Posted by raybakes on October 11, 2004, at 10:52:09
In reply to Mitochondria, fatty acids, carnitine.....Jlx » raybakes, posted by tealady on October 9, 2004, at 20:20:22
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> It's called "Review of Medical Physiology" by William F. Ganong 21st edition , 2003. It's updated every 2 years. This is one book I'm definitely going to buy..maybe next edition! For now I'll just renew it from the library.Just had a peep, that's useful, and it's free too!
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> pp303 of above book..you can view online
> Fatty acid ocxidation & synthesis..says
> "Carnitine is synthesized in the body from lysine and methionine.'
> "Medium and short chain fatty acids can enter the mitochondria without difficulty, but long-chain fatty acids must be bound to carnitine"medium chain fatty acids are good for energy, and are antifungal/antiviral too - coconuts are high in MCTs.
If taking methionine, it's a good idea to take B12 and folic acid (and maybe betaine too). I find I do better with sublingual b12 and activated folate from thorne called folacal. Folic acid has to be excreted through the bile, then reabsorbed before it can be activated - so it can easily go amiss.
Just found out this weekend how important creatine is for brain energy - I have taken creatine before and not felt that good on it. But at the weekend I found that creatine needs methylation to make it - and that 70% of methylation in the body is to methylate creatine - maybe that's why SAMe is so good for depression? I do feel really good when I take B12, folacal, or betaine, so going to up them! Also it seems that a lot of brain disease is associated with low creatine.
Ray
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