ddjd
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Controversial post I know!
So I've been peating 5 plus years. In that time I've benefited in a huge number of ways, I never get a cold or flu, my mental health has improved a lot and I'm happier in myself. But the negatives have always been weight gain (30 kilos!!), Sluggish/ fatty liver, gallbladder problems. Bloating/SIBO also an issue. Also my productivity has been a lot lower since peating and my insomnia/sleep issues still an issue.
Until now I've never appreciated just how much the peat approach has significantly reduced my cysteine/methionine
after doing an experiment with taking isolated L-cysteine 500mg and L-methionine 500mg capsules I've confirmed that this has been the issue all along.
L-cysteine particularly stops all my bloating, is helping significantly with weight loss, reducing my high cholesterol, giving me very positive mindset and productivity. I feel cognitively more switched on and more socially confident.
My sleep is also incredible now, I fall asleep when my head hits the pillow! This is so rare for me. And achieved thanks to only 500mg l-cysteine capsule daily.
I FULLY understand that high cysteine is not safe long term. I suspect in supplement form it's even more dangerous.
So what are my options....
I'm considering;
- whey protein (natural source of l-cysteine)
- Alaskan pollock (cheap, low fat, methionine/cysteine source)
I 100% still believe in peats approach for longevity and overall health but maybe we need to recognise low cysteine / methionine can have some serious drawbacks.
when I achieve such considerable improvements in day to day quality of life from the cysteine, I really need to find a way to raise my cysteine in a healthy way over the long term.
Any suggestions or approaches for safely raising cysteine much appreciated.
For instance i read that taking vitamin c with cysteine helps counteract some bad side effects.
So I've been peating 5 plus years. In that time I've benefited in a huge number of ways, I never get a cold or flu, my mental health has improved a lot and I'm happier in myself. But the negatives have always been weight gain (30 kilos!!), Sluggish/ fatty liver, gallbladder problems. Bloating/SIBO also an issue. Also my productivity has been a lot lower since peating and my insomnia/sleep issues still an issue.
Until now I've never appreciated just how much the peat approach has significantly reduced my cysteine/methionine
after doing an experiment with taking isolated L-cysteine 500mg and L-methionine 500mg capsules I've confirmed that this has been the issue all along.
L-cysteine particularly stops all my bloating, is helping significantly with weight loss, reducing my high cholesterol, giving me very positive mindset and productivity. I feel cognitively more switched on and more socially confident.
My sleep is also incredible now, I fall asleep when my head hits the pillow! This is so rare for me. And achieved thanks to only 500mg l-cysteine capsule daily.
I FULLY understand that high cysteine is not safe long term. I suspect in supplement form it's even more dangerous.
So what are my options....
I'm considering;
- whey protein (natural source of l-cysteine)
- Alaskan pollock (cheap, low fat, methionine/cysteine source)
I 100% still believe in peats approach for longevity and overall health but maybe we need to recognise low cysteine / methionine can have some serious drawbacks.
when I achieve such considerable improvements in day to day quality of life from the cysteine, I really need to find a way to raise my cysteine in a healthy way over the long term.
Any suggestions or approaches for safely raising cysteine much appreciated.
For instance i read that taking vitamin c with cysteine helps counteract some bad side effects.
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