Trudy Scott Anxiety Nutrition Solutions & Every Woman Over 29

Zinc/copper balance in autism/pyroluria: Dr. Usman

January 14, 2016 By Trudy Scott 23 Comments

This is such a great segment on zinc/copper balance in pyroluria and autism so I really want to share it. Dr. Usman was one of many excellent speakers on the Autism Intensive online event.

An excerpt from Dr. Usman’s interview: Optimizing Metabolic-Immune Communication and Function

Dr. Usman: …. In the 70s, they were breaking down individuals with schizophrenia into three phenotypes: low histamine, high histamine and pyrolurics. At the time this phenotype of pyroluria in schizophrenia was manifest as a B6, zinc deficiency and when they were given high doses of B6 or zinc, their schizophrenia improved.

Dr. Schwartz: So that was kind of your first exposure to nutritional vitamins.

Dr. Usman: Yeah. I was treating patients with depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, mental illness with these various protocols that Carl Pfeiffer had developed. I started doing research in copper/zinc imbalances. We had over 500 patients with autism involved in a study that we look at there. We look at plasma zinc and serum copper ratios. When you ratio plasma zinc to serum copper what you’re looking for is a ratio of 1 to 1.

Dr. Schwartz: Balance is more important than the absolute number.

Dr. Usman: Correct.

Dr. Schwartz: Another concept that takes us outside the traditional lab values?

Dr. Usman: Exactly. You’re not looking at a lab number, but you’re looking at a ratio.

Dr. Schwartz: So both zinc and copper could be in the normal range, but the ratio can be way off. That’s something I’ve certainly seen in my patients.

Dr. Usman: Correct. When the ratio of copper and zinc is off, we want that ratio to be one-to-one. And patients with inflammatory issues and patients with various autoimmune issues and sick patients in general, their ratio ends up being disturbed. We found out in the autistic population was that 99% of them, which is a very low P value in statistics.

Dr. Schwartz: Zero, zero, zero, zero.

Dr. Usman: Zero, zero, zero, zero. 99% of them had low zinc, high copper and they had a high ratio of copper to zinc – of over 1.2.

Dr. Schwartz: So very dramatic.

Dr. Usman: Yeah. Then Dr. Walsh, who headed the Pfeiffer treatment center, had a theory that this was due to defect in a protein called metallothionein. Metallothionein is a protein that, in a way, transports copper and zinc through the body.

Winter of Wellness – 60 days to optimal wellbeing!

January 11, 2016 By Trudy Scott 1 Comment

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The Winter of Wellness online event runs January 19 to March 18 and you’ll get 60 days of optimal health, healing and wellbeing!

It’s very exciting to be bringing you a fresh, new pathway to a deeply fulfilling life you deserve.

Here are a few of the many speakers I’m looking forward to hearing:

Staying Healthy in an Electromagnetic World – Magda Havas, Ph.D, Associate Professor at Trent University, researches the biological and health effects of electromagnetic pollution including radio frequency radiation, dirty electricity, low frequency electromagnetic fields, and ground current.

Is Your Home Making You Sick? – Erica Elliott, MD is a physician specializing in family practice and environmental medicine, is often nicknamed “The Medical Detective,” attracting people who have mysterious, puzzling medical problems that have not responded to conventional medical care.

The Foundational Biome: Bacterial Communication & the Frontline of Optimal Human Health – Zach Bush, MD, Endocrinology, Founder Revolution Health Center, Founder and CEO Biomic Sciences, is one of the few triple board certified physicians in the country with specialties of internal medicine, endocrinology and palliative care.

Ignite Your Thyroid and Metabolism Naturally – Diagnostic and functional nutritionists Heather and Damian Dubé are the co-founders of e3 Energy Evolved, a thyroid, adrenal and metabolic restoration system helping women and men create their lifetime-best natural wellness and metabolism.

Natural Approaches to Winter Blues – Hyla Cass MD, Integrative Medicine and Psychiatry Expert, Author, Speaker. She helps individuals withdraw safely and comfortably from addictive substances (including medication), and enhance mind, mood and energy with targeted nutritional supplements.

My interview is scheduled to air on Tues Feb 2 at 12:00 pm pacific time: End Anxiety with Real Whole Food & Powerful Targeted Nutrients. I know Robin Benson well (we’ve been room-mates at a few conferences) and we had a great interview!

