Amaranth, natural antidepressant

A Mexican researcher developed capsules of amaranth to fight the depression . This is a new natural alternative for more than 350 million people in the world who suffer from this disorder, which according to the World Health Organization, more than half do not receive treatment.

 

Manuel Soriano García , researcher of the Chemistry Institute of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) , the amaranth contains a amino acid aromatic that works like stimulating for him brain . This makes it an optimum antidote to treat the depression .

 

Amaranth , natural antidepressant

The researcher explains that the amaranth It has a high content of tryptophan , an amino acid that when reaching brain It transforms in serotonin . This neurotransmitter generates the sensation of happiness Y pleasure , which is why it raises the mood almost instantaneously, decreasing the depression .

 

The antidepressants commercials work by saturation and have side effects . Generally, there must be six weeks for people to experience improvement, "he says. Soriano .

While the capsules of amaranth , tested in patients of the National Institutes of Neurology and Psychiatry, have an almost immediate effect on the mood and not it produces side effects .

 

Maybe its effects are not like to jump suddenly, but they show effectiveness when the mood threatens to sink and it is necessary to get out of that trance as quickly as possible, "he says. Soriano García .

 

Millenary protein

According to the Mexican Association of Amaranth , this is one of the best foods of vegetable origin for human consumption.

It contains twice as many protein than corn and rice and more than 60% than wheat. Contribute vitamins A, B, C, B1, B2, B3, folic acid, niacin, calcium, iron and phosphorus. It stands out for its high presence of essential amino acids like lysine. He is native of Mexico.

It may not be coincidence that the amaranth be called colloquially "joy". Now, it is known that it is a natural food that produces these effects when eating it, hence its powerful benefit to combat depression .


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