Mary
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A doctor told me recently that because d-ribose has a very short half-life, it needs to be taken throughout the day. As Im sure you know, d-ribose is one of the building blocks of ATP, energy currency.
Her recommendation is:
1/2 tsp. with breakfast (with coffee or tea is great as it works better with caffeine)
1/2 tsp. mid-morning
1/2 tsp. with lunch
1/2 tsp. mid-afternoon
1/2 tsp. with dinner
1/2 tsp. before bed. Sometimes I miss a dose but its okay.
I also take 1/2 tsp. before breakfast.
The big thing is my overall energy has increased - not spectacularly, but slow and steady, its great. I have more stamina.
Id already been taking d-ribose for about 3 years and noticed a boost in the beginning but it wore off, but I continued to take it. However, I was taking 1 scoop in the morning and once in a great while 1 scoop at lunch and that was it. One scoop (from the 300 g. jar sold by Swansons and Vitacost) equals 2 teaspoons, so the above daily regimen uses 1-1/2 scoops. The doctor recommends that I work up to 15 grams (3 scoops) a day, which Ill do.
Ive been doing this regimen now for about 10 days and so far so good. It really is making a difference. I am so pleasantly surprised! I did crash once near the beginning, but it was lighter than my other crashes. Im still pacing myself, Im sure Id still crash if I over did it, but Im able to do more, and just feel better, more like a human being.
Also (and this should be self-evident but I just did not realize it until the doctor pointed it out) the d-ribose is providing energy to all bodily systems so they are all going to work better. I had only been thinking in terms of feeling better, getting a little more energy. But it means it should strengthen my immune system, my heart, etc. - everything.
I wish I had known this 3 years ago! But better late than never
Mary
Her recommendation is:
1/2 tsp. with breakfast (with coffee or tea is great as it works better with caffeine)
1/2 tsp. mid-morning
1/2 tsp. with lunch
1/2 tsp. mid-afternoon
1/2 tsp. with dinner
1/2 tsp. before bed. Sometimes I miss a dose but its okay.
I also take 1/2 tsp. before breakfast.
The big thing is my overall energy has increased - not spectacularly, but slow and steady, its great. I have more stamina.
Id already been taking d-ribose for about 3 years and noticed a boost in the beginning but it wore off, but I continued to take it. However, I was taking 1 scoop in the morning and once in a great while 1 scoop at lunch and that was it. One scoop (from the 300 g. jar sold by Swansons and Vitacost) equals 2 teaspoons, so the above daily regimen uses 1-1/2 scoops. The doctor recommends that I work up to 15 grams (3 scoops) a day, which Ill do.
Ive been doing this regimen now for about 10 days and so far so good. It really is making a difference. I am so pleasantly surprised! I did crash once near the beginning, but it was lighter than my other crashes. Im still pacing myself, Im sure Id still crash if I over did it, but Im able to do more, and just feel better, more like a human being.
Also (and this should be self-evident but I just did not realize it until the doctor pointed it out) the d-ribose is providing energy to all bodily systems so they are all going to work better. I had only been thinking in terms of feeling better, getting a little more energy. But it means it should strengthen my immune system, my heart, etc. - everything.
I wish I had known this 3 years ago! But better late than never
Mary