Posted by karaS on October 23, 2004, at 1:07:06
In reply to Re: Supplements for brain fog? » karaS, posted by raybakes on October 22, 2004, at 17:52:37
> > In answer to your post, what is "captomer" -
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> captomer is like NAC but it is claimed that it doesn't cross the blood brain barrier, so can't carry mercury into the brain - not sur if that's true or not!So what's the point of taking captomer to prevent neurotoxicity if it can't get past the BBB?
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> >Also, what is Thiodox?
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> It's a glutathione formula conataining NAC, selenium, B2 vit c, ala and glutathione
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> Do you believe that I should take the NAC and if so, what dosage?
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> I only do well on NAC for a few days, then feel nauseous - can take thiodox for longer, but still ends up causing nausea eventually - think I run low on other b vits etc, and need time to replace them before I can start another course..
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> Do you think that there is any concern about taking l-glutamine? (in respect to it's producing too much glutamate which can serve as an excitotoxin). What is a reasonable dosage then for l-glutamine?
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> Yes there's always a worry about glutamine, but I can't tolerate glutamate but do really well on glutamine - my gut loves it
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> (Had you read any of the posts below on this topic?) I hadn't realized that it played an important role in the immune system as your abstract indicated but by taking it are you helping your immune system while doing damage to your brain?
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> Haven't follwed the posts on glutamine - think it's individual how it works with people, know a couple of other people who do well on it, even though they're sensitive to glutamate - not sure why, will have to look at the posts!ok, let me know what you think about them if you read them.
> Also, if creatine allows for methylation, then what is a good dosage to take of that? Do you recommend that for everyone or only for those with a methylation problem. If one has a methylation problem, then how does one determine that?
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> Creatine can reduce autoimmune problems, so I would guess that methylation would be a problem in a lot of autoimmune disease sufferers - as for dose, I'm taking 4 tablets of 'homocysteine pf' by jarrow a day - how do you do on betaine, b12 or folate? Beetroot juice is a good source of betaine by the way.I haven't taken betaine yet. I do fine on B12 and folate which I've taken for quite a while. When I say I'm doing fine I mean that I don't have any bad effects. I don't really notice a difference when I'm taking them either. I'd say that goes for most of the supplements I take. I thought I saw a big improvement when I started on the extra magnesium but sometimes I wonder if it wasn't just a good week for me.
> > Actually, I have a book at home here by Dr. David Perlmutter. It’s called "The Better Brain Book." He has a dosing schedule of various supplements to take for various levels of need. It’s written for the masses so it’s easy for people like me to read but he has also published some more in depth articles on the topic. He’s a neurologist with a holistic bent – not a very common combination. Anyway, I guess I should follow his dosing schedules when I can afford to. He doesn’t have creatine or l-glutamine on there at all however, so I’d still be especially interested in how much of that you recommend taking.
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> I've got a david perlmutter book called "brainrecovery.com" - think he's excellent. He doesn't have creatine but he does spend a lot of time talking about homocycsteine, which is high when creatine is low - and homocysteine is an excitotoxin too.Yes, I've heard of that book too. My book is probably the same just with a new title and repackaged. I find that is often the case these days. The authors get to rewrite the same book and cash in all over again.
I'd send you the link for that article by Dr. Perlmutter but I value your friendship and support too much.
> Yeah, you're right, he doesn't mention glutamine - but I can take a gram a day and feel really good, but I do hear your concerns...It's so hard to sort it all out. You really have to know exactly what the status is of so many different things in your body at the moment before you can accurately decide what's best for you to take. Wish there were some easy way to know that.
Kara
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