RZR
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Since battling yeast for the past month or so, I want to take something that will heal my gut. I have symptoms of burning. I am afraid the yeast could have caused leaky gut syndrome.
Which works best? L-Glutamine powder or SuperCritical Omega 7 by New Chapter. Should I take both?
Do I need to add other supplements to heal leaky gut?
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I am not familiar with omega 7, but I have taken glutamine and it has been helpful. It does help heal, but it won't address the yeast/fungus, so you might consider doing something about that as well (if you're not already).
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- Be VERY Careful with L-Glutamine - as it converts to glutamic acid in the brain, it can trigger anxiety and seizures.
For me, L-Glutamine was clearly connected as a seizure trigger.
It can be very excitatory and neurotoxic to the brain of lyme patients who have too much glutamic acid already in their brains. -
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AMINO ACID SUPPLEMENTS I: GLUTAMINE - with Reference to the Related Compound Glutamate
-by Subhuti Dharmananda, Ph.D.
Excerpt, half way down the article:
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Glutamate in Neurological Diseases
The other concern about glutamate is related to its essential role as a neurotransmitter. The levels of glutamate in the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) are highly regulated, since the neurons have sensitive receptors for the compound.
In some neurological diseases, it is found that glutamate levels in the central nervous system become unusually high at sites of pathology. This can occur, for example, if the rate of degradation of glutamate is slowed by an impairment of the enzymes that are involved.
Also, glutamate is excreted by immune cells that take part in inflammatory processes; the result is high local concentrations at the neurons in progressive neurological diseases such as MS and ALS.
Glutamate levels in the central nervous system can also increase when the blood brain barrier is substantially weakened, as occurs after neurological surgery.
The excess glutamate at the neuron acts as a poison; at high enough levels, the nerves exposed to glutamate can be completely and permanently damaged, so that they are no longer capable of transmitting signals.
Thus, while glutamate is a major component of the body, and an essential part of the nervous system, high levels localized in the nerve cells can be quite toxic, and this is readily demonstrated in animal models.
Laboratory research has revealed that in the progressive, debilitating disease ALS, one of the many processes involved in disease progression appears to be damage of nerve cells by accumulation of glutamate.
In relation to multiple sclerosis, changes in control of glutamate homeostasis in the central nervous system might contribute to demyelination of the white matter of the brain (19).
Based on preliminary animal studies, it has been suggested that glutamate dumped by immune cells can exacerbate the nerve damage (20).
One of the means by which a stroke (causing blockage of blood circulation to the brain) results in brain damage is through an increase in glutamate levels in the brain cells (of course, oxygen deprivation and other effects are also contributors). These findings point to local glutamate excess as an important factor in brain diseases.
** Since glutamine is converted to glutamate, supplementing glutamine at very high levels in persons who have such neurological disorders may be contraindicated. **
. . . . - Full article at link above. -
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Keebler
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- For various things to help stomach -
Gluten-free, Casein-free diet; DGL; Slippery Elm; Gum Mastic; and Olive Leaf Extract are all discussed:
Topic: L-Glutamine and Whey Protein and Anti-Candida Diet -
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Keebler
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- Sea Buckthorn is the major ingredient in SuperCritical Omega 7. It is supposed to be very healing.
SuperCritical Omega 7 also has Rosemary. That can be helpful against candida. Also be sure to continue probiotics - away from this and abx. The rosemary in SuperCritical Omega 7 will kill probiotics
Give it a try and see. New Chapter is a very good brand. All their products are good quality.
Most important: be sure that you are not getting even a trace of gluten. Even a trace can rip up a stomach. -------------------
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