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This is the secret: There are twenty-two different kinds of amino acids in high-protein foods like chicken, fish, beef, eggs, and cheese. You may have heard them referred to as the building blocks of protein. Each amino has its own name and unique duties to perform, but only a few very special aminos can serve as fuels for the brain’s four mood engines. Just five or six of these amino acids, taken as supplements, can effectively reverse all four of the brain deficiencies that cause false moods.

Each of the four mood engines in your brain needs a different amino acid fuel. The lower your access to amino fuel, the more false mood symptoms you can develop. The question is how much “gas” do you have in each of your engines? How do you know when you’ve run too low? How can you fill ’em up? Which amino brain fuels do you need? Where can you get them? How long will it take? You’ll soon learn what the best brain foods are for you and how to find and use the amino acid supplements that will jump-start all of your emotional engines and keep them fired up.

The four emotion generators in your brain are called “neurotransmitters.” Some of their specific names will probably be familiar to you: serotonin, catecholamines, GABA, and endorphin. Each of these four neurotransmitters has a distinctly different effect on your mood depending largely on the availability of its particular amino acid fuel.

A well-stocked brain produces true emotions: depending on your life circumstances, you’ll generally feel emotionally positive if your key neurotransmitter levels are high.

A poorly stocked brain produces false moods: If you drop too low in any of the key neurotransmitters, you’ll tend to develop a specific set of defective moods as a result.