Questions

[Guest guest]

Blue Ridge Bone and Jone Orthopedic Practice in Asheville, NC is a great

practice! Dr. Karegeannes has been seeing me and did my surgery 6

weeks ago yesterday. He is awesome. I've had visits with orthopedic

surgeons and surgery, including replacements with orthopedic specialists

all over the country (literally) and Dr. Karegeannes is one of the best

as far as I'm concerned!

Harold

On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 11:23 PM, Lynn Badler wrote:

connie and Jim:

You are going to want two diagnoses anyway so go to both an ortho and

a sports ortho. After they take an xray (you can take the xray from

one to another for a second opinion) the doctor should be more able

to see why he is not progressing as he would like...although June is

not that long ago if the damage was severe, it takes months to heal.

But they should be able to tell you if his knee will function once

again with pt and exercise or if he needs a knee replacement.

There are some amazing doctors out there for knee replacements these

days, if that is what seems the best route.

Lynn

>

> My husband was in a motorcycle accident in June. Today, he is

> standing, but his right knee is a mess. He has been doing PT with

no

> progress...so knee replacement sounded like the way to go.

BUT...he's

> a very active 53 year old man, and I don't want him to regret

making

> the " wrong " decision just because he wants to get back on his feet. In

> about five years we plan on retiring and " go see the country " .

> BUT...is this going to stop him from enjoying the rest of his

life?

> Right now we have a choice whether to see an Ortho Specialist or a

> Sport Medicine Ortho Specialist. I know there are " new " things out

> there, but I'm very new to all of this, I'd love to have more time

to

> do research, but waiting is killing him. He's at work, he drives,

even

> though I'm sure people think he's crazy for doing it. He was in the US

> Army for 31 years, Special Forces, Green Beret,

and

> even though he's not going to run a marathon when he's better, he

is a

> very active man, likes to Bow hunt, climb trees, work on the house,

> stuff like that. What should we be asking and what's out there for

> him? This is where we are at right now.

> Connie and Jimmy in North Carolina

<mailto:Joint Replacement >

[Guest guest]

That's a bit too far for us to go, especially since we really like the

Physical therapy he's at right now and it's only two miles from our

house. We're going with one of the doctors that the PT told us about

at UNC Chapel Hill. That's about 35 miles from us.

I called his Primary Care Doctor to get the referral, and I also

already made the appointment, since it's not until September 30. Maybe

by then he'll have built up his leg muscles in the pool. Hoping the

paperwork comes before we get to the appointment date.

If there is anything anyone can think to help out, I really would

appreciate it.

Thank you for letting me join this group.

[Guest guest]

I am four weeks post up now and still pureed diet, but with the burps.

I have been getting my strenght back and no problems there. Am just

about doing everything I have before. Not even having to take pain

meds, unless I get into spasm. The only way that happens is if I do

take something more solid.

Get tired later in the day, but don't forget we have had surgery and are

still healing on the inside.

Hang in there - sounds like you are progressing. I couldn't get

hamburger down right now.

>

> I am a little more than three weeks postop and am on a soft diet. The

> diet says that I can eat ground beef, which I have done. Tody my wife

> cooked it but put it in a patty. When I swallowed some I thought it

was

> going to back up at the les. It didn't and all is well, but it really

> scared me. If you put too solid a food to soon, will this happen? I

> didn't get a spasm where it closed off, but it just hesitated. Now I

am

> getting paranoid thinking the operation failed.

>

> Also in recovery does a person feel week and ache all over. It seems

> that I get so tired late in the day. If I take the pain medicine it

> makes you feel weird. You feel good and bad at the same time, if you

> know what I mean.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi howard- Yes you will feel a little weak and sore,thats the norm.Also

you may not be ready for that solid of a food yet so dont panic and

think your surgery failed.You should maybe still be doing stuff like

fish,crab,mashed potatoes,gravy, soups, scrambled eggs and so on. My

son did the soft diet for about 6 weeks and then tried gradually things

a little more solid.Luckily to this day almost 2 years later hes eating

everything : ) So be positive and give it some more time

Tonia mom of who now weighs almost 150 pounds!!!!WOW

I will post a new pic this weekend

>

> I am a little more than three weeks postop and am on a soft diet. The

> diet says that I can eat ground beef, which I have done. Tody my wife

> cooked it but put it in a patty. When I swallowed some I thought it

was

> going to back up at the les. It didn't and all is well, but it really

> scared me. If you put too solid a food to soon, will this happen? I

> didn't get a spasm where it closed off, but it just hesitated. Now I

am

> getting paranoid thinking the operation failed.