Here is a heartwarming story I share…a woman had messaged me right after the last Anxiety Summit saying her sister had shared the summit with her, she had tuned in and had felt hope for the first time! Now, 5 months later she contacted me again and shared lovely news:

It’s been about 5 months since I’ve been off my prescription medication for anxiety. I took to heart the information you and the other speakers gave at the Anxiety Summit and it’s truly been life changing for me. My anxiety is under control and I’m at ease….it’s a wonderful feeling. It’s surprising how easy happiness is when fear and worry is eliminated.

I hope you’ll participate in this online series, which will definitely expand your horizons and open you to new levels of wellness! (Note: Please be aware that there are a few speakers that endorse a vegan lifestyle and this is not something that I advocate, especially for folks with anxiety and/or depression.)

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Here’s just a small sample of what you’ll discover during this year’s Winter of Wellness:

The right food choices for you & your family
Practices for eradicating pain & inflammation
Mindfulness meditations & exercises
Ancient Toltec wisdom on the nature of life & death
The power of qigong to reduce stress and heal mentally & physically
Strengthening practices for your intuition & inner guidance
Leading-edge research on DNA rejuvenation to slow aging

And MUCH more…

Hope you can join us! It starts January 19^th and my interview airs Feb 2^nd

You can register here https://shiftnetwork.isrefer.com/go/wow161867332/trudyscottcn/

Autism Intensive – an Online Summit

January 10, 2016 By Trudy Scott 2 Comments

Autism spectrum disorders are the fastest growing developmental disorder in the world today.

In the United States a child is diagnosed every 11 minutes. For the past three decades the rates have increased at an accelerating rate and are currently 1in 68 children; 1 in 48 boys and 1 in 189 girls are affected.

This is the first online Autism Summit. The compilation of experts across multiple disciplines with cutting edge and innovative therapies make this summit unique, with a comprehensive, inclusive, credible approach to a much-debated issue.

This is a new online event I just heard about from one of the hosts Mike Mutzel and have to share. So many topics are equally relevant when it comes to anxiety (in many interviews you could replace the word autism with anxiety as there are so many overlaps). Of course, if you do have loved ones or patients/clients with autism then this event is not to be missed.

Here is a short video clip of Dr. Ben Lynch: Advanced Strategies to Optimize Methylation and Glutathione Pathways

And a short video clip of Richard Deth, PhD: Nutritional Support for Attention and Focus: the Methylation and Dopamine Connection

Here are some of the many other excellent-looking interviews:

Jim Adams, PhD: How Diet and the Environment Affect the Gut Microbiome and Nutrient Status
Sidney M Baker, MD: Calming Inflammation and Restoring Immune Tolerance through Helminth Therapy
Jolene Brighten, ND: Pregnancy and Pre-Pregnancy Autism Prevention
Kathleen DiChiara: Sources of Inflammatory Triggers and Toxins in Our Food
Richard Frye, MD, PhD: Balance the Web of Methylation, Glutathione and Detoxification Metabolism
Mark Hyman, MD: Restoring Immune and Mitochondrial Imbalances
Russ Jaffe, MD, PhD: Whole Food Strategies to Balance Digestion and Glutathione Metabolism
Kent MacLeod, RPh: Making Sense of Organic Acids and Choline Metabolism
Julie Matthews: Nourishing and Anti-Inflammatory Diets for Autism, Including Picky Eaters

You can register here:
https://mutzelnutrition.isrefer.com/go/1129/trudyscottcn

GABA for ending sugar cravings (and anxiety and insomnia)

January 8, 2016 By Trudy Scott 50 Comments

In a recent blog post I shared some feedback from people who have tried various GABA products with success: GABA, the calming amino acid: products and results

Taken orally it works to relax, calm, ease anxiety and social anxiety, quiet the mind, help with insomnia and sleeping better, reduces neck tension, removes uneasiness and worry, and gives hope (as you can read in the above blog post).

What I didn’t mention is that GABA can also reduce and often eliminate cravings totally.

Melissa discovered this was a wonderful side-benefit (we like side-benefits vs side-effects!) when she recently added Source Naturals GABA Calm in anticipation of holiday travel and holiday gatherings. She recently posted this comment on the above blog:

I’m glad I saw the post about GABA on your FB page a couple weeks ago, which led me to this article. I bought Source Naturals GABA Calm and have been taking 1-3 per day for two weeks. I’m glad I bought it before travelling home for Christmas – I was cool as a cucumber at the airport and was much calmer when visiting family and friends compared to last year! The true test of its efficacy will be in two weeks when the semester starts. For now, I notice a general calmness and am sleeping well.

