The amino acid is arginine. The test study was done on animals.
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A simple amino acid called Arginine may help slow Alzheimer’s by blocking toxic protein buildup and reducing brain inflammation.
I have been taking 700mg of L-Arginine for ED and it works well.
Who's Ed?
Some soft dude with blood flow issues
And why doesn't ED drink his own meds.
a talking horse, rumour has it the horse could talk becase it leared from taking arginine
Have you tried that new drug, mycoxaflopin?
It took me a moment to figure out how a supplement would help with an eating disorder (entirely my mistake, because eating disorder is much clunkier without a possessive pronoun beforehand, so that shouldn’t have been my first thought).
Ooo. 700mg every day?
I got a floppy one too, it's been annoying me now I've actually got a partner. Can wake up for like 30 seconds then it buggers off back to sleep.
According to this article, good dietary sources of L-arginine are:
- Turkey
- Pork loin
- Chicken
- Pumpkin seeds
- Soybeans
- Peanuts
- Spirulina
- ~~Diary~~ Dairy
- Chickpeas
- Lentils
This other list is similar but has 30 items and adds plenty of seafood.
Diary? I think I'll pass.
Normally it’s too much fiber for me, but there’s a French version stewed in broth that’s amazing. It’s called soupe du journal
The fiber helps me log regularly.
I actually take a couple of post-it notes a day for a temporary but quick alternative.
oh no, you don't want to do that. The adhesive is an anti-nutrient, you see.
Completely neutralises the fibre. You're better off snacking on some blotting paper.
I love reading a chain of riffs from a typo.
A curse on mobile editing!
But none of that is fried.
Will taking the supplement give me the ability to evaluate whether puzzle pieces fit together?