Given what we know about cortisol in follicular fluid, this goes well beyond helping someone feel more relaxed on the table
NPC1-mTORC1 signaling couples cholesterol sensing to Organelle Homeostasis and is a targetable pathway in Niemann-pick type C
This has mainly derived from experimental studies, although the first results emerged over 30 years ago with the observation of reduced UA in the substantia nigra of PD patients at post mortem 10
Taurine is an amino acid that reduces cortisol levels and increases the production of GABA, which is a major inhibitory neurotransmitterour bodies natural off switch
Its a different quality than what a stimulant provides: calmer, more stable, and not followed by a crash
"As the respiratory organelle, mitochondria produces energy," Birsoy notes