See first post in this thread.

Perricone diet is just like Atkins basically. Only it goes a little further into "controversial" supplementation. Glutamine Powder is #1 recommended ingredient. He said don't mix and wait to drink. Mix and drink immediately. I didn't buy the book, so I don't know how many grams he recommends. I read online sources saying one scoop is 2 grams, and they recommend this serving either before or after working out - with food. Dr Perricone's diet is all over the internet, lot's of books are out, and his skin creams are now available in better department stores. I just found out about the Perricone diet, so I'm sort of implementing that with what I'm already doing low-carb. My supplements are in route with all the Christmas gifts.....:-~

correction (again). Take BETWEEN meals, not WITH meals. I wonder what it tastes like with water. I don't do shakes....

Why do you feel glutamine is "controversial" taboo??? I always read it is benign and good brain food and good for moods+cravings. Just curious.
I have Perricone's book reserved at the library. One more LC book will shortly be under the belt - I didn't feel like springing for it until I was sure it had something to offer me.
He never appears without a suitcoat - hard to tell if he is in shape or not - I don't think he looks young for his age either -although I don't know his age - maybe he's 117 and, therefore, does look young for his age.
Not that I'm down on Perricone. I read his first book - upped my wild salmon intake - can't remember much more - I remember it's low carb and anti-inflammation - which is important. His products are over-the-top expensive.
Maybe I'll start taking more glutamine - I get sundowners.

I bought some pure glutamine yesterday. It tastes a bit like baking soda in water. Not a good taste, but certainly not something that sends me wretching either.

Is that the Alzheimer's Sundowner's syndrome?

I just ordered a mix of leucine & glutamine for myself and Mom. I sure hope it helps Mom regain some muscle.

Lizzy, I used the word "controversial" only because of adding supplements to dieting can be considered controversial to some folks. My husband for example - LOL. Nancy, Is the after-taste of glutamine with water bad?
Lizzy, what are sundowners?

Its not so much the aftertaste as it is the "during" taste. It isn't that bad. Just chug it down.

Good to know. IF it ever arrives. I must have picked the worst possible website to order from

Glutamine rocks of you are cutting (going for fat loss).

I take it post workout (both resistance and cardio) with a whey shake.

It is recommended to also be taken before sleeping as it can promote growth hormones.

It should be tasteless so you can mix it with anything.

It will also help with muscle soreness. I take 5g in the morning after workout and 5g before I sleep. Safe dosages are up to 40g I believe.

Glutamine is also discussed in the BFL threads on the exercise plans section of the forums here.

I will post the link when I find it

Cheers

Moses

Found it

Here is the link to a ketostyle BFL program with answers to supplement questions.

Glutamine discussed here briefly:
http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthre...&threadid=29683
A bit more detail:
http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthre...&threadid=69008
^-- search in the messages and you find many more links to more glutamine questions
From main topic:
http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=135831

If while researching the program that the thread talks about and you like it, I would recommend checking out a better system here:

http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/s...ead.php?t=21113

Cheers

Moses

PS **********DO NOT BUY PILLS **********

How can you possibly get 20 grams of this stuff in? My scoop is 2g... that'd be 10 scoops! There would be about 3 days of stuff that I paid $15 for! Yikes!

Thanks for the good info Moses (ironmuscle link did not work). Very good info, very helpful. Finally got ahold of my source for Glutamine. Took them a week to ship it. Now another week for it to get here. All this reading material helps me not go crazy waiting. I thought I was so smart to buy this from a source that said it was PURE. I probably should have just got in the car and drove to Rite Aid LOL My muscles are killing me!

The glutamine I bought says 1 teaspoon is 5 grams. So, 4 teaspoons, which isn't all that much, equals 20 grams.

That's either one tiiiiny scoop, or you got some filler in yours =/
Pure glutamine should be 5g/tsp

It is a small scoop. Hmmmm... they don't list any fillers on the ingredient list. I'll have to use my measuring spoons and see what is what.