Dear Fake Dr. Tommy:

I've been reading a bunch about amino acid balancing. Like taking Glutamine or GABA supplements to make up for dietary deficiencies. Perhaps it's purely psychosomatic, but I've been taking sublingual GABA supplements for about a month and I believe it's allowed me easily to quit smoking. Also, I feel it's reduced my desire for alcohol. Is that a bunch of bull honky?
From, Nathan

Fake Dr. Tommy Replied:

First off, there is no way in God's green Earth that a 25 year old has a dietary deficiency of amino acids or would need any kind of supplementation. But yes Nathan, taking GABA might provide a psychological effect to help you with your vices. It turns out that alcohol acts on a receptor called the GABA receptor, which is the same receptor upon which valium acts. This receptor downregulates the central nervous system, which is why alcohol or benzodiazepines make you sleepy. So by taking GABA supplements, you might be reducing your craving for alcohol. As far as tobacco goes, I don't think GABA would provide much benefit.

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