LEF Depression protocol

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Depression

 

The following dietary supplements have been shown to help restore

neurotransmitter levels and alleviate depression:

 

B vitamins -- A full complement of B vitamins (including at least 1000

micrograms (mcg) vitamin B12, 250 milligrams (mg) vitamin B6, and 800

mcg of folic acid daily

 

Zinc -- 15 to 30 mg daily

 

TMG -- 2 to 4 grams (g) daily

 

Cytidine diphosphate choline -- 250 to 500 mg daily (alternatively, 1 to

3 teaspoons liquid choline chloride mixed with 2 ounces juice daily, 1

tablespoon pure lecithin granules daily, or 250 mg glyceryl phosphoryl

choline daily)

 

Micronized creatine -- 500 mg (in capsule form) four to eight times

daily

 

N-acetylcysteine -- 600 mg (in capsule form) one to two times daily on

an empty stomach

 

Vitamin C -- 1 to 3 g daily

 

Vitamin E -- 400 International Units (IU) daily, with 200 mg gamma

tocopherol

EPA/DHA -- 1400 mg EPA and 1000 mg DHA daily

 

SAMe -- 400 to 1200 mg daily without food

 

St John's wort -- 300 to 900 mg daily

 

Ginkgo biloba -- 120 mg daily

 

L-phenylalanine -- 500 to 1000 mg early in the day

 

Tyrosine -- 500 to 1000 mg daily

 

Tryptophan -- 500 to 1000 mg once or twice daily on an empty stomach

 

DHEA -- 15 to 75 mg daily, followed by blood testing in three to six

weeks to make sure optimal levels are maintained.

 

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