Re: Arginine for ATP

I had looked at Arginine before, but then came up with this Townsend letter, which caused some concern:

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW/is_285/ai_n19170382/pg_5/?tag=con...


you have to scroll about half way down, below the sponsored links.

....High-protein foods, such as grains and meat, contain an amino-acid (the breakdown unit of protein) called L-arginine. L-arginine in foods and as a nutritional supplement should not be taken in the presence of ammonia. Research reveals that ammonia + arginine + manganese = increased nitric oxide (NO), up to 53% in astrocytes (brain cells), leading to increased brain swelling. When you increase localized brain swelling, the symptoms increase dramatically, and the perception of fatigue can escalate to critical. Armed with this knowledge, health care professionals would be wise to instigate a protein-poor diet for Lyme patients during treatment to minimize aggravations from arginine.....