5-HTP..just fyi I found

1. What is 5-HTP?
5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) is an amino acid that is the intermediate step between tryptophan and the important brain chemical serotonin. There is a massive amount of evidence that suggests that low serotonin levels are a common consequence of modern living. The lifestyle and dietary practices of many people living in this stress-filled era results in lowered levels of serotonin within the brain. As a result, many people are overweight, crave sugar and other carbohydrates, experience bouts of depression, get frequent headaches, and have vague muscle aches and pain. All of these maladies are correctable by raising brain serotonin levels. The primary therapeutic applications for 5-HTP are low serotonin states as listed in Table 1.

Table 1. Conditions associated with low serotonin levels helped by 5-HTP

Depression
Obesity
Carbohydrate craving
Bulimia
Insomnia
Narcolepsy
Sleep apnea
Migraine headaches
Tension headaches
Chronic daily headaches
Premenstrual syndrome
Fibromyalgia

Although 5-HTP may be relatively new to the United States health food industry, it has been available through pharmacies for several years and has been intensely researched for the past three decades. It has been available in several European countries as a medicine since the 1970s.

Whachu say?????

It fixes ALL this but STILL no cure for:

Ugly

OR

Stupid???!!!!!!!

~smh~ medical science SUCKS!!!!!!

yep. sorta like "a man/woman can go to the moon", but can't figure out how to make the world a better place!

have a great 4th of July weekend!

My surgeon recommends taking one 100 mg. 5-HTP daily to curb carb cravings and to help with sleep.  I take it. I think it works or I've psyched myself to think it works :)  Either way I take it on most days