http://www.theomnivore.com/IAHF_vs_Snopes_Feb_2005.html


This is a cut and paste from the link posted above.

In the early 90s the FDA went on a witch hunt against the safe amino acid l-tryptophan. A contaminated batch manufactured by Showa Denko in Japan contained a contaminant which the Centers for Disease Control later identified as "Peake E", but FDA ignored the fact that this contaminant had been identified and rather than just ban l-tryptophan coming from Showa Denko til the company rectified the problem that had caused the contaminated batch, the FDA banned ALL l-tryptophan while seeking to try to DEMONIZE the entire supplement industry thru the slick use of spin against this totally safe substance which is contained in bananas and milk.

The real reason FDA attacked l-tryptophan was that at that time Eli Lilly introduced Prozac to the market and FDA fraudulently approved it even though its a very dangerous drug. Prozac acts on the reuptake mechanism for serotonin in unpredictable ways, causing some people to commit suicide, others to commit homicide, and it is nowhere NEAR as safe to use as l-tryptophan is (which is a NATURAL serotonin precursor.)

A person using l-tryptophan will only manufacture as much serotonin as their body needs and can handle, but Prozac is different- its much less safe, yet FDA demonized it and got it banned, while protecting the business interests of Eli Lilly by blocking this natural, unpatentable substance from interfering with the sale of Prozac, a patented prescription drug.

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Tryptophan is an amino acid. The body converts it to 5htp which converts to seratonin and then to melatonin if there is no daylight around.

I heard on the radio when the FDA banned tryptophan they forgot about 5htp supplements.

If you are on an SSRI drug then don’t take tryptophan or 5htp at the same time.

Here is an informative and important link.


http://www.breggin.com/