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Including Tryptophan-Rich Foods May Not Increase Brain Serotonin

Posted by Mamta Singh on Mon, 09 Jan 2012

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Tryptophan is one of the fourteen essential amino acids (building blocks of proteins) we need to get through food. (Examples of other essential amino acids are Tyrosine, Phenylanine, Valine, Leucine, Isoleucine, Taurine, Glutamine, Alanine and Asparagnine etc) Tryptophan is especially essential for migraineurs as they form the raw material for serotonin - the key player in migraine occurrence and prevention. Unlike most of the other essential amino acids, tryptophan has large molecular structure... Read More

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