Baseline Plus, Essential Amino Acids - 90 ct.

Better Focus, Improved Learning, Relaxed Mood

Formulated by some of today's top neurology researchers, Baseline Plus is a unique blend of amino acids and beneficial neuro-nutrients which nourish the brain to balance neurotransmitter deficiencies, such as serotonin/dopamine. When these neurotransmitters are plentiful and signaling effectively, the brain can effectively coordinate learning and behavior, naturally reducing problems with focus and concentration while enhancing mental clarity and mood.

Key Benefits Include:

- Helps Improve Focus and Mental Clarity
- Promotes a Balanced Mood
- Alleviates Minor Depression
- Supports Mental Focus
- Maintains Brain and Tissue Development

The Baseline Plus Formula
Baseline Plus blends powerful amino acids - such as L-Tyrosine, 5-HTP, DL-Phenylalanine and Glutamine - with neuro-nutrients and minerals - such as B vitamins, zinc, and magnesium. Together they stimulate the brain's own production of essential neurotransmitters making it possible for you or your child to think clearly, stay focused, calm and content.

These are the neurotransmitters which signal within the Reticular Activating System (RAS) and allow you to focus, remember things and maintain calm, self control.

Amino Acids

L-Tyrosine
This amino acid produces the ?feel good? neurotransmitter dopamine which can help you stay mentally focused and on task. Researchers have found abnormalities in dopamine levels and signaling in children with ADHD.

L-Tyrosine also produces several other neurotransmitters including norepinephrine which is involved in creating energy, motivation and drive. Norepinephrine is another neurotransmitter that is deficient in people with ADHD.

5-HTP
This amino acid is used to make the serotonin. This is the brain neurotransmitter that?s vital for normal nerve function, emotional stability and brain function. Low levels are linked to hyperactivity, acting-out and impulsiveness. Deficiencies of serotonin have been documented in ADD/ADHD individuals as well.

Glutamine
A major fuel source for the brain, this amino acid is also a neurotransmitter that facilitates concentration, memory and attentiveness. Studies show when the body has trouble making glutamine it creates changes in the brain that can result in memory lapse and poor mental focus.

D-Phenylalanine
This amino acid is converted to phenylethylamine, a neurotransmitter that has also been linked to the regulation of physical energy, mood and attention. D-Phenylalanine also produces the beneficial neurotransmitter norepinephrine.

Vitamins & Minerals

Magnesium
This mineral is responsible for over 300 beneficial biochemical reactions in the body. Neuroscientists now know one of them is aiding neurotransmitter signaling for a calm, controlled mood. In one controlled study of 50 children suffering from hyperactivity, magnesium supplementation resulted in more self-control and less disruptive behavior. Even more proof, researchers have learned many hyperactive children are deficient in magnesium.

Vitamin B6
Neuroscientists have also found that ADHD children with significantly lower serotonin levels also have low levels of Vitamin B6. Researchers discovered supplementation works to raise serotonin levels. In a controlled study published in the medical journal Pediatrics, researchers gave ADHD children vitamin B6 supplements and they reported an ?appreciable increase? in the brain neurotransmitter serotonin.

Zinc
This mineral is also important to neurotransmitter production in the brain, especially the production of dopamine. In a double-blind study, children with ADHD who received 15mg of zinc per day showed significantly greater behavioral improvement. After an analysis of 18 double-blind, placebo controlled studies, researchers concluded zinc supplementation can help ADHD individuals.

Summary of Evidence

Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry scanned the brains of children with focus and concentration deficiencies and discovered a large scale disruption in the neurocognitive network for attention, learning, focus and self-control. Specifically they found:

1.) In these children, the process that's supposed to regulate the neurotransmitters which are responsible for maintaining attention is impaired.

2.) There are deficiencies in neurotransmitters called dopamine and serotonin in individuals which are responsible for feelings, mood and behavior. Neuroscientists concluded that this chemical imbalance results in disconnected neurotransmitter communication, broken neuroconnections and the inability to process information smoothly. Like a highway with no off-ramps, important signals for learning, behavior and mood simply never reach their destination.

As you can imagine, this makes it incredibly difficult for a child to focus and maintain self-control and mental consistency while remaining relaxed.

Fortunately, a wealth of new research is revealing nutrient supplementation can help individuals of all ages struggling with concentration strengthen levels of these essential brain neurotransmitters and improve attention span, learning ability, and behavior control.

A study in The Journal of Alternative Complementary Medicine showed that giving nutrient supplements to children and adolescents with a history of negative, antisocial behavior improves brain function and lowers disruptive behavior and acting-out by almost half.

Other reports show supplements of amino acids can help children and adults focus on the task at hand, whether it's homework, chores or projects in the workplace. Better mental concentration and attention makes learning less complicated and success at school or work far easier to reach for those suffering with problems focusing.

Baseline Plus is founded on this neuronutrient research.