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Avro Takes Top Honors at 2024 Beverage Digest Awards
avroMay 2025

Avro Takes Top Honors at 2024 Beverage Digest Awards

AVRO Intelligent Hydration, Austin’s cutting-edge wellness brand, has achieved a major milestone by clinching two prestigious titles at the 2024 Beverage Digest Awards: Best...

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Melatonin Isn’t Always the Best Solution for Restless Nights. Consider This Natural Sleep Aid Instead
avroMar 2025

Melatonin Isn’t Always the Best Solution for Restless Nights. Consider This Natural Sleep Aid Instead

Many of us struggle to get a restful sleep each night. Whether you've tried taking melatonin or bought a new mattress, it can take...

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Researchers find a poor quality diet may lead to brain changes associated with depression and anxiety
anxietyMar 2025

Researchers find a poor quality diet may lead to brain changes associated with depression and anxiety

A first-of-its-kind study into brain chemistry and structure and diet quality of 30 volunteers shows that eating a poor quality diet might lead to...

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Nutritionist Discusses Hidden Mechanisms Of Neurotransmitter GABA
alertMar 2025

Nutritionist Discusses Hidden Mechanisms Of Neurotransmitter GABA

When your body experiences prolonged stress, the supply of GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) can be diminished. Nutritionist Anjali Mukerjee has said that GABA is an...

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Why GABA Is Important for Well-Being
alertMar 2025

Why GABA Is Important for Well-Being

The brain is an almost inconceivably complex system of billions of neurons interlinked via trillions of connections that work to coordinate everything you do,...

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5 Natural Ways to Increase Low GABA Levels
alertMar 2025

5 Natural Ways to Increase Low GABA Levels

GABA (gamma-Aminobutyric acid) is a common neurotransmitter in the central nervous system that plays a role in mood and emotions, as well as feelings...

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anxietyMar 2025

‘Gaba is the off switch of the brain’: Is it also the answer to better sleep, sobriety and less anxiety?

Chinese medicine.” “That weird Hungarian liqueur.” “Something my grandad would drink.” The taste test is not going well. Dry January is over and we’re...

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Serotonin, GABA, and Dopamine Drive Hunger and Feeding
anxietyMar 2025

Serotonin, GABA, and Dopamine Drive Hunger and Feeding

A new study has revealed how brain circuits and neurotransmitters regulate meal initiation, offering insights into obesity management.

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calmMar 2025

Everything You Need to Know About Magnesium, The Internet’s Hottest Supplement

Magnesium might be the most sought-after mineral supplement in the world—and that’s not just hyperbole. Yes, the mineral is touting all over social media....

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Research Links Poor Hydration To Increased Mortality Risk & Chronic Disease
alertMar 2025

Research Links Poor Hydration To Increased Mortality Risk & Chronic Disease

How many times have you pledged to start drinking more water? If it winds up on your New Year's resolutions list year after year,...

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Anxiety in young women may arise from imbalance between two brain chemicals
anxietyMar 2025

Anxiety in young women may arise from imbalance between two brain chemicals

The development of anxiety in girls and young women may stem from an imbalance between two crucial brain chemicals, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate,...

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A brain with abstract waves passing though it
alertMar 2025

Prizewinner reveals unexpected variety in neurotransmitter receptors

A healthy brain balances “activate” and “inhibit” signaling in its neural microcircuitry, with the inhibitory signaling often provided by cell receptors for the neurotransmitter...

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GABA: The Supplement That Can Help You Manage Anxiety And Stress
anxietyJan 2025

GABA: The Supplement That Can Help You Manage Anxiety And Stress

When life has you feeling somewhat rattled, GABA is a supplement that has the potential to calm your mind without leaving you feeling foggy.

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AVRO’s New Drink Powder Blends Japanese Concept of Ikigai with Brain Science
alertJan 2025

AVRO’s New Drink Powder Blends Japanese Concept of Ikigai with Brain Science

At a fun event that featured taiko drummers, sushi and lots of drinks, AVRO Life Colaunched its new GABA-based beverage powder line on Tuesday in...

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What is GABA?
alertDec 2024

What is GABA?

Avro only uses Japanese-made PharmaGABA, a naturally fermented source of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), a calming neurotransmitter in the body. PharmaGABA is unique because it is made...

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