Cysteine
Category: amino_acids
Information Sheet
What It Is
Cysteine is a sulphur amino acid (precursor to glutathione); discussed as one to limit in the Peat-style amino-acid balance.
Mechanism & Notes
- Sulphur amino acid, glutathione precursor
- Flagged to limit alongside methionine and tryptophan
Mentions
thousands of hours spent towards researching the enhancement of the performance of the brain, reading papers, and you basically just see how Peat his work come back in all of it.
Peat's fundamentals are key to follow when it comes to cognitive enhancement, almost anything that 'works' has a tremendous effect on glucose metabolism in the brain.
high carb/low fat diet
low iron and low PUFA (iron-dependent lipid-peroxidation is one of the main things that messes up (brain) redox status
thyroid running fast for even further enhanced glucose metabolism
anti-learned helplessness thinking
preventing stress cascades from excessive phosphate (PTH), low-sodium (RAAS)
neurosteroids downstream from Pregnenolone, or Pregnenolone itself (which is also a neurosteroid)
Bohr effect from enhanced Co2 retention/production
the gut-liver-brain axis (limit endotoxin, negative gram bacteria, preventing bacterial overgrowth)
amino acid balance, limiting methionine, cysteine, tryptophan
keeping serotonin at bay (antagonism of most 5-HTr's, like 5-HT6r increases activity in most parts of the PFC)
b-vitamins their role in the Krebs cycle, especially Thiamine through PDH
ultimately it is the true foundation of cognitive enhancement
[reply] acetylcholine itself seems to be pro-cognitive
[reply] have u read Peat his articles about DHA?
Compounds: pregnenolone, thiamine (B1), iron (low), methionine, cysteine, tryptophan, DHA/PUFA
Peat's fundamentals are key to follow when it comes to cognitive enhancement, almost anything that 'works' has a tremendous effect on glucose metabolism in the brain.
high carb/low fat diet
low iron and low PUFA (iron-dependent lipid-peroxidation is one of the main things that messes up (brain) redox status
thyroid running fast for even further enhanced glucose metabolism
anti-learned helplessness thinking
preventing stress cascades from excessive phosphate (PTH), low-sodium (RAAS)
neurosteroids downstream from Pregnenolone, or Pregnenolone itself (which is also a neurosteroid)
Bohr effect from enhanced Co2 retention/production
the gut-liver-brain axis (limit endotoxin, negative gram bacteria, preventing bacterial overgrowth)
amino acid balance, limiting methionine, cysteine, tryptophan
keeping serotonin at bay (antagonism of most 5-HTr's, like 5-HT6r increases activity in most parts of the PFC)
b-vitamins their role in the Krebs cycle, especially Thiamine through PDH
ultimately it is the true foundation of cognitive enhancement
[reply] acetylcholine itself seems to be pro-cognitive
[reply] have u read Peat his articles about DHA?
Compounds: pregnenolone, thiamine (B1), iron (low), methionine, cysteine, tryptophan, DHA/PUFA