Everyone knows the
importance of a balanced diet for ensuring their health and well-being. But hardly
anyone knows what nutrients a balanced diet should contain, or how much of them
a person needs. And so, we are unable to take the nutrients our body needs to remain
healthy. This is the main reason why people fall sick and suffer from mood disorders
and behavioral problems – dysfunctional or corrupt behaviors.
Proteins are the
building blocks of life. 50% of the organic substance in our body is made up of
proteins. All proteins are made from the 20 amino acids found in nature. If any one of these amino acids is deficient in our body, the
body proteins that require the amino acid cannot be produced and our health suffers.
To avoid health problems it is extremely important to get the requisite amounts
of the essential amino acids in our diets.
Malnutrition
is a big stressor, especially in children. As such, it is extremely important
that children get adequate amounts of amino acids in their diets. Doctors and healthcare
institutions generally do not inform the public the exact amounts of the essential amino acids needed in a balanced
diet. It is about time that educational institutions get the exact requirements
of the amino acids from the concerned authorities, so
as to ensure the health of at least our children.
The
amino acid tyrosine is particularly important for our mental health. Adrenaline,
norepinephrine and dopamine are a group of neurotransmitters called the catecholamines.
The
textbook Human Physiology: The Mechanism
of Body Function by Vander et al (8th Edition, 2001, page 206)
says, “The catecholamines are formed from the amino acid tyrosine” and that, “These
neurotransmitters play essential roles in states
of consciousness, mood, motivation, directed attention, movement,
blood-pressure regulation, and hormone release.”
When the amino acid
tyrosine gets depleted in the body, the catecholamines
cannot be produced and we start developing problems in our moods, motivation,
directed attention, movement/behavior – the symptoms
of catecholamine deficiency. In times of chronic stress, our body releases
excessive amounts of adrenaline. This results in the depletion of tyrosine and we
start developing symptoms of mood and behavioral disorders, until the depleted
amino acid tyrosine is restored by taking it in our diet or as a nutritional supplement.
When tyrosine gets
depleted and we start exhibiting symptoms of catecholamine deficiency, which psychologists
diagnose as mental disorders and send us to the psychiatrists. And the psychiatrists
do not tell us about the tyrosine deficiency or ask us to get an amino acid
diagnostic test done, but instead prescribe us their psychoactive drugs, which
often have dangerous side-effects – for instance, the amphetamine that they prescribe
for children suffering from attention deficits, ADD/ADHD, are one of the most highly
addictive substances known to man. Also, the January 13, 2012 report of the US
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that since 2003 more overdose deaths
have involved opioid analgesics (prescription narcotic drugs) than heroin and
cocaine combined.
High-achievers and
knowledge-workers often suffer from excessive stress, and the resulting catecholamine
deficiency. As medical professionals do not tell the common man what their
physiology texts say about tyrosine, stressed people are not aware that taking
a tyrosine capsule can often make them fit again. So they are forced to self-medicate
themselves with street drugs like cocaine and ecstasy, which are safer than the
psychiatric medications. Unfortunately the Law targets, not the dangerous pharmaceutical
narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances prescribed by psychiatrists and doctors,
but the stressed out people, who are taking street drugs because they have been
lied to by the doctors.
It is quite unfortunate
that doctors, psychiatrists and psychologists are not telling us the whole
truth about Nutrition, and about stress, mental health and depression. The result
of this suppression of information has resulted in a sharp increase in the
number of children committing suicides and becoming addicted to alcohol and drugs,
and also in dysfunctional and corrupt behavior. Don’t you think it’s about time
the healthcare professionals are made accountable for the grave damage they are
doing to society? Can you take up this matter with your MP, MLA, city counselor,
and law enforcement agencies to correct the situation and save our children?
If your organization –
Club, Gymkhana, NGO, ALM, School, College or Educational Institution – would
like a talk on this important topic, or for consultation on the way to develop emotional intelligence, please contact
me on: rajiv.behappy@gmail.com For more information, do
check the “Article” on our NGO's websites www.karmayog.org/ngo/behappy
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