The Science of Sex-Specific Nutrition and Biohacking with Stacy Sims
The Joe Cohen Show
The Effects of Tryptophan and Leucine on Neurotransmitters
Estrogen directly affects mood changes and neurotransmitter changes./nThe peak of estrogen before ovulation hypersensitizes serotonin receptors causing depression and anxiety when it drops off./nProgesterone increases tryptophan crossing the blood-brain barrier resulting in changes in serotonin./nEstrogen and progesterone both affect neurotransmitters.
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