Dear CW
You seem to know quite a bit about nootropics. Can you give some hints on
links or books which describe freely available nootropics which can be used
to enhance the mind.
Thank you and take care
damian
At 08:26 PM 28/02/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>Tryptophan is a precoursor to Seratonin
>(5-hydroxy-tryptamine) and Melatonin
>(n-acetyl-5-methoxy-tryptamine). They are both in the
>family of compounds known as Tryptamines. Some
>migraine medications and several 'hallucinogenic' or
>'psychedelic' compounds also are in this family. It
>is believed that Melatonin is converted to one such
>compound, namely n,n-dimethyl-tryptamine (DMT) by the
>penial gland--and that DMT may likely be the chemical
>responsible for dreaming. DMT has been found to occur
>naturally in the cereberal-spinal fluid and brains of
>mammals (including humans). It has short acting
>'psychedelic' effects in humans, and is closely
>related to psilocybin (4-hydroxy-DMT)--the compound
>found in 'magic' mushrooms. So melatonin does appear
>to have a connection to dreams. There is a book out
>by Rick Straussman, who discovered melatonin while
>researching DMT
>(<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0892819278/qid=1014956380/sr=8-1/ref=s\
r_8_67_1/002-5339504-4599212)>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0892819278/\
qid=1014956380/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_67_1/002-5339504-4599212)
>that may be of interest.
>
>
> >Message: 5
> > Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 10:37:22 +0100
> > From: Giacomo <gia334@...>
> >Subject: Re: Re: melatonin/tryptophan
> >
> >Gianine,
> >
> >Thank you for the lead. I went on google and found
> >the following
> >article:>
>
> ><http://www.acsh.org/publications/priorities/0704/melat>http://www.acsh.o
> rg/publications/priorities/0704/melat>onin.html
> >
> >At one point it says:
> >
> >"Consumers should also be aware that sleep-promoting
> >compounds are found in a number of foods. Rather than
>
> >popping a pill at bedtime, a person with
> >a mild case of sleeplessness could try a bedtime
> >snack that included foods such as milk, peanuts,
> >turkey, chicken or almonds. All of these foods
> >contain tryptophan, which raises brain serotonin that
>
> >in turn can be converted to melatonin.
> >Eating a tryptophan-containing food along with a
>high->carbohydrate food
> >will help enhance the entry of tryptophan into the
> >brain. Thus,
> >Grandma's
> >bedtime warm milk with honey is actually a sound
> >sleep aid! Many foods also
> >contain melatonin, but in such tiny amounts that
> >someone would have to eat
> >an enormous amount to get an effective dose (a snack
> >of 72 bananas, for example, to get 0.3 mg of
> >melatonin). "
>
> >So if these people are to be believed, the tryptophan
>
> >in the milk produces
> >melatonin when ingested. It would be interesting to
> >see what studies have been done on if/how/why
> >melatonin is related to vivid dreams.
>
>
>
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