>

> Also in recovery does a person feel week and ache all over. It seems

> that I get so tired late in the day. If I take the pain medicine it

> makes you feel weird. You feel good and bad at the same time, if you

> know what I mean.

>

[Guest guest]

" I am a little more than three weeks postop and am on a soft diet. The

diet says that I can eat ground beef, which I have done. "

I had a heller and partial wrap last June. I didn't follow a diet

post-op. The nurse gave me a little booklet with a soft diet in it as

I left my appointment with my surgeon. I'm a nutritionist so we didn't

discuss it more than that. But at that appointment the doctor said to

eat soft food for the first few days and then a normal diet. He even

said some people have dinner the evening after surgery.

" When I swallowed some I thought it was going to back up at the les.

It didn't and all is well, but it really scared me. If you put too

solid a food to soon, will this happen? I didn't get a spasm where it

closed off, but it just hesitated. Now I am getting paranoid thinking

the operation failed. "

I feel your pain. After surgery I was afraid to swallow the Jello I

ordered. I was letting it dissolve in my mouth but then this big lump

got away from my tongue and I helplessly felt it as it slipped

downward. To my immense relieve into the stomach it went! Alleluia!

Mission accomplished! I could eat solid food again after five weeks of

liquids! I felt like I had accomplished something momentous.

Hubby was not impressed. " You're just eating jello " he said. Yes, but

it was *lumpy* Jello so I was still proud of my newly redesigned

digestive system.

Five days post op I was reading and climbing the stairs when hubby

went by with a pizza. I grabbed a piece and had it halfway eaten

before I realized what I was doing. Normal diet from then on. Think

about it: by the time a hamburger (hopefully low fat) is chewed and

mixed with saliva it is indistinguishable from ground beef on a patty.

You are essentially grinding the beef in your mouth. This is gross but

when I was regurgitating stuff I was surprised by how well it was

chewed and in what condition it was when it entered the stomach.

Eating solid food shouldn't cause a spasm in the LES but it can cause

a spasm in the esophagus. After surgery you still have achalasia. You

can have muscle spasms in your esophagus for as long as you have live

nerves. Pre-surgery I would get hiccups if I ate too quickly. If I

hiccuped at the same time as I swallowed food would get inhaled. That

hasn't happened yet post-surgery because it's a habit to eat slowly now.

Things get stuck or go backwards if I don't wash them down with some

beverage (ice tea sans ice). It seems like every Thanksgiving I end up

with turkey coming out of my nose at least once. Or I inhale it. LOL

with all the coughing, blowing and regurgitating seems like turkey

went everywhere but my stomach.

" Also in recovery does a person feel week and ache all over. It seems

that I get so tired late in the day. If I take the pain medicine it

makes you feel weird. You feel good and bad at the same time, if you

know what I mean. "

Yep, done the weak and ache all over. I think we have a tendency to

forget just how much trauma has been done to the body because there is

no external incision. It takes time for the body to heal internally.

How long depends on what was done and in what condition we were in

before surgery. Were our nutritional reserves high? Or could we not

eat and so have low vitamin and mineral levels? If you have low

vitamin B levels, your body is going to have problems getting all the

energy it needs. Low mineral levels can cause aching. So can low

levels of vitamin D. Not only is the body traumatized by surgery the

anesthetic has an effect too.

I take a multivitamin and a separate mineral supplement. You can get

all the nutrients your body needs and all the rest and sleep it needs

too. If you need to take pain meds, don't be afraid to take them but

aching pain does not respond well to opiates at least in my

experience. Hot baths and showers and getting off my feet helped more.

>

I am a little more than three weeks postop and am on a soft diet. The

diet says that I can eat ground beef, which I have done. Tody my wife

cooked it but put it in a patty. When I swallowed some I thought it

was going to back up at the les. It didn't and all is well, but it

really scared me. If you put too solid a food to soon, will this

happen? I didn't get a spasm where it closed off, but it just

hesitated. Now I am getting paranoid thinking the operation failed.

>

Also in recovery does a person feel week and ache all over. It seems

that I get so tired late in the day. If I take the pain medicine it

makes you feel weird. You feel good and bad at the same time, if you

know what I mean.

