Re: no meat diet, L-lysine & other amino acids

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From: <ebaker@...>

<< I question whether dried beans/lentils/ peas, brown rice and whole corn

provide the correct ratio of essential amino acids.>>

Good question.

<<All of these have higher amounts of L-arginine than of L-lysine.

Why should you care? Because viruses in the herpes family proliferate in the

presence of L-arginine and are inhibited by L-lysine.>>

In addition, Dr. Rath's cancer-healing protocol involves taking large amounts of

lysine, and proline.

> The best natural sourcs of L-lysine are dairy foods.

I would take lysine supplements.