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Leg Weakness and Mobility Issues
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@cmmichaela, thank you once again for all the time you're taking to send this information. Trying to limit glutamate does indeed sound like a hard job. But it sounds like your efforts are paying off!
I am definitely going to need some professional help with this, as I am now being advised to eat a ton of protein (more than the usual recommended amount) because I have severe osteoporosis and some muscle loss because my exercise has been limited due to the stenosis nerve pain. So am being told to build muscle (eat protein, and animal protein at that). There's got to be a compromise somewhere between the two types of diet, and I'll need to get help to find it. Meantime, thanks again, you're a great source of information and very generous to share it all. 🙂
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Here is a link to a tool that can help you find the rough amounts of glutamate (also glutamic acid and glutamine) in foods. (The body typically can convert glutamate into these substances when it does not need glutamate to function at that moment and transfer it back into glutamine etc when it does not-- but in my case somehow this "shut off switch" is not working properly). I am severely simplifying this process and I am not an expert in this! This is very complicated stuff.
I have printed out a list for each food group and studied it so that I can gauge my glutamate intake a little better. You'll notice that the meats and cheeses and fermented veggies are at the highest levels. If you need to remain on a high protein diet, perhaps there is a way to choose high protein foods with lower levels of glutamate? Also, maybe take a look at how often you consume foods that are cooked for long periods, especially tomato sauces and slow cooked meats? Fermented veggies? Broths? Just thoughts and certainly something to ask a professional about!!
Here is the tool:
https://tools.myfooddata.com/nutrient-ranking-tool/glutamic-acid/fish/highest
I too had been keeping on a high protein food diet because I did not want muscle wasting when I could not walk well (but it is hard not to have muscle wasting when you cannot move as you like). I was not choosing lower glutamate proteins and I think that was the biggest part of my problem. So, I continue to explore and expand my diet as much as I can. I hope this chart/tool helps. Maybe bring printouts to a dietician? I wish you all the best!