#83

Unfortunately, I do not. Would be nice to have answers to all questions. I’m sure that the right lifestyle (diet, exercise, sleep) is the most important. I wish more young people understood that earlier in life.

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#84

Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid and I found that it helps with better mood, concentration, psyche and overall well-being!

I have used the powder form in the past mixed with different juices!

It could improve a person’s longevity as well!

#85

Based on my reading, Glutamine is supposed to be in abundance throughout your life unlike glycine and cysteine so I always thought there was no need to supplement it. It’s also a cancer food. So you may want to be careful.

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#86

Ouch to that, but thanks for reminding us.

#87

I take 7 grs. NAC and 6 glycine in two takes along the day.

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#88

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/theanine

l-Theanine is a product that is naturally found in green tea, which is a structural analog of glutamate, an excitatory neurotransmitter. Thus, it may block the effects of glutamate and increase GABA, an inhibitory neurotransmitter.

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#89

The carbohydrate glucose and the amino acid glutamine are the two major fermentable fuels in the body that can drive the growth of glioblastoma, as well as most cancers, Seyfried said. Yet relatively few studies have simultaneously targeted these fuels as candidates for therapeutic management of glioblastoma.

In a report last December, Seyfried and colleagues identified glutamine fermentation as the “missing link” in the metabolic theory of cancer first posited by Nobel laureate Otto Warburg in 1931. Contrary to the theory that cancer is determined by genomic instability in the nucleus of a cell, the metabolic theory of cancer holds that cancer’s deadly path begins in the mitochondria, where cells generate energy.

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#90

Glucose and a lot of MTOR activators are “cancer food”. I would never throw away Glutamine because cancer likes it. In fact most studies showed it is one of the most important interventions for a healthy gut.

If you want to do an anti cancer intervention from time to time just do some kind of glucose, glutamine and aminoacids inhibition protocol. Fasting + some drugs +green tea (ECGC).

#91

Depend how many cancerous cells you have.

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#92

Do you have any reference regarding the absorption of Taurine, Glycine and BAlanine via Glycine receptor + caffeine interaction?

#93

When I finish walk, and sit in my chair … i get small twitches in my calf’s and feet, and I get cramps in my feet in the middle of my heavy workouts … could it be Carnosine? I am Plant based + fish … I have lots of electrolytes daily and I take magnesium pre workout …

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#94

Yes, I discuss the Glycine receptor here:

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#95

I don’t know what other supplements you take, but for me vitamin D seems to give me leg cramps. Haven’t been able to pinpoint it to anything else other than vitamin D. It is a petty since I think Vit D has great immune effects and also a calming effect (for me at least). Now I only take few times per month as opposed to daily, but it never fails the day that I start it I start getting cramps.

Of note there is no leg cramps when I stay at the beach though, even though I’ve heard that one day at the beach you could get you 20,000IU’S.

#96

I used to take 4k IJ of D3 per day.

For a few months I didnt take it since I was outside in the sun.

But still I have cramps in my feet … my fingers start to cramp ( workout ) and sometimes my calfs … pisses me off.

#97

do you have cramps out of the blue, or just when you do physical activity?? Because for me i only get them when I walk or run long distances over 4 miles. If you get them even without physical activity, then you could have an underlying issue and should check it with your doctor IMO.

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#98

I used to have twitches all over my body … freaked me out, but since starting Taurine that stopped … I guess osmolyte effect it has.

I hope I dont have calcification in my lower extremities … we will see.

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