>

[Guest guest]

Yes you will -- you need to stick to the 500 VLCD foods and amounts. If you lose more because of exercising, fine. But you stand a good chance of sabotaging the plan if you eat more than the 500 VLCD in the amounts and limited foods approved for the diet.

This is a metabolic diet and the 500 calories replaces the fetus in a real pregnancy. If you go over the 500 VLCD, you will upset that balance of 500 calories acting like the fetus in the early stages of pregnancy in terms of setting up the fat burning part of the plan.

You need to stick to the plan.

Judith

From: barbolaez <barbolaez@...> Sent: Thursday, November 6, 2008 7:48:26 PMSubject: Questions

If I'm following the protocol and working out 1-2 hrs 5/day a week. Buring about 500-800 calories. If I go over on the 500 calories will I sabotage my weight loss.

[Guest guest]

Yes. you will gain weight and you won't have the stamina you expect.

Don't be fooled by things you think you know like burning so many cals

per day means you can eat more. On this protocol that doesn't work.

The stressed muscles will retain fluid and water weighs more than fat.

Now, I guess, you might lose inches but Dr. Simeons does talk about

this at length if you read Pounds and Inches.

>

> If I'm following the protocol and working out 1-2 hrs 5/day a week.

> Buring about 500-800 calories. If I go over on the 500 calories will I

> sabotage my weight loss.

>

[Guest guest]

Dear is,

I am using the equal sign back to back (=============) because the

math set up does not work well with HTML .

1) How many 30 mg tablets of KMNO4 (Potassium Permanganate) tablets

are needed to make the following solution: KMNO4 1:5000 600 ml

a) 2 tablets

4 tablets

c) 6 tablets

d) 8 tablets

First we must know that 1: 5000means 1 gram in 5000 total ml of

solution

1 gm to 5000 ml can also be expressed as:

1 gram

-------------

5000 ml

Now set up a ratio/proportion:

1 gram=======X mg

------------- = --------------

5000 ml======600 ml

Convert 1 gram to 1000 mg

1000mg=======X mg

------------- = ------------ = X mg

5000 ml======600 ml

Cross Multiply:

1000 x 600

--------------- = X mg

5000

X mg = 120 mg

We need 120 mg to make the 1:5000 600 ml solution

Therefore :

1 tab===X tab

------ = ----------

30 mg==120 mg

1 x 120

---------- = 4 tabs

30

Answer is 4 tablets

2) How many grams of coal tar should be added to 925 g of Zinc Oxide

Paste to prepare a 6% ointment?

a) 44.05 grams

59.04 grams

c) 61.25 grams

d) 72.25 grams

First we work backwards to find out how many grams are equal to the

total number of grams in this product.

Logic tells us

94% + 6% = 100%

Recall:

925 gm + 6% = 100%

But what is 100%?

94% of X = 925 grams

Convert to math equaqtion by removing the word 'of' :

94% x X = 925 grams

Remove percent sign, Change percent to a fraction:

94 ===========100

------ X = 925 x ------

100 ========== 94

Multiply both sides by the reciprocal of 94% or of 94/100, do the

math:

94 ==== 100 100

------ x ------ X = 925 x ------

100 === 94========== 94

X = 984.02 total grams

984.02 total grams - 925 grams = 59.04grams

Check to see if this is true:

6% of 984.04 grams = 59.04grams

6/100 x 984.04 grams = 59.04 grams

94% + 6% = 100

925 gm + 59.04 gm = 984.04 grams

Answer: 59.04 grams

Hope this helps,

Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS

Pharm Tech Educator

Above methods have been copyrighted by Jeanetta Mastron See tutorials

for copy of this post.

>

> i need help answering the following questions. thanks

>

> 1) How many 30 mg tablets of KMNO4 (Potassium Permanganate) tablets

> are needed to make the following solution: KMNO4 1:5000 600 ml

> a) 2 tablets

> 4 tablets

> c) 6 tablets

> d) 8 tablets

>

> 2) How many grams of coal tar should be added to 925 g of Zinc Oxide

> Paste to prepare a 6% ointment?

> a) 44.05 grams

> 59.04 grams

> c) 61.25 grams

> d) 72.25 grams

>

[Guest guest]

Let me re-format question #2

2) How many grams of coal tar should be added to 925 g of Zinc Oxide

Paste to prepare a 6% ointment?

a) 44.05 grams

59.04 grams

c) 61.25 grams

d) 72.25 grams

First we work backwards to find out how many grams are equal to the

total number of grams in this product.

