Posted by Larry Hoover on March 1, 2006, at 11:58:41
In reply to Re: tryptophan *not* banned for over a decade! » Larry Hoover, posted by jerrympls on February 28, 2006, at 20:15:27
> Hey Lar-
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> Thanks for the info!! So do you take tryptophan regularily then?Regularly? No. No I don't. I take it as needed. P.r.n., quite literally. When I think of it.
> Does it help you? If so - in what ways?????? I'm anxious to hear about its effects!
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> Thanks again!
> JerryFor many supps, I am anything but a regular consumer thereof. It is a peculiarity of my existence, the very essence of Lar-ness, that I am discombobulated with respect to time and calendar. Clocks and calendars are the bane of my existence. Some people are dyslexic. I am dyscalendaric. It is a huge struggle for me to do anything by routine. I would probably benefit immensely from having a personal assistant, but I can only afford me. And, as a personal assistant, I suck. I simply forget to use my supps.
So, I do offer advice about using substances that I do not myself regularly use. The key point here is "regular". Far better for me, to simply stick to the concept of "use", all by itself.
When I use tryptophan, I am calmer, more resilient, and I sleep better. The veterinary tryptophan that I linked to is a very poorly soluble powder. You need a blender to get it wet properly. So, I just blend some into orange juice, or whatever I've got. I use soy milk, too, even though there are competing amino acids in there. By loading with the tryptophan, you're still going to improve the equilibrium, shifting it towards tryptophan uptake by the brain.
You need B-vitamins and zinc to optimize utilization of the tryptophan.
Lar
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