Posted by jasmineneroli on February 8, 2005, at 13:28:39
In reply to Re: Spacing amino acid intake, posted by banga on February 8, 2005, at 8:43:12
Banga:
> But do we know for sure that taking them in supplement form actually can cross the blood brain barrier? As you said, there is evidence that GABA cannot....** My Pdoc absolutely insists that GABA supplements cannot cross the blood-brain barrier, the molecules are too large to permeate the membrane. He is very interested in me taking Picamilon to see if Niacin bound GABA can penetrate. (He had never heard of Picamilon before). I think there is still some debate about whether or not niacin IS an effective transporter of GABA.
I haven't started Picamilon yet, since I'm giving my body a supplement "wash-out" period for now. But my Pdoc has given me to mid-March to figure out if Picamilon might work.
Lar's explanation about the amino absorption is excellent!!!
Hope your experiments are successful!
Jas
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