Logic tells us

94% + 6% = 100%

Recall:

925 gm + 6% = 100%

But what is 100%?

94% of X = 925 grams

Convert to math equaqtion by removing the word 'of' :

94% x X = 925 grams

Remove percent sign, Change percent to a fraction:

94 ==================100

------ X = 925 x ------

100 ================= 94

Multiply both sides by the reciprocal of 94% or of 94/100, do the

math:

94 ==== 100===================100

------ x ------ X = 925 x ------

100 === 94=================== 94

X = 984.02 total grams

Total - part A = part B

100% - 94% = 6%

984.02 total grams - 925 grams = 59.04grams

Check to see if this is true:

6% of 984.04 grams = 59.04grams

6/100 x 984.04 grams = 59.04 grams

94% + 6% = 100

925 gm + 59.04 gm = 984.04 grams

Answer: 59.04 grams

Hope this format is better.

Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS

Founder/Owner

Copyright by Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS 11-23-08 See files for copy of

this.

> >

> > i need help answering the following questions. thanks

> >

> > 1) How many 30 mg tablets of KMNO4 (Potassium Permanganate)

tablets

> > are needed to make the following solution: KMNO4 1:5000 600 ml

> > a) 2 tablets

> > 4 tablets

> > c) 6 tablets

> > d) 8 tablets

> >

> > 2) How many grams of coal tar should be added to 925 g of Zinc

Oxide

> > Paste to prepare a 6% ointment?

> > a) 44.05 grams

> > 59.04 grams

> > c) 61.25 grams

> > d) 72.25 grams

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Take a metal pot with a tight fitting lid. Pour castor oil into the pot up to about an inch in depth. Add the flannel, pushing it down into the oil so that all of it is saturated. Put the lid on the pot and then put the pot into the oven (set on low) for about 15 minutes. Take the pot out of the oven with an oven mitt. Take the lid off the pot. Pick up the flannel with a pair of tongs and let it drain into the pot for about five minutes. Then lay it flat on the area you want to treat. Put a plastic sheet over it and then a heating pad on top of the plastic sheet. When the pack is finished, put the flannel back into the pot, put the lid on the pot, and put the pot into the refrigerator until its next use.Please direct all future questions directly to me atdudleydelany@...or call me at757-496-6580

From: hayleyscocoabear

Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 7:20 PM

Subject: Questions

I`m looking at my directions for the castor oil packs.It says something

about dipping pack in preheated oil.Do you heat it on the stove or what?

I have a heating pad.Can you reuse the flannel cloths?I did recieve my

Radial appliance in the mail today.I need to read the directions on

it.My kids are constantly interupting me,I can`t hear myself think.Tina

[Guest guest]

Hi Dudley and Tina,

Here's a link to the instructions for castor oil packs I offer my clients:

http://healthforlifecoloncare.com/files/Castor_Oil_Pack.doc

I have mine in a two-quart glass casserole dish that I just pop in the oven

at 170 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes before placing it on the body. This

makes the pack nice and warm but hasn't yet burned anyone. My glass

casserole dish is an Anchor Hocking dish that also has a plastic lid, so it

functions as my storage container, too.

Enjoy the packs, they are the most wonderful thing you can do for yourself.

I've seen miracles occur with cycles of three days in a row.

Cheers,

Robin

Questions

I`m looking at my directions for the castor oil packs.It says something

about dipping pack in preheated oil.Do you heat it on the stove or what?

I have a heating pad.Can you reuse the flannel cloths?I did recieve my

Radial appliance in the mail today.I need to read the directions on

it.My kids are constantly interupting me,I can`t hear myself think.Tina

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[Guest guest]

Lynn wrote:

> What types of preparations do you do with the whey protein isolate? It tastes

bad to me...so I need to dr it up!! A once a day serving or more do you

recommend?

>

What brand are you using? I had an awful time with the NOW brand whey

protein isolate, but I quite like the Jarrow whey. I mix 1 scoop of the

chocolate with 3 scoops of plain, and add plain water, and it is very

tasty. I add enough water to make a pint, and drink 1 or 2 scoop's worth

at a time, for a carb count of 2 gm carb per scoop.

sol

[Guest guest]

Lynn, try mixing the whey with orange juice, warm coffee etc, or buy a

flavoured one. Twice a day works better than once as a minimum in

most people; many get better results with three or more servings.

Lymph moves a lot better with rebounding than jogging, and all tissues

that are bounced may firm up provided one releases enough HGH

growth hormone for adequate repair. The elderly may require specific

enhancement of HGH release.

