Neurotransmitter synthesis requires co-factors primarily found in animal foods like red meat, egg yolks, and liver.

“But I've talked to so many people who have reversed or improved depression, anxiety, even psychotic or semicotic disorders, bipolar or um borderline schizophrenia with with diet. And so I think there's two sides to the coin, right? Gluten and other allergens certainly are linked to worsening of some of these things. And I think nutrient deficiencies make mental health issues way worse. And so then you have to think about nutrient adequacy, it's going to be very bio-individual. But if you look at the way the neurotransmitters are made, they require a lot of co-actors. And these co-actors are generally nutrients found in animal foods.”