Posted by Larry Hoover on April 21, 2007, at 11:18:31
In reply to Re: More Whey Protein..caution... » Phillipa, posted by Jay on April 19, 2007, at 20:17:49
> Phillipa, I think any protein powder (incl. Whey) has a high amount of the amino acid l-glutamine (or glutamic acid?) I'd be very careful with this stuff, as it has thrown me into a deep, anxiety-ridden depression everytime I take it. The glutamine erases the effects of calming aminos like Trytophan.(the precurser to serotonin). Also, glutamine is highly stimulating in the brain, and when someone has a stroke, massive amounts of this are released in the brain, which causes the brain damage.
I'm sorry to hear of your bad reaction, Jay. I just want to caution readers that glutamate is the ionized form of l-glutamic acid. A different amino acid is known as l-glutamine. Glutamine has some properties quite opposed to glutamate, although they share some biochemistry via possible interconversion.
Lar
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