 5-HTP is an amino acid that is naturally produced in our bodies. So why should you supplement it? Well, because Hey, what's up, Greg here, the founder of your own inception. Welcome to my channel, where you can learn top secrets about nitropics. Subscribe below to start your journey. Today we're gonna be talking about 5-HTP. Now, this is a very popular amino acid that is often added to more advanced nitropic supplements or general health supplements. And many people wonder if this is an effective supplement, if you should consider supplementing it, adding it to your favorite stack or not. So we can look at the benefits of supplementing 5-HTP. We'll look at the recommend daily dosages. We're gonna, you know, talk about different perspectives of why you should take or consider taking 5-HTP or not. And at the end of the video I'm gonna share with you my final recommendation. So if you're ready, let's begin. First thing first, when you consume 5-HTP, if you supplement it, it is converted to serotonin in our brains. Now, serotonin, as you probably know, this is a special neurotransmitter that is involved in happiness and anti-depression. People who have low levels of serotonin, they often suffer from depression, anxiety, they have issues with sleep and so on. So you basically want to keep the levels of serotonin high or kind of, you know, the normal ranges. But the question is, can supplementing 5-HTP actually helps? And is it worth supplementing this amino acid? Now, what we know from science is that supplementing 5-HTP can actually restore low levels of serotonin, especially this happens in people or have been studies in people who are suffering from depression, for example. And also in those people who had body inflammation. And that's not all. If you supplement 5-HTP, you can also expect other benefits. For example, weight loss. Yeah. It has been well studied and documented that supplementing 5-HTP can actually resolve and losing weight. Now, this doesn't happen directly, but actually indirectly, because by supplementing 5-HTP or by consuming it, what happens is that you start feeling more full. Actually, it seems like that 5-HTP kind of surprises those hormones that make you hungry. And of course, if you are less hungry, obviously, you usually eat less and you start losing weight. I came across one study on 20 individuals that were given a placebo. So half of them were given a placebo and you have got 5-HTP. And after a couple of weeks of testing, people who received 5-HTP could zoom on average around 430 calories per day less than people who got a placebo, right? So that's a significant difference. 400 calories, you know, that's kind of the question if you're going to be overweight or you're going to weight too little or you're going to be somewhere where you should be. So that's an important note to remember. By the way, guys, if you have any questions, do let me know in the comment section below. Use a hashtag AskYourInception and I will weekly answer some of the most interesting questions that I will receive. Another important reason why people supplement 5-HTP is because apparently it helps with depression. Now, we still know the exact reason why depression happens, but many researchers believe it is because of low levels of serotonin, the neurotransmitter that we mentioned at the beginning of the video. Now, what 5-HTP does, it increases the levels of serotonin. So obviously, if you supplement 5-HTP, you can expect your serotonin levels to go up and consequently, if you're depressed, you know, the effect should go slowly away or should be minimized. Now, I came across a lot of studies that showed that supplementing 5-HTP actually decreased the symptoms of depression, but they were not, you know, on a very high level. So, you know, sometimes they didn't use a placebo and, you know, there were some issues with those studies. So I think until we have more detailed research available, then I would say, yes, it looks like 5-HTP can help people with depression, but we are not 100% convinced if this is really true, how much of 5-HTP should you take, how does it work, and so on. So you have to keep this in mind because I really want to be sure that if you're taking a particular neutral, a particular supplement that you're on the safe side and that you know what kind of benefits to expect. Now, we have other benefits as well. For example, the third benefit is that supplementing 5-HTP can improve your sleep quality. How does it do it? Well, if you consume 5-HTP, apparently this increases the production of melatonin, our sleep hormone, and as a result of that, your sleep quality can improve. What studies have found is that people suffer less from sleep terrors. Now, this is a great benefit and you can also find 5-HTP in different high-quality sleep supplements, for example. It's not one of the main compounds, but you know, sometimes it is added because of this benefit. And last but not least, apparently supplementing 5-HTP could reduce migraines, and if you suffer from migraines, 5-HTP could help. Oh, by the way, guys, I have revealed seven special secrets about metropics that no one else will tell you about. To get them, download my free handbook below. Now, when it comes to the recommended daily dosage, right now it seems like that the optimal of the recommended daily dosage is somewhere between 300 to 500 milligrams per day. Most experts recommend supplementing it together with food, especially if your main goal of supplementing 5-HTP is reducing your weight. Now, if you are currently taking any anti-depressants, then I definitely recommend you consulting your doctor before you start supplementing 5-HTP. You have to be very careful about it because 5-HTP can influence positively or negatively, or it can have an impact on anti-depressant drugs, so be careful about it. So, we came to the final question. Do a recommend supplementing 5-HTP or not? Well, based on all the research that I've found, I am not totally convinced. Now, we see a lot of potential benefits, but we lack some research. We also see some negative relations if you supplement 5-HTP and take some other drugs at the same time, so I would be very careful. My recommendation is to consult your doctor before you start supplementing it because you really want to be on the safe side. Now, I know a couple of high-quality and utropic supplements contain 5-HTP, not all of them, and some of the best ones they don't contain, but I find some of them that they do, and I mean that's a new thing to decide if you want to supplement such a product or not. As I said before, do consult your doctor to be on the safe side. All right, guys. 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