I am 69 years old and slowly since menopause, the quality of my sleep has declined. It turns out there are about 8 amino acids your body can’t produce AND you are less able to digest nutrients from food as you age. I have foud 2 amino acid supplements that have really helped.

Gaba is an amino acid that I was low in. The best way to know whether you’re GABA deficient is whether you can remember your dreams the next day. Well, I hadn’t done that in years. Apparently the trick with GABA suppleents is that you need to start low and titrate up. There are many low quality supplements out there, so beware. Also, your body metabolizes it better as a dissolveable lozenge or powder that you hold on your tongue until it dissolves. Trudy Scott is a nutrition based health practioner who does a lot of work with her patients using GABA. Google her…she has a fabulous blog and will give you an idea of what brands are best.

Secondly, I’ve had fabulous results with an amino acid Powder called Perfect Aminos. I now sleep better as a result of taking it. I stopped taking it for awhile bc I was busy and it has high protein…..which messes with me keeping track of protein per meal consumed due to osteoporosis. Also, the stevia in the flavored powder can be a bit too much for me. Long story short, I’ve been having problems with an eyelid that’s been fluttering for weeks, driving me nuts. So I tried the Perfect Aminos in with green juice to get rid of the overwhelming sweetness of Stevia, and hallelujah the eyelid stopped jumping right after that drink.

The guy who developed Perfect Aminos is an MD (in his 70’s or 80’s ) that has a lot of patients that just can’t seem to get well. He used this first for himself, to recover from an tendon injury that just wouldn’t heal—he does marathons. When several medical interventions couldn’t heal the tendon, he took this and it healed quickly. So he started using it on his patients. They claim its highly bioavailable so the protein iseasily used by the body. If you have kidney problems, I’d have your dr. look at the ingredients and the product claims to determine if it’s healthy for you. It definitely helps sleep and other problems. Some people have used it for weight loss as a partial meal replacement but I don’t need to lose weight so haven’t done that. What I also occasionally do is take a half scoop with my green juice in mid am as a snack and then another half scoop in juice mid afternoon as a snack. That way I get a full dose over the day but in smaller increments so the Stevia doesn’t get to me in one sitting. The co. that makes this is called Body Health.

Hope this helps you. It’s a God thing that I even discovered these supplements and my daily life is full of hope and energy now instead of dragging my tired butt around trying to get things done.