GABA Powder 1/4 lb bottle: HE

This herb is BULK DISCOUNTED in our 10 lb & 25 lb bulk packs. To find the bulk packs, just copy and paste the herb name into our Search, or refer to our Bulk By The Kilo & Ton category. We use only 100% Gluten-free, Vegetable Cellulose '00' capsules for all of our encapsulated products. We offer both bulk powder and capsules. Obviously our bulk bottles are bulk powder, not capsules, but the capsule weight is included to give you a way of judging the recommended dosage. GABA -- Approximately 600 mg. each capsule. 1/2 teaspoon of powder is about equal to one capsule. Powder can be consumed by sprinkling it over your food or mixing it with a syrup such as maple or chocolate. You could also mix it with orange juice. The citric acid in the orange juice will help to mask any unpleasant powder tastes. An Amino Acid Troubled with anxiety, irritability, tension, stress and the pressures of a busy life, where there is never enough time and never enough rest? Perhaps it"™s time for the soothing effects of GABA, a natural amino acid that calms the central nervous system and prevents anxiety and stress-related messages from reaching the motor centers of the brain - without the addictive side effects of synthetic tranquilizers. Bodybuilders are also drawn to GABA, because they believe its balancing effects stimulate the anterior pituitary gland, leading to higher levels of Human Growth Hormone (for muscle building). History: Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is an amino acid that is naturally formed in the brain and acts as a neurotransmitter (chemical that fosters communication between nerve cells) in the central nervous system and helps to keep stress-related nerve impulses at bay. GABA"™s function is to decrease neuron activity and inhibit nerve cells from over-firing. It is essential for brain metabolism, aiding in proper brain function and is sometimes called 'The Body's Natural Tranquilizer.' GABA is a natural compound that is present in virtually all living organisms and is derived from L-glutamic acid, one of the major amino acids in plants and animals that is responsible for many physiologic functions; and humans readily metabolize it, so that concentrations in the body remain constant. Gamma-aminobutyric acid was first synthesized in 1883, and was first known only as a plant and microbe metabolic product. In 1950, GABA was discovered to be an integral part of the mammalian central nervous system. Gamma-aminobutyric acid is produced in the brain and is also found in some extra-neural tissue, including kidney and pancreatic islet cells. Created in the body from the most common 'excitatory' neurotransmitter in the brain (glutamic acid), GABA is the major 'inhibitory' neurotransmitter in the brain, and it is interesting to note that this involves the conversion of this excitatory neurotransmitter into the principal inhibitory one to be effective. Along with niacinamide and inositol, GABA prevents anxiety and stress-r