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The Key to Longevity: A Deep Dive into Amino Acids, Cellular Repair, and Muscle Maintenance with Dr. Daniel Kalish

The Root Cause Medicine Podcast

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The Role of Tryptophan in Thyroid Hormones

Tryptophan is one of the 20 essential amino acids required for the synthesis of all proteins. The more inflamed you are, if your gut is inflamed or you have a viral infection and you're inflamed, the more tryptophan levels drop. Once tryptophans drops, then you can't make any of these proteins. It's not going to trigger some harmful event to occur.

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