Posted by linkadge on February 15, 2010, at 19:00:37 [reposted on February 21, 2010, at 13:05:05 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Nutrition + depression (janejane asked....), posted by mommyron on February 15, 2010, at 18:34:55
Gylcine is a NMDA agonist (as opposed to magnesium and zinc with are NMDA antagonists). Thus, it can raise glutamate levels.
Also, I don't mean to disrespect holistic approaches but when they measure urinary levels of neurotransmitters and metabolites this is not an accurate indication of the CNS activity of the neurotransmitters.
I.e. low levels of serotonin metabolites does not mean low CNS serotonin, infact the opposite can be true.
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