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John H. John at faraway.com.au
Thu Oct 11 09:11:37 EST 2001


Thanks Dag, I had things mixed up. Damn memory. Don't know of any studies re
tryptophan H, only the tryosine H. There goes that idea ....

John H.
<dag.stenberg at nospam.helsinki.fi> wrote in message
news:9q287c$itb$1 at oravannahka.helsinki.fi...
> John H. <John at faraway.com.au> wrote:
> > post trip also have good
> > carbohydrate based meals to boost serotonin synthesis back up, as the
> > oxidants created will also destroy tryosine hydroxlase, necessary for
> > synthesis. Good fish meal too(deep sea, lots of oil), or get some good
fatty
> > acids to help limit the damage.
>
> You mean tryptophan hydroxylase (tyrosine h. is for catecholamines).
> I agree that a carbohydrate meal boosts tryptophan levels in the brain,
> but how can that increase serotonin levels if there is lack of
> tryptophan hydroxylase??
>
> Dag Stenberg
>





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