So much talk here of status, height, MPB. Guys, WE DON'T CARE!OH @Ella - my husband does as well :) I LOVE it ❤❤
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So much talk here of status, height, MPB. Guys, WE DON'T CARE!OH @Ella - my husband does as well :) I LOVE it ❤❤
Soooooooo true @Regina !!!!So much talk here of status, height, MPB. Guys, WE DON'T CARE!
The 5-AR enzyme is crucial for females as well. It's what gives you allopregnanolone and that is the neurosteroid protecting both men and women from depression. You won't make much DHT as its synthesis depends on how much T you make and women make a lot less than men. So, the higher 5-AR is not a concern. I am not aware of any woman growing stache from using glycine/gelatin.
Haidut, what about women whose bodies make too much testosterone? Am I shooting myself in the foot by taking 1000 mg of glycine with my 4 TBSP of Great Lakes Collagen in coffee in the morning? Could this be contributing to facial hirsuitism and coronal hair loss?
Thanks - you always help everybody.
With glycine, do you mean pure gelatin?From all the supplements I have taken, I think glycine might be the best really for skin and hair quality. My face can't stop glowing and my hair is shining. I think I did it the wrong way the last couple of months and that's why I got stomach issue from it. I was heating it with milk and coffee and there is something in that method that always bloats me. Now I just take it with Pepsi! Clean and simple and it works like magic! Recent conclusion, glycine >>> taurine. Sorry taurine, bye for now!
How are you taking it with Pepsi? (if you meant gelatin powder instead of glycine capsule or powder)From all the supplements I have taken, I think glycine might be the best really for skin and hair quality. My face can't stop glowing and my hair is shining. I think I did it the wrong way the last couple of months and that's why I got stomach issue from it. I was heating it with milk and coffee and there is something in that method that always bloats me. Now I just take it with Pepsi! Clean and simple and it works like magic! Recent conclusion, glycine >>> taurine. Sorry taurine, bye for now!
With glycine, do you mean pure gelatin?
I meant pure glycine from Foods Now not gelatin.How are you taking it with Pepsi? (if you meant gelatin powder instead of glycine capsule or powder)
I meant pure glycine from Foods Now not gelatin.
I take about 3g with a can of Pepsi that has 40g of sugar. Sometimes two cans. Similar to what I take per 100g of meat. If I eat 500g of meat, I take 5x3 (15g) of glycine with plenty of sugar of course.How much do you add to pepsi?
You don't get drowsiness from 3 g. at a time? Has it affected moods or anything else?I meant pure glycine from Foods Now not gelatin.
Not really, I think the caffeine in Pepsi helps a little. Plus, usually I take it with lunch that I usually drink coffee after.You don't get drowsiness from 3 g. at a time? Has it affected moods or anything else?
OK, thanks. Since Friday I've been using glycine powder I had around here. I don't get sleepy from it either. Do you recall how long you took it before you noticed the good effects with hair and skin?Not really, I think the caffeine in Pepsi helps a little. Plus, usually I take it with lunch that I usually drink coffee after.
Almost the next day I've noticed the good effects. It's similar to when you wake with a very restful restorative sleep. Sometimes, I take it before sleep if that helps. But I prefer to take it with my lamb and steak with the 3g per 100g of meat rule.OK, thanks. Since Friday I've been using glycine powder I had around here. I don't get sleepy from it either. Do you recall how long you took it before you noticed the good effects with hair and skin?
I started using smaller amounts and worked up to the 3 grams over those 3 days, so hopefully see a difference soon. I've already felt a difference -calmer.Almost the next day I've noticed the good effects. It's similar to when you wake with a very restful restorative sleep. Sometimes, I take it before sleep if that helps. But I prefer to take it with my lamb and steak with the 3g per 100g of meat rule.
Oh that's great to hear! Please give us any updates on your glycine experiment. I am still tweeting things when it comes to glycine.I started using smaller amounts and worked up to the 3 grams over those 3 days, so hopefully see a difference soon. I've already felt a difference -calmer.
This dose is surprisingly close to the 1mmol/kg (75mg/kg) glycine that acutely lowered the glycemic response in humans by more than 66% without changing insulin levels... In general, anything that lowers cortisol will lower blood sugar, so it is quite plausible that the cortisol-lowering effects of glycine are behind its beneficial effects on blood glucose, diabetes, obesity, bone health, and aging which I have posted about in separate threads on this forum.
Now, you've got curious and interested in testing out the glycemic response to glycine but decided to first read up some reviews from glycine users posted at www.iherb.com. What I discovered was that many reported the sedative and unexpected sleep-inducing effects, "powerful dreams" which all made them "slept like a baby" !! One review caught my attention as it seems to have the opposite effect to what you said here!! The review is as follows:
Good for hypoglycemia
Posted by Reviewer1239444 on Sep 22, 2010
Every morning I add a hefty spoonful of this stuff [glycine] to my shake and it has made a difference! I've noticed that the hypoglycemia attacks are much less frequent, and when they do occur they're not as severe. However, I do need an entire spoonful to make a difference. When I first started taking it I'd use less than a teaspoon, but that didn't help much. You may not need as much as I do though; my hypoglycemia can be pretty bad.
Could you kindly explain the paradoxical effects of glycine, Haidut? It appears to have a bilateral- modulatory, rather than a unilateral, effect. Thanks
Oh, I've supplemented on Taurine before... bought a whole tub of it from iherb.com... but the glucose-lowering effect is zilch. Worse, it made my skin itch even when taken in small doses.