Ingredients:

A proprietary blend of Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA), L-Taurine, and 5-Hydroxytryptophan (5HTP).

Take 3 capsules by mouth, daily, before bed.

As a dietary supplement, take 3 capsules per day by mouth. It is advised to take this supplement in the evening before going to bed.

Precautions:

5-Hydroxytryptophan (5HTP): Should not be taken by persons on monoamine oxidase inhibitor anti-depressants.

Persons taking Serotonin Specific Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) anti-depressants like Prozac or Zoloft should consult with their health care practitioners before taking 5HTP supplements.

Persons who have had sensitivity to 5HTP should avoid using this product.

The ability to relax and sleep well is an important part of keeping healthy and preventing stress. Stress can cause or worsen some of our most common killers – cancer, heart disease, and cerebrovascular disease. It is also directly related to other common disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome, impotence, depression, anxiety, ulcers and headaches. In addition, the stress of illness itself can hinder recovery from almost any disease.

“It’s safe to say that a lack of sufficient sleep in this country is an epidemic and that self-abuse in the sleep area continues at a rampant rate,” says Dr. Ronald Chervin, the director of the University of Michigan Sleep Disorder Center and an associate professor of neurology. Studies continue to find a relationship between the poor quantity and quality of one’s sleep and many health problems ranging from hypertension and cardiovascular problems to depression and the onset of diabetes.

Meditation and a variety of relaxation practices can help the body and mind to create sense of calm, self-reliance, and connection with life’s natural flow. However, some people also require additional nutritional support to help balance out the body’s natural mood and sleep chemistry. Total Calm is an advanced, laser energized amino acid supplement designed to reduce stress, tension and anxiety, thus supporting mood and sleep. It is used to nutritionally support both epilepsy and hypertension where it is thought to induce tranquility in individuals who have a high activity of manic behavior and acute agitation.

The ingredients in Total Calm are a combination of GABA, a relaxing neurotransmitter component, L-Taurine, a calming amino acid, and 5HTP, the precursor for making serotonin.

GABA (gamma aminobutyric acid) is a neurotransmitter that helps balance the chemistry of the brain. It is an important amino acid that functions as the most prevalent inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system, helping to prevent over-firing of the nerve cells. Supplemental GABA can be useful in producing a state of relaxation and it can help relieve anxiety and stress. It is used to treat both epilepsy and hypertension where it is thought to induce tranquility in individuals who have a high activity of manic behavior and acute agitation. It is sometimes used as sexual a stimulant because of its relaxing capabilities, as well as with prostate problems, since it also assists with the release of sex hormones.

L-Taurine functions with glycine and GABA as a neuroinhibitory transmitter. It is an abundant, sulfur-containing amino acid found in the central nervous system, skeletal muscle and the brain and heart. L-Taurine is considered to be necessary for the control of many biochemical changes that take place in the aging process. Low levels of L-Taurine and other sulphur containing amino acids are associated with high blood pressure, and L-Taurine supplements have been shown to lower blood pressure in some studies. There have been reports on the benefits of L-Taurine supplementation for epileptics, as it helps stabilize the excitability of membranes, which is very important in the control of epileptic seizures. It has also been found to control motor tics, such as uncontrollable facial twitches.

Vegetarians with an unbalanced protein intake may have difficulty-manufacturing L-Taurine. (L-Taurine is present in meats and animal products, but not in plant products. It is also found abundantly in shellfish.) Dietary intake is thought to be more important in women as the female hormone Estradiol depresses the formation of L-Taurine in the liver. Estrogen replacement therapy blocks the manufacture of L-Taurine, as will chemotherapy or a lack of good bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract.

5-HTP (5 hydroxytryptophan) is used in the production of serotonin, a mood elevating chemical found in the brain, the digestive system, and blood cells. Serotonin is a key neurotransmitter normally found in relatively high concentrations in the brain. It has several functions throughout the body, including:

enhancing mood, learning, memory and sexual arousal, modulating appetite, aggression, body temperature, blood pressure, metabolic heart rate and sleep, smooth muscle stimulation (e.g. intestinal peristalsis). Low levels of serotonin in the brain are associated with feelings of depression. Studies have shown that low levels of serotonin are associated with increased levels of aggression in animals.

As with all of Gematria’s quality formulations, a highly advanced laser enhancement process is applied to improve the consistency of the form of the ingredients in Total Calm for even greater bioavailability.

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