Perfectly formed BM...

Good question.

So, I take my glutamine mixture in the am in my protein shake.

The probiotics I take after dinner.

The LDN I take is actually a sublingual troche, and I take it usually around 10-10:30pm.

I take the L-Threonine powder (the way I described it to you before) by itself just before bedtime, around 10:30-10:45pm.

You're right, with the quantity of other amino acids and probiotics, you certainly need at least the 8 oz.

What about if you took this amino acid cocktail earlier by a few hours, instead of at bedtime?

The LDN has to be taken after 10pm, so that cannot change. But from all I've read and of my conversations with Skip, I've not seen that it had to be taken on an empty stomach. The only thing that is of greatest importance with LDN, is its timing: to be taken between 10pm and 2am, because of the way the opioid blockade and endorphin release works with the circadium rythm.

But perhaps you can take the L-Threonine (in 1-2 oz. of water) by itself just after the LDN, or within 20-30 minutes, either before or after it?

I'll have to see if I can find some back up for dilution. Don't know if I can.

Does any of this make any sense, I hope so.

Let me know how it goes.

I wanted to share with you that since I've been getting such great results with the L-Threonine powder, I've cut back my L-Glutamine intake from 15g to 5g daily.

Just wanted you to know.

I hope it you get the same great results.

Let me know.

BTW, feel free to email me, if you like. My email address is in my profile.

I had to wait almost 2 weeks for my L-Threonine powder to come from Nutrabio because they were out of stock!

I don't know where you are located, but nutrabio is in NJ, so for me, it took a good week of mailing time to receive it finally.

Tom, why not call them and ask customer service for a shipping status?

Let me know what happens.

Oh no, tell me it isn't so....

Which Mercola's whey protein were you having?

I've been using his Pro-Optimal Whey Protein (chocolate flavoured) shakes (with almond milk) for a while now. I really enjoy them, and add a bunch of other stuff to them.

The reason I really like this particular brand and specifically this product, is that since it comes from grass-fed cows ( no hormones or antibiotics), it is what I call a Paleo whey protein lol, but also it already contains digestive enzymes which makes it very easy on on the gut, IMO.

However, his Pro-Optimal Whey does not contain any L-Threonine amino acid in it, which surprises me.

In any case, I will continue to take 2 of these shakes a day (at minimum), IMO, it's a good thing for the brain to know it's body is getting the protein it requires.

And I will keep supplementing, separately, as I have with L-Threonine 2g of amino acid powder in a little water at bedtime.

It's funny actually, that I started taking the L-Threonine powder only for purposes of building up my bones (from the crappy bone density thanks to the 2 rounds of prednisone), and actually found it resulted in several silver linings for me: it took my fibromyalgia pain away, and gave me perfectly formed BM (as in prior to UC)! For me this has turned out to be a win-win situation. And of course, I'm still hopeful that at my next bone density, they'll discover good results as well.

I've only tried his pro-optimal whey chocolate flavour.

Free shipping to Canada, sounds great!

Yes, if you go to the products page, you can see the label in pdf form for whatever flavour you choose. It does list the amino acids (no L-Threonine) , and all other contents, including digestive enzymes.

IMO, most people don't get enough protein, and protein is very important as the amino acids are the building blocks of you! How much protein intake do you think you're having? From all I've read, it seems that the average adult male needs between 80-95g of protein per day. For the average female, seems to be around 70-85g (depending upon weight and other factors).

Let me know how else I can help you.

Post Edited (freddyj) : 5/29/2012 9:48:05 AM (GMT-6)