The Science of Wellness
At Anaro, we are passionate about providing natural, innovative options to meet peoples' non-prescription healthcare needs, using trusted ingredients and evidence-based solutions. We believe science can meet nature in a capsule. We also believe health care should be understandable and accessible to all including the knowledge that:
Self-care is the beginning of health care.
When we say “self-care” we don’t mean the trend of “me time.” We are referencing the opportunity for people to take active steps to improve and maintain their health using tools supported by science and nature.
Amino Acids
Protein provides the structure for all living things.
The approximately 20 amino acids form at least fifty thousand separate protein structures, performing unique tasks every single day to maintain health. Including our mood and the ability to stave off stress.
Our thoughts, emotions and behaviors are influenced and regulated by neurotransmitters and neuropeptides. These chemical messengers relay information from one nerve cell to another throughout the brain. They are, essentially, naturally, built-in mood regulators. And, all of them are comprised of amino acids. When amino acid levels are low, they result in abnormally low neurotransmitter and neuropeptide levels. Learn more about each amino acid, click here.
Amino acids are not a new discovery. In their natural state, they are the basis for life itself. However, the application of free form amino acids for mood balance and stress relief is really just emerging as a forefront option for consumers interested in nature-led, scientific self-care.
Imagine then, being deficient in even just one amino acid. Just how many structures and functions and wellbeing would be impacted every second of your day? The whole process of wellbeing depends upon them.
Balance
The body has a constant need for amino acids, naturally striving for a constant balance. Yet the body cannot store amino acids in the way that fat and starch are stored; it is constantly using amino acids to build, replace and maintain vital functions.
“Amino acids are known to play essential roles not only as energy sources but also in protein synthesis, metabolism and homeostatic function of cells in multiple organs of the body, including the brain. Amino acids function as precursors of neurotransmitters, especially in the brain.
For example, if a person is suffering from low mood, is feeling tense, irritable and tired, they may be short on serotonin, made from amino acid tryptophan (the neurotransmitter precursor). So how does one naturally increase neurotransmitters? You add the nutrients to your diet that builds them: amino acids.
Stress
Can stress cause an amino acid deficiency? Yes. “During stress, glutamine stores are rapidly diminished and the amino acid is preferentially shunted toward visceral organs as a fuel source. This creates a glutamine-depleted environment.”
For many of us, this happens every day due to stressful relationships, work environments, illness, etc. Approximately 40% of people live with mood distress. With these common imbalances we may lose the ability to supply enough amino acids to meet the rest of our body’s demands. High stress might mean fewer amino acids to balance mood.
Does this sound like you or someone you know?
You are not alone...
Imbalanced mood or fatigue from stress can substantially deteriorate one’s functioning in the family or workplace. It can impose heavy social and economic burdens on our support systems. It can increase our mortality by contributing to disabilities. What would you do to gain back a life with brighter options?
Natural Options
Despite advances in aspects of mental health care, researchers and clinicians continue to highlight the shortfalls of pharmacological or individualized clinical care. Prescribed medications are no guarantee of relief. In a recent study, only 60% of respondents reported improved symptoms. But at what cost? Which side effects? How much financial hardship?
We have been trained to look for remedies in drugs, while oftentimes completely overlooking the body’s needs for missing nutritional links. Yet science itself continually pushes the boundaries of how science and innovation can contribute to the amazing journey of people living better, healthier lives. Our own biological make up demands that we seek natural answers before seeking out synthetic remedies.
If there was a way to supplement your imbalance, naturally, wouldn’t you want to try it?
Bioavailability
You may be asking yourself, but, where do I start? How do I navigate the expansive nutritional supplement landscape and pick the best amino acid option?
Before we discuss the important difference in the types of amino acids, it’s important to note that no matter how much protein we consume, the biological availability of the amino acids cannot be assured. This can be due to an exhausted digestive system, ingesting incomplete proteins, insufficient support nutrients (vitamins and minerals for simulation and absorption), sluggish biochemical pathways, and illness. Learn more about your incredible system of metabolic pathways by clicking HERE. Why is that important to know?
Because you may be consuming amino acids that are not fully bioavailable, there may be issues with your body absorbing them. That’s why taking a free form amino acid supplement is so important.
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Key factors that separate a complete blend, like BALANCED, from other amino acid options:
✔ Free Form Amino Acids
✔ Cofactors
- help precursor amino acids synthesize into neurotransmitters.
- form body tissues, hormones and enzymes.
- help with simulation and absorption by the body.
✔ A Complete Blend
- Your metabolic pathways are like maps, charting the direction that amino acids, vitamins and minerals take in the body once they are digested. Amino acids are innately intelligent. This means that how the amino acid is used, and which metabolic pathway is chosen, ultimately depends on your body’s needs at the moment, effectively going to the highest level of need in the body.
- Because amino acids can follow a large number of pathways, it’s important to accompany the use of amino acids with cofactors necessary for ensuring each stage of the pathway progresses efficiently to its destination. Stabilizing these pathways, providing your body with all the amino acids it needs to work efficiently, leads to balance.
Why BALANCED Total Amino Blend?
Compare to other brands in the marketplace with similar quality ingredients and you will find BALANCED Total Amino Blend to be amongst the most affordable.
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And, an additional discount if you order monthly?
If you've been looking for a nonprescription, natural option to help balance your mood, stave off stress, or help reduce anxiety, consider the science and try BALANCED today.