Natural Antidepressants – Boost Your Mood with Herbal Extracts and Amino Acids

L-Tyrosine

Even though L-Tyrosine is a non-essential amino acid it is still a very important one. It’s only non-essential in the sense that our body can produce is by converting the amino acid phenylalanine into L-Tyrosine and therefore we don’t directly depend on its consumption. L-Tyrosine can be converted into L-DOPA which further can be used to synthesize the neurotransmitters dopamine and norepinephrine.
Research has suggested that L-Tyrosine may help with alleviating depression. Since this amino acid can also be converted to norepinephrine (a “stress hormone”) it may also help reduce the impact of psychological and physical stress.