Dr. Scott Sherr on GABA: The Unsung Hero of Brain Health and Stress Resilience | EP 575

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🗓️ 20 February 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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In episode 575, Dr. Scott Sherr takes us deep into the role of GABA, the brain’s most abundant yet overlooked neurotransmitter, in reducing stress, improving sleep, and boosting cognitive resilience.

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0:00.0	Coming up next on PassionStruck.
0:02.0	Gaba aminobutyric acid is one of our primary inhibitory or relaxing neurotransmitters in our brain.
0:10.0	And it's the unsung hero of the brain, John.
0:14.0	Most people think of the superstar neurotransmitters when we're thinking about the brain or neurotransmitters in general.
0:20.0	We're thinking about dopamine, noropenephrine, and serotonin.
0:23.9	And these are important, obviously, but in much smaller quantities
0:27.8	compared to how much GABA we have in the brain.
0:30.3	Methylene blue itself actually works on a system called a monoamine inhibitory system.
0:36.4	It actually prevents the breakdown of norophenephrin,
0:39.3	dopamine, and serotonin.
0:41.7	As a result of this, you get more of those neurotransmitters,
0:44.4	and you get a mood boost, you get more focus,
0:46.3	a little bit more endurance.
0:48.4	But the key also is to...
0:50.5	Welcome to Passionstruck.
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