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leant my atkins book to my sister, can anyone answer a quick question?

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Wed, Mar-17-04, 13:24

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leant my atkins book to my sister, can anyone answer a quick question?

What are the supplements atkins suggests to use for carb cravings and weakness / anxiety

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L-glutamine.

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lots of water

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oil of oregeno seems to work for me...and lots and lots of plain old water.

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From Atkins Nutritionals: Home

For sugar cravings: 500 mg to 1,000 mg of L-glutamine before meals and/or when cravings are greatest.
For hunger not assuaged by being in lipolysis: 500 mg of L-phenylalanine or 500 mg of N-acetyl-L-tyrosine before meals.
Chromium

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Karen, are there any side effects to those vitamins? I ahve been considering them, but wasn't sure...

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I've only heard about possible side effects with chromium. I've used l-glutamine for muscle soreness after workouts and it does have the added bonus of calming cravings. And I've used the others for rebalancing brain chemistry. They're all amino acids.

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