{"id":7996,"date":"2018-12-14T14:00:34","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T22:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.everywomanover29.com\/blog\/?p=7996"},"modified":"2018-12-14T08:28:41","modified_gmt":"2018-12-14T16:28:41","slug":"the-amino-acids-gaba-and-tryptophan-can-help-to-relieve-anxiety-in-children-an-interview-with-dr-nicole-beurkens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everywomanover29.com\/blog\/the-amino-acids-gaba-and-tryptophan-can-help-to-relieve-anxiety-in-children-an-interview-with-dr-nicole-beurkens\/","title":{"rendered":"The amino acids GABA and tryptophan can help to relieve anxiety in children: an interview with Dr. Nicole Beurkens"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Using individual amino acids such as GABA and tryptophan can have an incredible impact on children with anxiety, easing anxiety very quickly. I don\u2019t often write or talk about using amino acids with children and since many of you have asked for more resources for children, today I\u2019m sharing an interview I recently did on this topic on The Better Behavior Show. This is a podcast hosted by my colleague and good friend Dr. Nicole Beurkens.<\/p>\n

I share specifics on how Amino acids can help to relieve anxiety in children<\/a>, together with some case studies.<\/p>\n

Dr. Nicole sums up the power of the amino acids beautifully \u2013 and this is exactly why my clients love them so much \u2013 they take the edge off quickly, provide results and help with overwhelm:<\/p>\n

I think that the fact that these [amino acids] can work quickly is really helpful. And as you said, it helps to take the edge off, it helps to reduce the symptoms so then we can more effectively address all of the underlying things. Because often, I\u2019ll have parents say, \u201cOh, you want me to change the diet and do all these things, I just feel so overwhelmed, my kid is having so many issues, I don\u2019t know how we\u2019re going to do any of that.\u201d And then when you can use things like targeted aminos to help take the edge off the symptoms for the parent and the child, it makes all of that other stuff more doable, I think.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here are some snippets from one of the stories I share \u2013 the wonderful results I had with a 11-year old girl who had been adopted, was diagnosed with reactive attachment disorder and had explosive anger issues. This young girl:<\/p>\n

\u2026.also had insomnia, so she was not sleeping well at all. She was very fatigued in the day, had really bad anxiety about going to school and loved colored candies and she was a big bread eater.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This family didn\u2019t have much money to spend so I really had to find an affordable solution with the biggest benefits. She was anemic so we addressed that with iron supplements and getting her eating quality grass-fed red meat again and we figured out that gluten was an issue so she went gluten-free and this made a big difference with the outbursts.<\/p>\n

The other factor was to figure out if low serotonin was a factor and address this. The big clues were the anger, the insomnia, the anxiety and the sugary cravings:<\/p>\n

I was talking to her about the fact that she loved candies and she loved bread, and I said \u2014 how would you feel about giving it up? She was fuming with me. She was in a swivel chair and she turned her back to me and she didn\u2019t want to talk about it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I offered her a 100mg chewable tryptophan to see if it would help with her sugar cravings and the fact that she was furious with me:<\/p>\n

\u201cHow about trying this amino acid, it\u2019s called tryptophan and it\u2019s chewable and it doesn\u2019t taste bad\u2026 and then we\u2019ll talk a little bit later. Don\u2019t worry about what I said earlier.\u201d So I gave her 100mg of chewable tryptophan.<\/p>\n

She chewed the tryptophan and within 5 minutes, she turned around, smiled at me and said, \u201cI think I can do it, I\u2019m ready to do it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

She was calm and smiling, and ready to give up the candies and bread and other gluten-containing products. These 3 interventions – addressing her low iron levels, having her go gluten-free and supplementing with tryptophan – completely turned this little girl\u2019s life around.<\/p>\n

Here is the link to the entire transcript of our interview: Amino acids can help to relieve anxiety in children<\/a>. You can also find the audio interview at this same link or by going directly to iTunes \u2013 simply search for \u201cThe Better Behavior Show.\u201d<\/p>\n

Do listen in and\/or read the transcript and learn more about:<\/p>\n