Lowering Glutamate | Cysteine
Cysteine- Reduces excess glutamate. Found in oats, broccoli, red pepper, onion, banana, garlic and will become an antioxidant when converted to glutathione. The body converts the supplement NAC to cysteine. “If you take NAC, you’re giving your body an efficient way to soak up excess glutamate, and reducing oxidative stress and inflammation over time by giving it glutathione. As a result, this helps alleviate a number of different mental health issues.” http://www.optimallivingdynamics.com/blog/the-powerful-antioxidant-proven-to-treat-6-mental-illnesses
Lowering Glutamate | Chinese Skullcap (Scutellaria Baicalensis)
Chinese Skullcap (Scutellaria Baicalensis)– neuroprotective against glutamate damage/metabolizes glutamate. “Thus, S.B. extract exhibited neuroprotection against excitotoxic cell death, and this neuroprotection was mediated through the inhibition of NMDA receptor function by interacting with the glycine binding site of the NMDA receptor.” https://www.hindawi.com/journals/tswj/2014/459549/ “Baicalein, a Constituent of Scutellaria baicalensis, Reduces Glutamate Release and Protects Neuronal Cell Against Kainic Acid-Induced Excitotoxicity in Rats” “This study is the first to demonstrate that the natural compound baicalein inhibits glutamate release from hippocampal nerve terminals, and [...]
Lowering Glutamate | Chinese Club Moss
Chinese Club Moss (Lycopodii Serrati) of the lycopodium family (for those homeopathy followers)– Neuroprotective by blocking the NMDA (a type of glutamate receptor) channels. Only Chinese Club Moss contains Huperzine A which is most commonly known to help with Alzheimers and memory loss. “Thus, on the one hand, HUP-A could be used as a pretreatment against OPs and it might also be a valuable therapeutic intervention in a variety of acute and chronic disorders by protecting against overstimulation of the [...]
Lowering Glutamate | Cat’s Claw (uncaria tomentosa)
Cat’s Claw (uncaria tomentosa)- NMDA (a type of glutamate receptor) inhibitor. Should be used with caution as it is a immune system activator and may be problematic for some. “Rhynchophylline and isorhynchophylline are major tetracyclic oxindole alkaloid components of Uncaira species, which have been long used as medicinal plants. In this study, the effects of rhynchophylline and isorhynchophylline on the ionotropic and metabotropic glutamatereceptor-mediated current responses were examined using Xenopus oocytes injected with total RNA prepared from rat cortices or cerebelli.” “hese results suggest that rhynchophylline and isorhynchophylline act as noncompetitive [...]
Lowering Glutamate | Black Cumin Seed
Black Cumin Seed (Nigella Sativa)– We have chosen to use black cumin seed oil to help lower glutamate levels. I have it linked in our medicine cabinet. “The secretion of different amino acids was studied in primary cultured cortical neurons by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using a derivation before injection with dansyl chloride. NS modulated amino acid release in cultured neurons; GABA was significantly increased whereas secretion of glutamate, aspartate, and glycine were decreased. The in vitro findings support the hypothesis that the [...]
Lowering Glutamate | Bergamot Essential Oil
Bergamot Essential Oil– Neuroprotective and prevents glutamate accumulation “Prevention of Glutamate Accumulation and Upregulation of Phospho-Akt may Account for Neuroprotection Afforded by Bergamot Essential Oil against Brain Injury Induced by Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Rat.” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19607983 Bergamot EO possesses a bitter aromatic taste and a characteristic pleasant aroma. It is a popular pharmacopoeias in many countries. It has been also reported for its hypolipemic and hypoglycemics activities, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer properties [66,67,68,69,70]. In folk medicine in many countries, it has been popularly [...]
Lowering Glutamate | Berberine Containing Herbs
Berberine (Alkaloid) Containing Herbs (Goldenseal, Barberry, Goldthread)- is a potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory known to protect against glutamate. Heads up it also lowers*** blood sugar and can help with fatty liver and SIBO “Berberine protects against glutamate-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in PC12 and N2a cells” https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5478787/ “Berberine Inhibits the Release of Glutamate in Nerve Terminals from Rat Cerebral Cortex” http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0067215
GRAINS, NUTS, SEEDS & BAKING PRODUCTS
I feel like I need to include every sort of disclaimer here because some of these foods are not perfect, and I am sure many will find reasons to criticize them. However, I will absolutely admit how hard it can be to switch your family to a whole food-based diet when coming from the standard American diet. While some of these foods are not ideal and can be very inflammatory due to poor quality oils, sugar, non-organic, high in x,y,z, [...]
Snacks
I feel like I need to include every sort of disclaimer here because some of these foods are not perfect, and I am sure many will find reasons to criticize them. However, I will absolutely admit how hard it can be to switch your family to a whole food-based diet when coming from the standard American diet. While some of these foods are not ideal and can be very inflammatory due to poor quality oils, sugar, [...]
MEAL ACCOUTREMENTS
I feel like I need to include every sort of disclaimer here because some of these foods are not perfect, and I am sure many will find reasons to criticize them. However, I will absolutely admit how hard it can be to switch your family to a whole food-based diet when coming from the standard American diet. While some of these foods are not ideal and can be very inflammatory due to poor quality oils, sugar, non-organic, high in x,y,z, [...]