An unexpected result was that I stopped craving sweets after about a week of taking it! I didn’t even realize this until I was grocery shopping and out of habit walked towards the ice cream – I stopped and realized I didn’t want ice cream. So I walked toward the chocolate – same reaction. For once in my life, I was not craving sweets. I made truffles for a NYE party and only ate two. But what is really shocking is that the leftovers are still in my refrigerator two days later and I haven’t touched them. I don’t understand what is going on! Can this be the GABA Calm (active ingredients: magnesium, GABA, Glycine, L-Tyrosine, Taurine)? I don’t think it’s the small amount of magnesium because I already do magnesium oil foot baths, so I suspect it’s one of the other ingredients.

Thanks so much for this article on GABA and recommendations

I love that she was calm during her travels, was much calmer when visiting family and friends compared to last year and is even sleeping better. And she is clearly delighted about the lack of sugar cravings!

By addressing low GABA levels we can end stress-eating

Here are my answers to her question about those sugar cravings:

we can crave for many reasons and one reason can be due to low GABA levels
we stress eat (or drink more wine or other alcoholic beverages) when our GABA levels are low
by addressing the low GABA levels sugar cravings can disappear completely as in Melissa’s case (ice-cream, chocolates and truffles)
the GABA, glycine and taurine actively boost GABA, the magnesium is a co-factor for making GABA and the small amount of tyrosine counters the GABA so you don’t feel too relaxed

Often we also need to address other neurotransmitter imbalances and candida/gut health too

In many cases GABA can help partially and you may also need to address low serotonin (you’ll have afternoon/evening cravings), low dopamine (you crave sugar for focus and energy), low blood sugar (you are cranky and have an intense desire for something sweet) or low endorphins (you crave to self-soothe or comfort). Here is the amino acid questionnaire so you can figure out if you may have low levels of any of the above brain chemicals. If you are low, using the correlating amino acids can address both mood issues and cravings.

You may also need to address candida, dysbiosis or parasites as these factors can also cause sugar cravings since many “bugs” feed off sugar.

Common questions about GABA: the BBB question, phenibut, best forms and more

Update Dec 2016: I’ve written a number of blog posts on GABA since this was published. These hopefully address all the “how does GABA work? it can’t get through the blood brain barrier!” questions I am so often asked, and cover some of the research behind how effective this amino acid can be if your cravings, anxiety and insomnia have low GABA as a root cause:

Additional resources when you are new to using GABA and other amino acids as supplements

As always, I use the symptoms questionnaire to figure out if low GABA or other neurotransmitter imbalances may be an issue.

If you suspect low levels of any of the neurotransmitters and do not yet have my book, The Antianxiety Food Solution – How the Foods You Eat Can Help You Calm Your Anxious Mind, Improve Your Mood, and End Cravings, I highly recommend getting it and reading it before jumping in and using amino acids on your own so you are knowledgeable. And be sure to share it with the practitioner/health team you or your loved one is working with.

There is an entire chapter on the amino acids and they are discussed throughout the book in the sections on gut health, gluten, blood sugar control (this is covered in an entire chapter too), sugar cravings, anxiety and mood issues.

The book doesn’t include product names (per the publisher’s request) so this blog, The Antianxiety Food Solution Amino Acid and Pyroluria Supplements, lists the amino acids that I use with my individual clients and those in my group programs.

If, after reading this blog and my book, you don’t feel comfortable figuring things out on your own (i.e. doing the symptoms questionnaire and respective amino acids trials), a good place to get help is the GABA QuickStart Program (if you have low GABA symptoms). This is a paid online/virtual group program where you get my guidance and community support. Another option is the budget-friendly GABA QuickStart Homestudy program.

If you also need serotonin support, the Serotonin QuickStart Program is a good place to get help. This is also a paid online/virtual group program where you get my guidance on using tryptophan and 5-HTP safely, and community support during 5 LIVE Q&A calls. You can sign up to be notified when the next live launch of this program is happening.

If you are a practitioner, join us in The Balancing Neurotransmitters: the Fundamentals program. This is also a paid online/virtual program with an opportunity to interact with me and other practitioners who are also using the amino acids.

Wrapping up and your feedback

I always love to get feedback like this, so thanks to Melissa for sharing! It warms my heart to hear the impact that an amazing amino acid like GABA can have and because I get to share stories like this to give others like you hope!

Do you have a GABA story to share? Has using GABA helped you?

Or have one of the other amino acids helped you ease your sugar cravings and anxiety?

