Re: Tryptophan for balance?

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Jill in California--

Are you saying turkey is a natural supplier of tryptophan?

Cool, I didn't know that, but will add that to my stack of holistic

goodies!

Fast

I was in limbo -

Now I'm in Virginia!

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balance question

> > > >

> > > > Becky, Kat, anyone else - do you know if the CMT 'balance problem'

has

> > > > anything to do with the 'inner ear' like other balance problems. Or,

> > is

> > > > ours directly related to proprioception or tripping? Has anyone come

> > up

> > > > with anything that helps balance - I know about physical therapy and

> > > > some exercises, but just wondering if anything is new in this

regard.

> > > > Does anyone have anything positive they do that seems to help

balance?

> > I

> > > > am well aware of watching where I am going, going slow and pacing

> > > > myself, just wondering if there's more. Thanks for the help.

> > > >

> > > > Gretchen

> > > >

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[Guest guest]

Hi Gretchen,

Yes, turkey is a calming food but I do not eat turkey every day - I

do eat it more often than I used to. I think all the reasons you gave are

partially true. Tryptophan is also an amino acid which helps

neurotransmitters - I think this is one of the main reasons it helps me.

When I haven't eaten enough variety of foods, my balance is worse and I

think it is partly because my neurotransmitters aren't firing as well.

Tryptophan just helps this process. A few years ago there was a terribly

unfortuneate incident with a bad batch of impure tryptophan. Several people

had problems with 'overdose'. Since then, the bad batch of tryptophan was

recalled and now, I believe, it is as safe as any other manufactured food

supplement. Still, there is always a possibility of error and we must

always be cautious when ingesting anything!

Jill in California

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> From: Gretchen Glick

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> Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2000 12:19 PM

> To: CMTUS (AT) e

> Subject: Tryptophan for balance?

>

> Hi Jill, have you got any idea how the tryptophan helps with balance? Do

> you think because you are more relaxed your balance is better? Or

> because you are sleeping/resting better and have less stress? A friend

> of mine with MS took it, then ended up paralyzed in the hospital from,

> of all things, an overdose of it. Different disease for her, but for her

> to 'recover' to where she was before was one hard long road and

> devastasting to watch. If T. is in turkey, why not just eat turkey?

> Isn't turkey a calming food too?

>

> Gretchen

>

> Jill Dorman wrote:

> >

> > Hi from Jill in California,

> > I have a lot of trouble with my balance - roller skating and

> bike

> > riding are activities that I can only dream about. There is something I

> > have discovered recently that helps me a great deal with balance - it is

> an

> > amino acid called tryptophan. I originally took it to help me relax at

> > night and it worked so well that I began to take it when I was nervous

> or

> > stressed out (usually over driving when I lived in LA). Then I noticed

> that

> > it improves my balance! My doctor told me that there is no harm in

> taking

> > as much as I want because it is a completely natural substance (found in

> > turkey and other foods). The only trouble is that it gets expensive and

> is

> > often hard to find so when I do find it - I buy in bulk!

> > Jill

> >

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> > > From: Gretchen Glick

> > > Reply To: CMTUS (AT) e

> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 2, 2000 6:04 PM

> > > To: CMTUS

> > > Subject: balance question

> > >

> > > Becky, Kat, anyone else - do you know if the CMT 'balance problem' has

> > > anything to do with the 'inner ear' like other balance problems. Or,

> is

> > > ours directly related to proprioception or tripping? Has anyone come

> up

> > > with anything that helps balance - I know about physical therapy and

> > > some exercises, but just wondering if anything is new in this regard.

> > > Does anyone have anything positive they do that seems to help balance?

> I

> > > am well aware of watching where I am going, going slow and pacing

> > > myself, just wondering if there's more. Thanks for the help.

> > >

> > > Gretchen

> > >

> > >

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[Guest guest]

Fast,

Yeah, isn't it cool how everyone always falls asleep after

Thanksgiving dinner?! That's because of the tryptophan:)

Jill in CA

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> From: Fast

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> Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2000 2:35 PM

> To: CMTUS (AT) e

> Subject: Re: Tryptophan for balance?

>

> Jill in California--

> Are you saying turkey is a natural supplier of tryptophan?

> Cool, I didn't know that, but will add that to my stack of holistic

> goodies!

>

> Fast

> I was in limbo -

> Now I'm in Virginia!

> fast@...

> balance question

> > > > >

> > > > > Becky, Kat, anyone else - do you know if the CMT 'balance problem'

> has

> > > > > anything to do with the 'inner ear' like other balance problems.

> Or,

> > > is

> > > > > ours directly related to proprioception or tripping? Has anyone

> come

> > > up

> > > > > with anything that helps balance - I know about physical therapy

> and

> > > > > some exercises, but just wondering if anything is new in this

> regard.

> > > > > Does anyone have anything positive they do that seems to help

> balance?

> > > I

> > > > > am well aware of watching where I am going, going slow and pacing

> > > > > myself, just wondering if there's more. Thanks for the help.

> > > > >

> > > > > Gretchen

> > > > >

> > > > >

> > >

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> > > > > Life's too short to send boring email. Let SuperSig come to the

> > > rescue.

> > > > > http://click.egroups.com/1/3805/7/_/616793/_/957316230/

> > > > >

> > >

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