Posted by DSCH on November 13, 2003, at 21:51:17
In reply to Re: An Idea, posted by Francesco on November 13, 2003, at 14:07:30
> > Grape Seed OPCs
> Which is the active ingrendient of Grape Seed ? I asked about it to the pharmacist and he asked me what I need in particular ...OPCs = oligomeric proanthocyandins
Extracts from grape seed, cranberry seed, and pine bark (French trademarked as Pycnogenol)
This can be hit or miss. I take it for the anti-oxidant property. I think it's helped with my skin, but not my head so much.
> > Calcium
> > Magnesium
> > Lecithin
> > Fish oil
>
> Uff ... life is too short to try all this stuff !!! ;-) (I prefer to try them separately at first to understand if they affect me and how)I brought Ca+Mg on at the same time, and the lecithin+fish oil at another time.
> Ok, let's start from fish oil ... how much ?
> are you taking it for ADHD, OCD or possibile BP ?I no longer think too much in those categories anymore really.
Lecithin and fish oil improve my visual clarity and connection with the world... I think.
> > OK, you can try this... tyrosine when you wake up, maybe some tyrosine before lunch. Then take tryptophan with dinner and have some carbohydrates then (insulin assists tryptophan uptake throught the LNAAT).
>
> I will try it. But why did you say that tyrosine washes out the benefits of triptophan ? Aren't the two paths completely indipendent ? (Of course I'm asking because I don't know)No, both can only go through the LNAAT. And tyrosine will dominate unless you have lots of insulin in your blood.
> > Is the "B12" cyanocobalamin or methylcobalamin?
Both can be called B12, but the methylcobalamin form is better from the standoint of improving methylation.
> There is nothing more written on the label.
> >
> > > Is it worth to take it in your opinion ?Depends. What are your other options? It's almost certainly better than nothing.
> > I'll need to think about it. It's not giving you B3 though. How many capsules do you take?
>
> Just one per day. Is magnesium in it enough ?
> I'll try to ask for B3 ... I wouldn't be astonished to discover is not OCT in Italy : oOne of those a day doesn't look like very much, compared even to the US RDA. Larry would break it down better than I could though. I'd suggest you ask him about it.
> adjuntive questions: which is the average half life of tyrosine and triptophane ?
Beats me. They were rather short acting for me (~4 hours), but I don't know about you or other people.
> More than one poster said something like this: "I feel better *the day after* having taken supplements (if I skip the dose)" ... I find this generally true for me (not only for supplements but for almost everything I've taken) ... do you have any idea about this ?
Nope.
> Ok, thanks for all in advance ... I have sore throat again, hope it's not tryptophan ! (same problem with anafranil, maybe dued to salivar problems and consequent bladder infection)
>
> Bye !Keep at it. :-)
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