No. 01328mg
Calcium
Calcium Carbonate
The most abundant mineral in the body, essential for bone health, muscle function, and nerve signaling. Also plays a critical role in neurotransmitter release.
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Field Notes · 5-HTP
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5-HTP.
Lift mood naturally and improve sleep quality
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5-HTP supports natural serotonin production, improves sleep architecture, and supports positive mood throughout the day.
- ■Serotonin Production: Supports natural serotonin production by providing the direct precursor amino acid that your brain converts into this mood-regulating neurotransmitter.
- ■Sleep Architecture: Improves sleep architecture and depth as serotonin converts to melatonin in the evening, strengthening your natural sleep cycle.
- ■Mood Stability: Supports positive mood throughout the day by maintaining steady serotonin levels that buffer against calm-induced emotional reactivity.
- ■Appetite Regulation: Supports healthy appetite regulation through serotonin's role in satiety signaling, helping maintain balanced eating patterns.
Contraindications — Do Not Use If
SSRIs / serotonergic medications: 5-HTP + SSRIs: serotonin syndrome risk.
MAOIs: 5-HTP + MAOIs: serotonin syndrome risk.
Not Recommended For
Anyone taking SSRIs or serotonergic medications
Anyone taking MAOIs
Pregnant or nursing women
Doesn't Pair Well With
Methylene Blue — Methylene blue is a potent MAO-A inhibitor — combining with a serotonin precursor risks serotonin syndrome.
Botanical Sleep Complex — Both increase serotonin. Stacking risks excessive serotonergic activity and next-day sedation.
Consult your healthcare provider before use if you have any medical conditions or take medications. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA.
What's Inside
Ingredients are the natural sources in this product. Compounds are the bioactive molecules within each ingredient that provide specific health benefits.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Recommended Usage
1
Take daily in the evening
Consume one capsule with a light snack, 30–60 minutes before bed.
2
5-HTP converts to serotonin then melatonin
Your brain uses the amino acid precursor to produce serotonin, which converts to melatonin as evening progresses.
3
Mood lifts and sleep quality improves
Higher serotonin supports emotional balance during the day while melatonin conversion improves nighttime sleep architecture.
What to Expect
This shows how the product's benefits typically develop over time — from fast-acting acute effects to steady foundational support.
Immunity
Supports restoration and balance between periods of calm or exertion.
Illustrative only — not a medical claim. Individual results may vary.
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5-HTP: The Serotonin Precursor One Step Closer Than Tryptophan
Tryptophan is the dietary precursor to serotonin, but most of it never becomes serotonin — the kynurenine pathway diverts up to 95% toward immune and NAD+ functions. 5-HTP bypasses this fork entirely, entering the serotonin synthesis pathway one enzymatic step downstream. Here's why that matters for mood, sleep, and why combining it with SSRIs is dangerous.
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The Brief
5-HTP supports natural serotonin production, improves sleep architecture, and supports positive mood throughout the day.
2
Active ingredients
30
Servings per bottle
Capsules
Format
5d on / 2d off
Smart Cycling
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5-HTP supports natural serotonin production, improves sleep architecture, and supports positive mood throughout the day.
— Nomad Nutrients · Field Notes
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No. 02200mg
5-HTP
Griffonia simplicifolia
5-Hydroxytryptophan is a naturally occurring amino acid extracted from the seeds of the African plant Griffonia simplicifolia. It's a direct precursor to serotonin, the 'feel-good' neurotransmitter.
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How It Works
Take it. Forget about it.
01
Take daily in the evening
Consume one capsule with a light snack, 30–60 minutes before bed.
Day 1 · with food02
5-HTP converts to serotonin then melatonin
Your brain uses the amino acid precursor to produce serotonin, which converts to melatonin as evening progresses.
Weeks 2–403
Mood lifts and sleep quality improves
Higher serotonin supports emotional balance during the day while melatonin conversion improves nighttime sleep architecture.
Week 6+ · ongoingWhat you'll feel — and when
Daily · plotted over 12 weeksDay 0First dose
Week 2Building
Week 4Felt baseline
Week 8Full expression
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Supplement Facts
| Ingredient | Amount per Serving | % DV |
|---|---|---|
Calcium (As Calcium Carbonate) | 328mg | 25% |
5-Hydroxytryptophan (from Griffonia simplicifolia seed extract) | 200mg | † |
Other Ingredients: Gelatin (capsule), Magnesium Stearate
† Daily Value not established.
† Daily Value not established.
How it’s made.
5-HTP supports natural serotonin production, improves sleep architecture, and supports positive mood throughout the day.
COA
3rd-Party Tested
Every batch is tested for heavy metals, microbial counts, and active assay. Certificates of Analysis are published on each product page.
FULL SPECTRUM
Bioactive-Forward Extraction
We pay for hot-water-extracted, standardized actives — not the cheaper grain-grown myceliated rice powder that fills most of the market.
SOURCING
Direct-Source Supply Chain
Each ingredient is traceable to its grower. We audit on-site and refuse lots that don't meet our standardization spec.
MFG
Made in the U.S.A.
Manufactured in a cGMP-certified, NSF-registered facility. Each lot is dated, batch-coded, and shelf-stable for 24 months.
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Smart Cycling
Your stack should rotate. Yours doesn't.
5-HTP is a Tier B active — built for long, steady cycles. After a few months of daily use, we rotate it for an alternative that targets the same outcome to keep your receptors fresh.
Our Smart Cycling system tracks every active across your stack. When tolerance starts to build — usually months 3 through 5 — we rotate complementary species in and out so the network keeps responding. You don't manage it. The system does.
Tier B · 5d on / 2d off
— Efficacy--- Tolerance drift
The ArcWhat to expect over time
Immunity
Supports restoration and balance between periods of calm or exertion.
Illustrative only — not a medical claim. Individual results may vary.
Safety & SourcingThe fine print, plainly stated
Contraindications — Do Not Use If
SSRIs / serotonergic medications: 5-HTP + SSRIs: serotonin syndrome risk.
MAOIs: 5-HTP + MAOIs: serotonin syndrome risk.
Not Recommended For
Anyone taking SSRIs or serotonergic medications
Anyone taking MAOIs
Pregnant or nursing women
Doesn't Pair Well With
Methylene Blue — Methylene blue is a potent MAO-A inhibitor — combining with a serotonin precursor risks serotonin syndrome.
Botanical Sleep Complex — Both increase serotonin. Stacking risks excessive serotonergic activity and next-day sedation.
Consult your healthcare provider before use if you have any medical conditions or take medications. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA.
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