Research demonstrates that GABA supplementation reduces anxiety and improves sleep, helping individuals fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer. The primary role of GABA is to reduce the excitability of neurons throughout the nervous system, inducing a calming effect. Gamma-Aminobutyric acid, more commonly referred to as GABA is a neurotransmitter produced by the body. Research has shown that individuals supplementing with vitamin C (ascorbic acid) demonstrate lower blood pressure, faster salivary cortisol recovery, and better subjective stress responses. The adrenal glands also secrete vitamin C as a response to stress. The adrenal glands play a key role in the stress response, secreting the hormones adrenaline, aldosterone, and cortisol.
One of the highest concentrations of vitamin C in the body is found in the adrenal glands. The following nutrients/botanical have been show to improve adrenal health: Nutritional supplements and botanicals (which I call "cherries on top") can also help to improve stress resilience and support healthy adrenal gland function. With these factors in balance, stress can even act as a healthy fuel source. While these experiences cannot be changed, knowing the cause can be helpful to shift away from self-blame.Įating a healthy diet (dense in fruits and vegetables at every meal), restorative sleep, exercising regularly, and utilizing relaxation techniques establishes a foundation to keep stress levels well managed. Often, those with chronic anxiety and a heightented stress response have had early negative life experiences which shaped this sensitivity.
This is when our "stress response" is molded. We are born with certain genetic predispositions but these genes are "cooked" by our environment, especially in early infancy and childhood. For one person, a spider, flying in an airplane, or keeping up with the daily grind is no big deal - for another, all of this can be downright traumatizing. No one can avoid stress entirely but what truly matters is how each person internalizes stress. While short-term stress is normal, long-term chronic stress has been associated with numerous health conditions such as anxiety, hypertension, chronic fatigue syndrome, HPA axis dysfunction (aka adrenal fatigue), and metabolic syndrome.
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