The Advantage of GABA
October 10, 2023
GABA stands for gamma-aminobutyric acid.
Functionally, it's a neurotransmitter. The essence of neurotransmitters is to act as "signaling molecules" between brain cells.
Some signals excite the brain, while others calm it down. GABA falls into the latter category.
When you need to rest, your brain releases GABA to calm or suppress overexcited nerves, which relaxes nerves and allows active brain cells to calm down. Therefore, it is also known as a "safe and gentle neurostabilizer for the brain".
If you don't have GABA in your brain, you don't have enough of the "factor that quells or suppresses excessive excitement" in your brain. Then you are likely to have anxiety, heart palpitations, fatigue, burnout, insomnia and other symptoms. In general, people who are in a high-pressure competitive environment for a long time are relatively prone to GABA deficiency.
At present, GABA is widely used in the medical field as a component of drugs for the treatment of nervous system diseases and one of the main components of therapeutic drugs for improving cerebral blood flow and restoring cerebral metabolic functions such as brain trauma.
Research on GABA has focused on improving sleep and relieving stress
1. Improve sleep quality
GABA can participate in a wide range of nervous system activities, such as anxiety and stress regulation, circadian rhythm and sleep regulation. It is conceivable that if the function of synthesizing GABA components is impaired, the consequences may be anxiety, insomnia and other symptoms.
Some hypnotic drugs, the mechanism is to promote GABA in the brain and GABA receptor binding, to promote the calm of nerve cells, to achieve anti-anxiety and sleep.
2, Regulate blood pressure
GABA can act on the vascular motor center of the spinal cord, promote vascular dilation, and play a role in regulating blood pressure to some extent.
3. Others
In addition to the regulatory effects on the nervous system and cardiovascular system, current clinical studies have found that GABA has many beneficial protective effects on the digestive system and immune system