Re: carnitine, taurine and aminos

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on 10/27/00 4:30 PM, StarDantzer@... at StarDantzer@... wrote:

> Anyone know the recommended ammount of carnitine for PWC's? Should you only

> supplement if you are found to be low by blood test? Also, anyone taking

> taurine? I take 1000 mg. a day.

HI a,

I take taurine too. I take 1 or 2 650 mg capsules per day. It is best to

eat taurine at the end of a high protein meal. Unlike tyrosine or

tryptophan (e.g.), taurine is best absorbed by being consumed along with

protein -- according to Atkins, MD -or maybe it was Leon Chaitow, DO,

ND, in his _Amino Acids In Therapy_. That is an excellent, yet short, work

on the many confirmed uses for amino acids in clinical medicine.

Quite often it is not essential to have low blood values of a particular

nutrient, before beginning to supplementing with it. It all depends on the

substance. With amino acids, I believe there is a wide margin of safety.

It may not be the intention to correct an amino acids deficiency, but

instead, to use the amino acid as a pharmacological agent, beyond its use as

a nutritient. E.g., l-tyrosine can be used to boost dopamine production

(and thus possibly: increase alertness, enhance mood and other

stimulant-like benefits -- without an l-tyrosine deficiency existing.

Actually, now that my memory has been tweaked, I recall Chaitow saying in

_Amino Acids In Therapy_ that if the patient can afford it / has insurance

coverage, it is best to have a comprehensive amino acid analysis done. This

analysis can be used to formulate a fundamental amino acid replacement

regimen. But again, once you have treated any deficiencies that might

exist, there are all kinds of examples of good reasons to ingest extra

amounts of a particular amino acid, to enhance some aspect of one's

neurobiological functioning.

Hooray for amino acids!

Hud