L-Tyrosine has been used in alternative medicine as an effective aid in improving mental performance, alertness, and memory. L-Tyrosine is an amino acid, which is a building block of protein that produces naturally in the body. L-Tyrosine can also be found in certain foods such as meat, fish, eggs, dairy products, beans, nuts, oats, and wheat.

L-Tyrosine has also been used to treat depression and attention deficit disorder (ADD or ADHD). Other benefits still being proven with ongoing research have included dementia, high blood pressure, narcolepsy, schizophrenia, weight loss, premenstrual syndrome, Parkinson’s disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, & other conditions.