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genetic problem with serotonin

Over the past few months I've been taking tryptophan for insomnia and restlessness and found that it works really well, and now I can't seem to sleep without it. I've been overly …
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Ray Peat and muscle meat

I recently read this article by ray peat, basically saying that muscle meat is bad because it's high in tryptophan and cysteine and low in glycine. He claims that the former amino …
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tryptophan and hunger

Recently I was researching serotonin and appetite. I keep coming across research showing that tryptophan and 5htp decreases appetite and helps with insomnia. I've been taking it …
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serotonin and depression- not what we’ve been told by the drug companies?

Recently I've been trying both 5htp and tryptophan to help me sleep. However, I have dysbiosis and wondered if the tryptophan I'm taking could be feeding the bad bacteria. Sure e …