Posted by barbaracat on September 28, 2005, at 13:06:34
In reply to Re: Tyrosine vs. Phenylalanine experiences?, posted by gromit on September 28, 2005, at 12:20:54
>>I would start it on a day when you don't have much going on, the higher doses made me really sleepy, no ambien needed.
**That really surprises me. I've always associated L-dopa with speediness, dopamine, alertness. Perhaps your brand's amount was low and other herbs offset it. I think you said it had bacopa in it? I recall that bacopa made me feel slightly drowsy.
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>>I'll have to see if I enjoy the fava beans, good for you and make you feel good too, they must taste bad or something.**Nope, they're wonderful. Not always easy to find, a little expensive and tedious to prepare but I love them. You get the fresh bean pods, they look like fuzzy large pea pods, and remove the beans. There's a fuzzy outer skin on the bean that are a little bitter so you have to remove it by boiling the beans for about 1 minute, rinsing in cold water, making a little slit in the skin with your fingernail and then popping the inner bean out. They cook up quickly, about 4 minutes or so. Nice buttered, served with perhaps some liver and onions, a nice bottle of chianti?
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Just realized that with all the 'fuzzyness' maybe fava beans are macuna pruiens, aka 'velvet bean'. I'll look it up. Let's keep in touch with how it goes with the super power brand. - Barbara
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