Re: Amino Acids: Better to provide individual Amino Acids or not?

[Guest guest]

> Is it better to provide individual amino acid supplementation or just provide

a

> whey protein and let the body breakdown the protein into individual amino

acids?

I used whey protein powder with good results here, but I did have to add

individual aminos, especially carnitine, taurine, and lysine.

> Particularly, I was concerned if there are certain amino acid ratios to be

> balanced. For example, my son has Herpes Zoster virus. In addition to Valtrex,

> there are recommendations to add lysine. However, I was also informed to watch

> the Lysine to Arginine ratio.

I eliminated herpes virus here with lysine. Once we no longer needed the

lysine, I gave arginine for two days.

> 1. Is there a website that list the recommended ratios of a particular amino

> acid to another amino acid?

Not that I know of.

> 2. If I supplement a particular amino acid (let say lysine), could that reduce

> the availability of another amino acid?

Yes, which is why I gave arginine for two days.

> Or is it better to provide something like a whey protein and let the body

break

> the protein down into the required amino acids?

You can give whey protein along with the lysine.

> Any recommendations for protein? Whey protein?

Whey protein was very successful here. I used Jay Robb brand, which is cf, if

you need to be cf.

Dana

[Guest guest]

Good morning, Dana,

Thank you!!!!

Jerry

> > Is it better to provide individual amino acid supplementation or just

provide a

> > whey protein and let the body breakdown the protein into individual amino

acids?

>

>

> I used whey protein powder with good results here, but I did have to add

individual aminos, especially carnitine, taurine, and lysine.

>

>

> > Particularly, I was concerned if there are certain amino acid ratios to be

> > balanced. For example, my son has Herpes Zoster virus. In addition to

Valtrex,

> > there are recommendations to add lysine. However, I was also informed to

watch

> > the Lysine to Arginine ratio.

>

>

> I eliminated herpes virus here with lysine. Once we no longer needed the

lysine, I gave arginine for two days.

>

>

> > 1. Is there a website that list the recommended ratios of a particular amino

> > acid to another amino acid?

>

>

> Not that I know of.

>

>

> > 2. If I supplement a particular amino acid (let say lysine), could that

reduce

> > the availability of another amino acid?

>

>

> Yes, which is why I gave arginine for two days.

>

>

> > Or is it better to provide something like a whey protein and let the body

break

> > the protein down into the required amino acids?

>

>

> You can give whey protein along with the lysine.

>

>

> > Any recommendations for protein? Whey protein?

>

>

> Whey protein was very successful here. I used Jay Robb brand, which is cf, if

you need to be cf.

>

> Dana

>