So glycine is the cheap amino acid and bone broth, so and glycine regulates dopamine levels.

And dopamine is this key neurotransmitter and when people get addicted to things,

they do so because they normally have low dopamine and the alcohol or the sex or the drug or

whatever raises dopamine, same with gambling or whatever. They want that dopamine high.

Well, the way to make sure that your dopamine is always at the right level is to have broth

every day in soups or a mug of broth or whatever. If your dopamine is too low, it's hard to get going

and get up in the morning, broth will raise it. If your dopamine is too high and you're sort of

hyper enthusiastic all the time, the broth will bring it down to the right level.

From the Weston A Price Foundation, welcome to the Wise Traditions podcast for Wise Traditions

in Food, Farming and the Healing Arts. We are your source for scientific knowledge and

traditional wisdom to help you achieve optimal health.

Hey, Helda here. When working with someone with addiction, depression or mental illness,

it's important to ask them straight up. What did you have for breakfast?

This is episode 361 and our guest today is Sally Fallon Morale. Sally is the president of the

Weston A Price Foundation and the author of nourishing diets. Among many other amazing books,

today, Sally helps us understand the link between what we eat and our mental health.

The two are definitely related. Nutrient deficiencies can lead to issues with mood and poor sleep

and mental instability. Sally reviews what is needed for a healthy brain and cellular function,

like cholesterol and saturated fats, for example. She also explains how animal fats work synergistically

in the body to create our own cannabinoids, which are chemicals that regulate reward pathways

and increase dopamine release. Sally helps us understand what to put on the table to strengthen

mental and emotional stability and what to avoid. Bone broth is in, for example. MSG,

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