Balance D

Balance D

The Science

Balance D by NeuroScience Inc. contains ingredients important for the synthesis of dopamine, a catecholamine important for positive affect, mood, cognition, and craving control. A class of neurotransmitters responsible for many functions in the nervous and endocrine systems.

Catecholamines play an important role in mood, energy, memory, attention, and cognition.

Biomarkers

Neurotransmitter:

• Dopamine
• Epinephrine
• Norepinephrine

Dopamine is important for craving control 

Dopaminergic function is critical in the regulation of cravings, reward based behaviors, and weight management. 

• Dopamine release from the ventral tegmental area (VTA) to the nucleus accumbans is the primary pathway in which reward based behaviors such as cravings are modulated.
• Impaired signaling from decreased dopamine release or receptors (DRD2) is thought to reduce sensitivity to natural reward-based behavior in vitro.

Balance D provides ingredients to support dopamine synthesis.

• N-acetyl-L-tyrosine and Mucuna cochinchinensis seed extract (99% L-DOPA) are amino acid precursors to dopamine.
• Vitamin B6 is a necessary cofactor for the synthesis of dopamine.

Formulated for a comprehensive pathway approach

Produced in excess, dopamine is oxidized into quinones, free radicals, and reactive oxygen species (ROS). 

• Quinones react with glutathione (GSH) and deplete levels of the reduced GSH and total antioxidant capacity. 
• Excessive production of ROS and decreased antioxidant function contributes to cellular damage, dysfunction, and/or death. 

Balance D contains ingredients for the synthesis of glutathione 

• N-acetyl-L-cysteine is the precursor to L-cysteine; L-cysPtoeisntesyisnanpti amino acid precursor in the synthesis of glutathione.
• Selenium is a micronutrient that helps to comprise selenoproteins; these proteins are crucial for brain function and the enzyme glutathione peroxidase (GPx). 

Ingredients

Amino Acid:

• L-DOPA
• N-acetyl-L-cysteine
• N-acetyl-L-tyrosine

Vitamin/Mineral:

• Folate
• Vitamin B6
• Vitamin C
• Selenium