Guest guest Posted October 29, 2002 Report Share Posted October 29, 2002 Gorski's website is wonderful...very no-nonsense. Here's his word on supplemental L-tryptophan, for what it's worth: http://www.hcrc.org/faqs/l-trypt.html Natural bodybuilders like the tryptophan in turkey for it's supposed connection to growth hormone release, which is also supposedly released more at night. Unfortunately, none of the above was ever proven to be anything more than gym myth. I have quite a lot of "stuff" about tryptophan in my strength training books, but not sure that it relates at all to what you're interested in using it for. Besides turkey, pumpkin seeds are supposed to be loaded with it. Because of the tryptophan, turkey has long been my first-choice protein source, with fish for the good omegas. You aren't supposed to eat turkey before final exams, either. Again, this hasn't been proven, but it supposedly makes students sleepy. A lot of teachers *believe* it, even though the science isn't there to support it. You might read up on 5-HTP for the fun of it: http://www.obesity-news.com/5htp.htm http://www.nubrain.com/5htp.html http://auto.search.msn.com/results.asp?cfg=SMCINITIAL & RS=CHECKED & v=1 & srch=5 & FORM=AS5 & q=5%2DHTP BTW, my favorite bodybuilding website has a well-done article about Gandhi's ABCDE diet at http://www.testosterone.net/html/body_59abcde.html. That one has been pretty well debunked, and it's for gaining muscle mass, not for CR! I tried 5-HTP to suppress carb cravings. Didn't work, but I don't think I took it properly. (Now I'm reading something about not combining it with protein.) I tried a few different brands to no such effect, but I do recall that it made me sleepy. http://www.testosterone.net/html/body_1415htp.html Suz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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