My condolences on your dad's passing; I hope you are OK.

Duncan

>

>  

> Duncan~~ All~

>  

> I have a few questions either you Duncan may have an answer to or

anyone else who can offer a suggestion....

>  

> What types of preparations do you do with the whey protein isolate?

It tastes bad to me...so I need to dr it up!! A once a day serving or

more do you recommend?

>  

> Also, I was wondering about the rebounding....I saw some info on

that and was wondering if someone can tell me what to expect with

that? I have been using the large ball to bounce, do sit ups etc...

>  

> I apologize for being late on some of this, my father was very ill and

passed away last week, so I am a bit behind on all of my groups..

>  

> I appreciate any feedback anyone can offer.

>  

> Thank You

> Lynn

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I really like the NOW brand whey protein isolate. The unflavored is

not yummy, the vanilla gives me too many carbs. So I blend 1/2

vanilla with 1/2 plain. Flavor is good, but not great. Then I added

a rounded teaspoon of inulin, which improves the creaminess when I

blend all the ingredients with a blender stick. Inulin also adds just

a tad more sweet flavor, and that helps also. I use much less water

than the whey package recommends. I drink the whey while sipping

coconut oil, or coconut oil plus Carlson's lemon flavored cod and fish

body oils. And squish the oils in my mouth along with the whey +

inulin, then swallow. Taste is yummy. Inulin gives me a full feeling

from fiber in my gut. 2 meals a day are whey, inulin, and oil. My

evening meal is regular solid food.

As I am on a low carb diet because of my diabetes, before I started

using why twice a day, I was getting muscle wasting because my body

would catabolize muscle to make carbs. My weight was dropping too low

(under 170, I am 6 ft tall, 63 years old) and I lacked strength to do

my daily chores. With whey, I replaced lost muscles, my strength is

better now than it has been for over a decade, and gained some pounds

(now up to 190) , but not too many, considering I was gaining muscle

weight rather than fat weight.

Alobar

On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 12:56 PM, sol <solbun@...> wrote:

> Lynn wrote:

>> What types of preparations do you do with the whey protein isolate? It tastes

bad to me...so I need to dr it up!! A once a day serving or more do you

recommend?

>>

> What brand are you using? I had an awful time with the NOW brand whey

> protein isolate, but I quite like the Jarrow whey. I mix 1 scoop of the

> chocolate with 3 scoops of plain, and add plain water, and it is very

> tasty. I add enough water to make a pint, and drink 1 or 2 scoop's worth

> at a time, for a carb count of 2 gm carb per scoop.

> sol

>

[Guest guest]

Duncan,

Thank you for your response. I will try the oj and coffee suggestion. I am still

having stomach upset taking the GH with oj. Any other suggestions on that?

 

Also, the rebounder (in my case the balance ball) how long do your recommend

bouncing per day for results?

 

Thank you again for your suggestions.

 

Lynn

[Guest guest]

Alobar, Sol

 

Thank you for your suggestions... I am using the Whey from Duncan's site.

 

I am also diabetic and am fighting fatigue like mad... I find myself very tired,

and not usually associated with blood glucose readings.....not a good nightime

sleeper...which might have alot to do with it...but am hoping regular use of the

whey will assist me in regaining energy.

 

Thanks again

Lynn

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Lynn; a more acid stomach will reduce the alkaline amino acids. It

will also aid in their absorption, which requires acidity. Maybe a betaine

HCl will help.

Rebounding for even 10 minutes daily will produce health benefits;

better twice a day than once though.

Duncan

>

> Duncan,

> Thank you for your response. I will try the oj and coffee suggestion. I

am still having stomach upset taking the GH with oj. Any other

suggestions on that?

>  

> Also, the rebounder (in my case the balance ball) how long do your

recommend bouncing per day for results?

>  

> Thank you again for your suggestions.

>  

> Lynn

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Lynn, meanwhile until you start getting better sleep from the amino

acids, try melatonin to help you sleep; it should work in less than 15

minutes.

Duncan

>

> Alobar, Sol

>  

> Thank you for your suggestions... I am using the Whey from

Duncan's site.

>  

> I am also diabetic and am fighting fatigue like mad... I find myself

very tired, and not usually associated with blood glucose readings.....not

a good nightime sleeper...which might have alot to do with it...but am

hoping regular use of the whey will assist me in regaining energy.

