Posted by Larry Hoover on March 26, 2005, at 11:32:34
In reply to Re: Selegiline, posted by world citizen on March 10, 2005, at 23:27:08
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> Hey Elroy,
> Okay I guess I left out some crucial bits of information. I hope this will get you there:www.restoreunity.org/improving_deprenel/.htm
> I'm not sure if the dot preceding htm should be there or not, I wrote it down.
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> I hope you're doing well.
> World Citizenhttp://www.restoreunity.org/improving_deprenyl.htm
Editorially, the article is clearly written by a non-scientist. There are some factual errors, and many semantic and descriptive ones.
I'll focus on a couple errors. SAMe does NOT reduce homocysteine. It, in fact, can only increase homocysteine, as homocysteine is a direct byproduct of SAMe metabolism. If you increase SAMe by any means, without increasing the reprocessing of homocysteine, homocysteine levels will rise.
There are two routes to homocysteine reprocessing. One, usually the dominant one, requires vitamins B6 and B12, where B12 is a methyl-donor to homocysteine, producing methionine. The other system, an inducible hepatic enzyme, requires TMG. TMG is the methyl-donor for converting homocysteine to methionine.
The second error involves the recommendation for a omega 3-6-9 oil supplement. You cannot benefit from such a supplement, unless your regular diet is absolutely devoid of all polyunsaturated fatty acids. I can assure you, that is not the case. And, flax oil cannot supply the (they'll soon be) essential fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). That means marine oil (fish, seal, krill, etc.), or the vegetarian product, Neuromins (derived from algae).
Lar
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