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Amino acid therapy is a natural, brain-based approach to addiction and mental health recovery. Start with the EAT! book to understand how food and amino acids support the recovery brain, shop targeted supplements for specific neurotransmitter pathways, or connect with a certified coach when you want personalized support.
What is amino acid therapy?
A brain-based approach that starts with education, then helps you choose the food and amino acid support that matches your recovery needs.
Amino acid therapy focuses on repairing the neurotransmitter system in the brain. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein, and they are also the raw materials your brain uses to manufacture every major neurotransmitter, the chemical messengers that regulate mood, focus, cravings, sleep, and emotional resilience.
Substances like alcohol, stimulants, and opioids disrupt digestion, damage the gut, and interfere with nutrient absorption. Even when someone starts eating better, the body may struggle to use what it takes in. The result is a nutritionally depleted brain, where willpower and motivation cannot overcome the biology.
Targeted amino acid support gives the brain what it needs to rebuild. People often experience fewer and less intense cravings, more stable mood, improved energy and clarity, better sleep, and reduced anxiety and irritability.
How specific amino acids feed specific neurotransmitters
Tap any pathway to see which amino acid supports it, and what depletion can feel like.
Which pathways might be running low?
Select the patterns that feel most familiar. This is brain-based education, not a diagnosis.
Which of these sound like you?
Based on what you selected
EAT! A Guide to Radiant Recovery
Using Food and Amino Acids to Repair the Addicted Brain and Reduce CravingsThe clearest, most practical introduction to amino acid therapy for people in recovery. Read what is actually happening in the brain, why cravings feel the way they do, and how to use food and amino acids to repair it. Written in plain language, with no clinical jargon.
Targeted amino acids for the recovery brain
The book explains the pathways. The supplements give you targeted amino acid support for the neurotransmitter patterns discussed throughout the guide.
L-Tryptophan
500 mg · 120 VCapsThe inner sunshine amino acid. Key to producing 5-HTP, serotonin, and melatonin. Helpful with obsessive thoughts, irritability, and seasonal mood shifts. Often gentler than 5-HTP for children and insomnia-sufferers. May reduce cravings for alcohol, sugar, nicotine, THC, and ecstasy.
L-Tyrosine
500 mg · 120 CapsulesConverts directly to dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine, and thyroid hormones. Boosts energy and motivation and improves focus. May reduce cravings for stimulants, alcohol, opioids, and nicotine.
GABA
500 mg · 100 CapsulesThe brain's natural calming agent, helping prevent stress-related messages from reaching the motor centers of the brain. Promotes better sleep and may reduce cravings for alcohol, sugar, kava, and benzodiazepine medication.
5-HTP
50 mg · 90 CapsulesOne of two amino acid precursors to serotonin, the brain's natural anti-depressant neurotransmitter. The 50 mg size allows for sensitive trialing. May reduce cravings for alcohol, sugar, nicotine, THC, and ecstasy.
L-Glutamine
500 mg · 120 CapsulesAlmost always helpful in reducing cravings for sugar, starches, and alcohol. Serves as quick fuel for the brain, supports gastrointestinal health and gut repair, protects muscle tissue, supports the immune system, and helps regulate blood sugar.
D-Phenylalanine
500 mg · 50 CapsulesHelps increase endorphin activity in the brain and body, easing achiness and supporting the body's natural comfort chemistry. It may reduce cravings for alcohol, sugar, nicotine, and opioids.
Work with a Certified Recovery Nutrition Coach
The book and supplements are the first steps. For people who want more personalized support, a Certified Recovery Nutrition Coach can help interpret symptom patterns, choose the most appropriate amino acid pathway, and guide next steps based on the bigger recovery picture.
Formally trained in amino acid therapy
Coaches understand the science, the protocols, and how the pathways interact.
Recovery-aware and trauma-informed
Trained to support people through early recovery and the messy middle, not just optimization.
Personalized to your patterns
Protocols are tailored to your specific symptom picture rather than a generic stack.
Practical structure and accountability
Real conversations, real check-ins, and a clear plan you can actually follow.
Certified & Vetted
Trained in nutrition, amino acids, and recovery support.
Start with the book
and targeted amino acid support.
Learn how cravings, mood, motivation, sleep, and recovery are connected to brain chemistry. Then explore the targeted amino acid supplements that support the pathways explained in the EAT! book.