Re: AI pg 97 - question about glutamine - Andy

[Guest guest]

Note in the files section, Rooney2007.pdf. Giving your doctor this

journal article might lay the groundwork for him/her to take AI

seriously.

> ... and have something to

> show to one of my doctors (sadly, I don't think he would take AI

> seriously as a source...so frustrating!).

[Guest guest]

Also, it mentions glutamine

> is not helpful for hypoadrenal people unless they take cortisol,

[Guest guest]

Also, it mentions glutamine

> is not helpful for hypoadrenal people unless they take cortisol,

Sorry for that last post moderators. I hit send accidentally.

Just wanted to note that I am hypoadrenal and my body loves glutamine.

It's never caused the symptoms you mention...Of course I'm on alot of

adrenal supps so maybe if weren't on those, I would have ammonia issues?

Jen

[Guest guest]

Did your hair test show low manganese by any chance? See HTI p121

where he mentions manganese and glutamine:

http://books.google.com/books?

id=U765adeBPlEC & pg=PA121 & lpg=PA121 & dq=cutler+manganese+glutamine+hair+

test+interpretation & source=web & ots=29Od6ftJPj & sig=spsR53mW65r5FgPBy16m

a447hgU & hl=en & sa=X & oi=book_result & resnum=1 & ct=result

Jay

>

> Hello,

>

> On page 97 of Amalgam Illness, Andy states that if you feel bad

after

> taking glutamine it may be because of intestinal bacteria/yeast

making

> too much ammonia.

>

> I about fell out of my chair when I read this (somehow missed it on

my

> first pass through the book) as I *knew* there was some connection

> between my foggy/slow motion attacks and the glutamine supplement I

> was taking after reviewing months of journal entries.

>

> I was hoping someone (does Andy check these boards?) could expand on

> this or point to a research paper I could refer to. I would like to

> better understand the details of this process and have something to

> show to one of my doctors (sadly, I don't think he would take AI

> seriously as a source...so frustrating!). Also, it mentions

glutamine

> is not helpful for hypoadrenal people unless they take cortisol, and

> again I am looking for more information/papers on this if anyone has

> any.

>

> I don't mean to harp on something that may not be of much interest

to

> most of you but this is a big key for me as far as explaining some

> very disturbing symptoms and I am hungry to understand more. If no

> one has any information I understand as this is a bit of a specific

> request. I will keep googling in the meantime to see if I can find

> anything.

>

> Thanks!

>

> Ross

>