>  

> Thanks again

> Lynn

>  

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Duncan,

Thank you....does melatonin and Betaine HC1 come in different strengths?

 

Thanks again

Lynn

[Guest guest]

I need lots of melatonin. I am a diabetic who needs to break sleep

twice, sometimes three times, each night. I like a 1 mg sublingual

melatonin tablet. I take 2 mg before bed, another 2 mg after my first

wakeup to go pee, and sometimes 1 or 2 more after my second wake-up.

I like GNC brand melatonin. I probably need more melatonin that many

people because I am nocturnal, getting to bed as the sun is rising.

Alobar

On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Lynn <lynnppi@...> wrote:

> Duncan,

> Thank you....does melatonin and Betaine HC1 come in different strengths?

>

> Thanks again

> Lynn

>

>

[Guest guest]

Melatonin never worked for me but

I chew two Atrium Pineal Plus and

apply a nail sized dollop of Apex

Energetics AdrenaCalm cream

rubbed on different places each

night a half an hour before I want

to go to sleep. Works fantastically

well for me.

> >

> > Alobar, Sol

> >

> > Thank you for your suggestions... I am using the Whey from

> Duncan's site.

> >

> > I am also diabetic and am fighting fatigue like mad... I find myself

> very tired, and not usually associated with blood glucose

readings.....not

> a good nightime sleeper...which might have alot to do with it...but am

> hoping regular use of the whey will assist me in regaining energy.

> >

> > Thanks again

> > Lynn

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Duncan,

How does this play out when taking SomaLife? For example, many

hypothyroid patients have difficulty with digestion and absorbing

nutrients, requiring, I believe HCl. Would HCl be needed to get the

most benefit out of SomaLife, or would it interfere?

LArginineM2 as in ProArgi9 is most effective if taken at least 2 hrs

after eating and within 30 min of sleep. Is this the same w/SomaLife?

What is the best way to take SomaLife?

Thanks, Elisheva

Re: Questions

Posted by: " Duncan Crow " duncancrow@... duncancrow

Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:00 am (PST)

Hi Lynn; a more acid stomach will reduce the alkaline amino acids. It

will also aid in their absorption, which requires acidity. Maybe a

betaine

HCl will help.

Rebounding for even 10 minutes daily will produce health benefits;

better twice a day than once though.

Duncan

[Guest guest]

Lynn, 3 mg should be enough melatonin before bed, and 3-5 capsules

would be a normal dose of betaine HCl depending on the size and

content of your meal. One person on this list takes 10 caps with a meal

but that's unusual.

Duncan

>

> Duncan,

> Thank you....does melatonin and Betaine HC1 come in different

strengths?

>  

> Thanks again

> Lynn

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Most hypothyroids, , respond to a reduction in toxin load and

temporary thyroid support.

Anyway, SomaLife's amino acids are alkaline and an acid condition is

required for their dissolution and absorption. I suggest taking them with

an acid drink like OJ but an HCl or two would be functionally

equivalent.

SomaLife Halth Products points out that according to HGH research,

mornings are best for taking secretagogues for women, nighttime for

men. That said, the reverse is almost as functional if done on an empty

stomach. I take mine in the AM, and my wife takes hers in the PM.,

the reverse of the recommendation.

Duncan

..

>

> Duncan,

>

> How does this play out when taking SomaLife? For example, many

> hypothyroid patients have difficulty with digestion and absorbing

> nutrients, requiring, I believe HCl. Would HCl be needed to get the

> most benefit out of SomaLife, or would it interfere?

>

> LArginineM2 as in ProArgi9 is most effective if taken at least 2 hrs

> after eating and within 30 min of sleep. Is this the same w/SomaLife?

> What is the best way to take SomaLife?

>

> Thanks, Elisheva

>

> Re: Questions

> Posted by: " Duncan Crow " duncancrow@... duncancrow

> Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:00 am (PST)

>

> Hi Lynn; a more acid stomach will reduce the alkaline amino acids. It

> will also aid in their absorption, which requires acidity. Maybe a

> betaine

> HCl will help.

>

> Rebounding for even 10 minutes daily will produce health benefits;

> better twice a day than once though.

>

> Duncan

>

>

[Guest guest]

Duncan Crow wrote:

> Anyway, SomaLife's amino acids are alkaline and an acid condition is

> required for their dissolution and absorption. I suggest taking them with

> an acid drink like OJ but an HCl or two would be functionally

> equivalent.

>

Would a couple of tablespoons of cider vinegar do as well?

sol