Wendie Trubow, MD, MBA, IFMCPPresident at Five Journeys, Functional Medicine & Wellness Provider, Best Selling Author, Passionate Champion for Health

Why Amino Acids Matter for Depression

1 May 2026 · 0 min

Watch on YouTube

0:05

In this brief dialogue, Speaker B emphasizes the critical role of amino acids in depression, explaining that amino acids serve as precursors to brain neurotransmitters. Speaker B argues that measuring amino‑acid levels should be a standard part of adult depression assessments, positioning this test as an essential component alongside other evaluations.

And where do, like, amino acids play? What role do they play in depression and things like that?
Well, I, you know, I think very important role. You know, everyone's obsessed with getting protein right now. I've just, in my assessment of depression, particularly in adults, looking at levels of amino acids, because those are the precursors of the brain neurotransmitters, are one of the essential tests that I think should be done on everyone.