GABA : Gamma-Amino Butyric Acid

                                             

                            GABA : Gamma-Amino Butyric Acid

Gamma-Amino Butyric Acid (GABA) is a non-essential amino acid that helps to promote normal brain function by helping to block stress-related messages from reaching receptor sites in the central nervous system. GABA helps reduce feeling of anxiousness and may be helpful for treatment of disorders linked to emotional stress, such as reduced sex drive and hypertension.

Because GABA helps to subdue the firing of nerve cells in the brain, it may be useful for treatment of disorders thought to be linked to over stimulation of the brain's motor centers, such as epilepsy and attention deficit disorder. Research indicates that it may also helps treat alcoholism by reducing alcohol cravings which have been shown to respond to treatment with the precursor of GABA glutamic acid as well.

Individual with enlarged prostate glands may benefit from GABA supplementation as this amino acid plays a key role in balancing and regulating levels of sex hormones in the body. Some studies indicate that GABA actually increases levels of human growth hormone (HGH) in the body which can lead to an increase in muscle mass and decrease in overall body fat.