treat depression in humans, Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, and other anti-depressants are now being prescribed for a much wider variety of disorders, including anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, migraine headaches, sleep disturbances, weight loss, PMS, obesity, and back pain. And the usage of these drugs in animal health-care is growing dramatically as well, thanks to lots of advertising.

All of these drugs work along the same principle. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRI's as they are known, work by artificially increasing the level of serotonin in the synapse between nerves ... thereby greatly prolonging the effect of serotonin. It is a fact, however, that serotonin can be elevated in the way nature intended, namely, by replenishing serotonin's only dietary building block, L-Tryptophan, in the diet. Although L-Tryptophan is the least abundant amino acid in foods, the good news is that serotonin levels can be increased by supplemental L-Tryptophan.

// posted by will @ 11:27 AM