Tryptophan as an adjuvant in a slimming diet

Tryptophan will help you to maintain a positive mood and in your weight loss diet.

After a Christmas holiday
full of excesses it is normal that we end up gaining a few extra kilos that, now, worry us. Don’t panic. So that you can lose them quickly and effectively we propose a plan of action,
through diet and supplementation, whose main protagonist is tryptophan. First of all, keep in mind that in the diet, if you are positive, you will lose more weight.

What is tryptophan?

Tryptophan is an essential amino acid, meaning that our body does not manufacture it (or does so in insufficient quantities) and therefore it is necessary to obtain it through dietary foods and/or food supplements. It is the precursor of serotonin, a brain neurotransmitter known as the “happiness hormone”. When our brain manufactures serotonin

Serotonin, improves our mood, helps regulate sleep and control appetite, thus contributing to an overall sense of well-being. In addition, serotonin plays an important role in cognitive function, including memory and learning.

Not only is tryptophan key to the production of serotonin, but it is also necessary for the formation of melatonin, another essential hormone that regulates sleep-wake cycles. This means that an adequate intake of tryptophan can help improve the quality of sleep, a crucial aspect for sports recovery and performance. Restful sleep facilitates muscle recovery and memory consolidation, two fundamental factors for athletes seeking to improve their performance and skills.

Tryptophan as an adjuvant in diet control

The tryptophan we ingest is transformed into serotonin, which has an anxiolytic and antidepressant effect. It also regulates insulin levels and calms our nervous system, helping to control appetite. The increase in serotonin produces less anxiety to consume carbohydrates and, therefore, helps to control weight.

How to take tryptophan for weight loss?

Taking tryptophan for weight loss is a strategy based on the impact of this amino acid on appetite regulation and mood enhancement. As a precursor of serotonin, known as the happiness hormone, tryptophan can help control cravings and reduce caloric intake, thus facilitating weight loss.

Is it enough to consume foods rich in tryptophan?

Foods rich in tryptophan are the following:

• Plant-based foods: whole grains, legumes, nuts, fruits, vegetables and greens.
• Foods of animal origin: eggs, milk, meat and fish.

Nuts are a good source of plant tryptophan

For an optimal amount of tryptophan to reach our brain and be converted into
serotonin that regulates our mood and our desire to eat, it is not enough to consume foods rich in tryptophan. When we eat a food very rich in proteins, these will be transformed into amino acids in our organism and will compete with tryptophan to cross the blood-brain barrier (barrier that protects the brain), since they all use the same transporter. As a consequence, little will reach the brain and we will not notice the beneficial effect of this.

Our friends from Apium Planet show us a recipe for Roasted Pumpkin, a food high in tryptophan.

Why take supplements?

Since tryptophan from dietary proteins does not produce beneficial effects on serotonin levels directly, we can think of ingesting it in isolation through
supplements, which are an easy and convenient option if we want to ensure optimal levels of serotonin in our brain. In that case it should be taken outside of meals, half an hour before them or when we have an empty stomach, otherwise it will join the other amino acids in the diet for the body to synthesize proteins, but it will not serve the purpose we intend, as we have already explained.

GloryFeel L-tryptophan

Tryptophan, as we have already mentioned, is an essential amino acid that plays a fundamental role in our well-being and quality of sleep. In the context of the properties of tryptophan, it is important to highlight Gloryfeel’s L-Tryptophan 500mg product, which offers a number of remarkable benefits.

Benefits of Gloryfeel L-Tryptophan 500mg:

1. Precursor of Serotonin and Melatonin: Tryptophan is essential for the synthesis of serotonin, known as “the hormone of happiness”, which influences our emotional well-being. In addition, this amino acid is a precursor of melatonin, which regulates our sleep cycle.
2. Long Lasting: With one capsule per day, Gloryfeel’s 500mg bottle of L-Tryptophan provides an 8-month supply, ensuring a constant availability of this important amino acid.
3. High Dosage: Each capsule contains 500mg of pure tryptophan, obtained through vegetable fermentation of rice. This high dosage ensures that you receive the full benefits of this essential amino acid.
4. Rigor in Quality: This product has undergone extensive laboratory testing, including analysis of L-tryptophan, heavy metals, fungi, E.Coli and salmonella content, complying with German quality standards DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025.
5. Natural Composition: Gloryfeel’s L-Tryptophan is 100% vegan and is manufactured without gelatin, anti-caking agents, coloring agents, GMOs, lactose, gluten or animal ingredients, making it suitable for a wide variety of people.
6. German Quality Mark: All GloryFeel products are manufactured in Germany under the highest quality standards and are regularly tested by accredited laboratories, thus guaranteeing their quality and efficacy.

Gloryfeel L-tryptophan reduces “the urge to snack” and provides nutrients present in food. Its effect is particularly noticeable in case of food cravings.

How to lose weight with tryptophan and following the recommended weekly diet

We propose a one-week diet containing foods rich in tryptophan that, together with supplementation, will help you reach your goals sooner. It is important to follow these guidelines for GloryFeel supplementation

• Take GloryFeel Tryptophan half an hour before meals to improve its intestinal absorption.
• Take 2 capsules of GloryFeel Tryptophan per day, preferably one before breakfast and one before one of the main meals.

If you combine the intake of tryptophan and a diet rich in protein, you will control your weight, with the advantage that you will not experience the drowsiness or fatigue caused by the excess of carbohydrates. The diet we propose below not only contains foods rich in tryptophan, but it is also composed of foods with a high variety of healthy nutrients: some of them are satiating, others give energy, others facilitate digestion, there are those that burn fat, that activate the metabolism, that eliminate toxins, … They will allow you to follow the diet easily and with a surprisingly good mood.

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Tips and curiosities when following the diet

• Do not skip any meal,
  doing so could cause you to arrive at the next meal hungrier and overeat at the next one. In addition if you make 5-6 meals a day you facilitate that your metabolism is active and burns more.
• Physical activity. Just by walking 30 minutes a day, results will come much sooner.
• Infusions, such as tea and fruit juices, besides being antioxidants, help you purify your body and prepare it to burn fat.
• Adding spices to dishes (such as pepper, curry, turmeric…) will help you speed up your metabolism and therefore burn more calories per day.
• Cinnamon is a spice that helps control blood sugar levels, this can lead directly to the reduction of fat accumulation in the body, helping you lose those extra pounds.
• Cooking and dressing salads with olive oil helps you lose fat. A University of Illinois study found that those who consumed olive oil before a meal
  ate 25% fewer calories than those who did not. Olive oil
  helps you lose fat because the high level of monosaturated fats that
  contains reduces cravings for fatty foods and therefore helps you have more control
  over your fat intake.

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