What in the World is GABA and Why Should We Care?
GABA helps calm your nervous system. It’s often called the brain’s natural calming agent.
GABA (gamma aminobutyric acid ) is used throughout the human nervous system, so is has broad effects on the body.
Research also indicates that GABA is a major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain.
Neurotransmitters are chemicals that are used to relay, amplify and modulate electrical signals between a neuron and another cell.
Inhibitory neurotransmitters tend to keep nerve signals coherent and quiet. After an impulse is transmitted, they discourage additional impulses. (This is in contrast to excitatory neurotransmitters that tend to encourage additional impulses.)
Low levels of GABA are associated with conditions like…
Depression
Anxiety
ADD & ADHD (attention deficit disorder & ADD with hyperactivity)
Early morning awakening
Constipation
Headaches located in the back of the head and neck
Also, increased GABA and improved GABA delivery appears to improve epilepsy.
So, if yoga can increase GABA levels, it is possible it will improve these conditions.
How to Benefit from the Yoga-GABA Study
Details about the Yoga - GABA Study
Where to read the report on the Yoga - GABA Study
Yoga Increases Your Brain’s GABA levels
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