Quote Originally Posted by austinite View Post
Thanks drake.

Beta alanine is great if your pH levels are out of whack. Super low carb diets like the Atkins diet could throw your pH levels. That's when I really recommend Beta Alanine. (it's conversion to Carnosine is what helps) - I see all the claims of endurance but have never experienced that myself when I supplemented with it. I just don't see a need for it in my protocol, and I test my pH levels several times per week. I'm doing A-OK!

Gaba is good stuff. It's the opposite of glutamate in a sense, but they balance each other out in the brain. Your dose is good @ 3-5 grams. It's great for your mood and sleep. But I get the same effects from L-theanine and Magnesium, with more benefit. Not discounting Gaba, keep taking it!

As for raising HDL, are you taking your Omega's with Vitamin E? If not, start doing that. Other supplements that will help are Vitamin B3 & 5. Don't overdo this though. Twice the recommended amount on the bottle is sufficient. Be sure your diet is heavy with oatmeal, avocado, almonds/peanuts or almond/peanut butter (all natural), those will also help.
Hey Austinite. I picked up some vitamin E (Natures made) brand. It says 400i.u per pill and to take 1 to 2 a day on the bottle. I was going to take 4 a day. But I can’t really understand any of the conversion calculators so if you could verify that 4 is right I would greatly appreciate it. As far as I can tell I should be taking about 15g worth a day but it is in international units so I can’t figure out if four of those is right or not? Thanks again here is a link to the product Nature Made Natural Vitamin E 400 IU d-Alpha