I used to eat a lot of cheese and milk, but found I always had issues of some kind. I know peat says that calcium helps the body convert tryptophan into niacin, but I have never found a reference for that statement. Does anyone know?
Recently I have been on a tryptophan-deplete diet (no animal protein except gelatin) with excellent effects. The real problem with tryptophan in my opinion is that some bacteria require it, so that tryptophan restriction is anti-bacterial. Tryptophan being a problem because it converts into serotonin never seemed very convincing to me except at extreme intake levels since the body can naturally convert more or less to serotonin as needed. The body can burn the excess tryptophan for calories, or convert tryptophan into niacin.
Recently I have been on a tryptophan-deplete diet (no animal protein except gelatin) with excellent effects. The real problem with tryptophan in my opinion is that some bacteria require it, so that tryptophan restriction is anti-bacterial. Tryptophan being a problem because it converts into serotonin never seemed very convincing to me except at extreme intake levels since the body can naturally convert more or less to serotonin as needed. The body can burn the excess tryptophan for calories, or convert tryptophan into niacin.