Julia Rucklidge: Keep access to nutrients with therapeutic benefits

January 8, 2016 By Trudy Scott 5 Comments

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I’m just passing on this petition via micronutrient researcher Professor Julia Rucklidge:

Something very concerning is developing in New Zealand. It is not unique to NZ – it has already happened in Australia, has been happening in Europe, and it will likely happen in the U.S. and Canada. Under the guise of regulating Natural Health Products (NHPs) to ensure their safety, the NHPs are actually being severely restricted.

In NZ, the government is passing legislation called the Natural Health and Supplementary Products Bill that will limit access to minerals and vitamins.

The work done in the field of nutritional psychiatry by researchers such as Julia is so valuable and limiting access to nutrients with therapeutic benefits and a good safety record will impact many lives.

You may recall our excellent Anxiety Summit interview on micronutrients to treat anxiety and depression and her very inspiring TEDx talk: The surprisingly dramatic role of nutrition in mental health: Julia Rucklidge at TEDx

I signed it, left a comment and am sharing it because:

1) I believe we all have the right to choose what we consume in the way of nutrients

2) I support the work of Dr. Julia Rucklidge and other researchers focused on the growing and valuable field of nutritional psychiatry

3) My clients who have anxiety and panic attacks, and suffer from social anxiety successfully use vitamins/minerals/fatty acids (together with dietary and lifestyle changes) to eliminate their anxiety and should not be denied access to these powerful solutions that address root causes

4) I personally found resolution for my own anxiety and panic attacks with the use of key nutrients and continue to use many to stay in optimal health. I would not want to be denied this choice

This could have worldwide impacts and it’s important that we take a stand. We’d love you to join in and sign the petition and/or leave a comment if it feels like a fit for you, and if you’ve benefited from taking supplements and want continued access to them.

Go here to read more about these valuable nutrients and the petition (and to sign it/comment)

Be sure to check out all the great feedback from people like you who are seeing benefits with vitamins and minerals.

We appreciate signatures, comments and/or shares! Thanks!

Healthy ME Summit: Overcoming Depression and Anxiety

January 6, 2016 By Trudy Scott 10 Comments

The “Healthy ME Summit: Overcoming Depression and Anxiety” online event starts this week!

You will discover 50 of the brightest and most brilliant minds in the field of mental health and wellness. The interviews are a collection of experts, as well as individuals sharing their inspirational personal experiences. The culmination of both of these points of view provides you with the answers and solutions to your mental health challenges.

It runs January 7-17, 2016. It’s being hosted from Australia so keep this in mind with regards to the time difference.

As with other online summits each day’s interviews will be available for FREE for a period of 24 hours. They will begin at 10 A.M. Australian Eastern Time and end the next day 9.59 A.M. Here’s the link for time conversion:

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

And here’s an example of the time difference: January 7^th 10am Australian Eastern Time is January 6^th 3pm Pacific time USA/ 6pm Eastern time USA. If you’re in the USA, this means each day new speakers will air at 3pm Pacific time USA/ 6pm Eastern time USA AND it starts on January 6^th!

I recently shared some snippets from the excellent interview with Carolyn Ledowsky, Naturopath, Herbalist, Nutritionist: MTHFR, Depression & Anxiety (her interview is on day 1). You can read more here:
https://www.everywomanover29.com/blog/mthfr-depression-and-anxiety-with-carolyn-ledowsky/

Here are a few of the other speakers (including yours truly):

Professor Felice Jacka, Principal Research Fellow: Does Junk Food Shrink Your Brain (her interview is on day 5)

A healthy diet looks very different in different countries

Dr. Tom O’Bryan, International Speaker, Educator: How Wheat Harms the Brain (his interview is on day 3)

Every forkful of what you put in your mouth is either inflammatory or anti-inflammatory

Therese Kerr, Author, Speaker, Health Ambassador: Chemicals in Cosmetics to Avoid (her interview is on day 4)

Fat-soluble chemicals are being passed on to the baby through the mother’s breast milk.

Trudy Scott, Author, Nutritionist, Food Mood Expert: Nutritional Solutions for Anxiety (my interview is on day 3)

People with digestive complaints such as IBS, food allergies and food sensitivities, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and ulcerative colitis frequently suffer from anxiety and depression.

I’m thrilled to be included in this line-up of experts and I cover how to address anxiety (and depression) using targeted amino acids GABA and tryptophan. I also talk about nutrients for the social anxiety condition called pyroluria (in case you haven’t yet heard me present on these topics – if you have, be sure to tune in to other great interviews).

Hope you can join us! You can learn more and register here:
http://overcomingdepressionandanxiety.com/infuisonsoft.php?p=TrudyScott&w=hme