On Wed, 20 Jun 2001 16:46:23 -0400, Karen Robinson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >You said, > >>It talks about how to get serotonin into the brain by eating protein but >then also having some complex carb later to push it into the brain.<< > >Never heard of this. Any idea how this works biochemically, or should I >just >get the book :) We had a discussion on the topic here some time ago. You I've placed a link to the paleofood archives on this at httm://www.geocities.com/paleolix then look for "tryptophan" under "various resources" (the url is too long to include it here). They key is how to get the tryptophan (serotonin predecossor) into the brain - this depends on the free amino acid composition in the blood. You may be interested to read: httm://www.earthpulse.com/flanagan/pharmacy.html On brain chemistry. Amadeus