5-HTP: Nature's Serotonin Solution [Paperback]

Ray Sahelian (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1998

What do depression, weight gain, insomnia, and anxiety all have in common? Research has shown that they are all linked to vital brain chemicals called neurotransmitters that affect everything from your mood to your appetite. One of the most important neurotransmitters is serotonin, which is created from a nutrient called 5-hydroxytryptophan - 5-HTP for short. In "5-HTP: Nature's Serotonin Solution," Dr. Ray Sahelian discusses the latest in 5-HTP research in the areas of weight loss, depression, anxiety disorders, fibromyalgia, migraine headache, premenstrual syndrome, insomnia, and a number of other psychological and neurological disorders. He shows you how this nutrient works and how it can be combined with herbs, nutrients, vitamins, hormones - including melatonin, DHEA, and pregnenolone - and medicines to create comprehensive treatment programs. Included in the book are opinions both of doctors who use 5-HTP and related nutrients in their practices, and of people who have taken 5-HTP. In addition, Dr. Sahelian provides important information on dosage, side effects, medical testing, and interactions with medicines and other nutrients.

Product Details

• Paperback: 210 pages
• Publisher: Avery; 1st edition (January 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895298716
• ISBN-13: 978-0895298713
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #678,181 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything I needed to know about 5-HTP., October 20, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: 5-HTP: Nature's Serotonin Solution (Paperback)

The most honest report on 5-HTP that I have every read. The author relates his personal and professional experiences in addition to explaining the research in a simple manner. I loved the practical step by step guidelines outlined to treat obesity and depression, which is what I have. I found the caution and side effect chapter to be very honest.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Scientific, cautious, extremely informative--a joy to read., October 16, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: 5-HTP: Nature's Serotonin Solution (Paperback)

I was extremely impressed by the effort it must have taken Dr. Sahelian to take the complicated science of 5-HTP and serotonin and explain it in a simple, well-referenced way. I feel I now know exactly how it works. He gives step by step guidelines on how to use low doses of 5-HTP with other nutrients and herbs for depression, insomnia, anxiety, and weight loss. Just like his DHEA book, I appreciated the full and honest discussion on cautions and side effects.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful online review, December 30, 2003

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G. L. Hester "codefool" (Sugar Land, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 5-HTP: Nature's Serotonin Solution (Paperback)

I have been researching 5-HTP for some time, and using the web as a vital resource. When evaluating books on the subject, this one came highly rated by an online review by Steven Wm. Fowkes, Sr. Director of the Cognitive Enhancement Research Institute (CERI):

http://www.ceri.com/rev-sero.htm

I recommend anyone considering reading a book on 5-HTP to examine this review first. I would publish it here, but for the copyright considerations. Cheers!