@cokefiend Increasing fat intake via heavy cream, dates or potatoes with butter, raw milk/cheeses, and chocolate.

@cokefiend Yeah I agree, focusing on reaching your energy requirements with lots of carbs is the main thing. For muscle building there isnt really any reason to go over 1-1.2g/kg

@Insomniac He eats close to 200g protein from mostly muscle meats too i believe. That excessive protein especially methionine and tryptophan etc. could be a factor.

@ThinPicking Also just realized red bull is loaded with taurine and he loves red bull. He said it doesnt help so much with the anxiety/focus aspect. But makes him more alert and awake. I wonder if its the combination of caffeine and taurine which he craves

@ThinPicking Okay thanks so much for the advice. Means a lot

@ThinPicking Yep can be frustrating but I try to be very patient and understanding.
Any idea on proper dosing for theanine and taurine etc? In order to feel the GABAergic effects

@ThinPicking Yea its great talking to him and I care a lot about his wellbeing. I try my hardest to help just through conversation and he does see a therapist also (been seeing for 2-3 years) but it doesn't seem to help much these days. I wish he would go for dietary changes first but its hard to convince people just how important nutrition is for proper functioning.I dont think he would really follow through with my dietary recommendations which is why I originally asked about supplementation.

@CrumblingCookie Since he was little hes always had a tendency towards craving sweets actually. Ice cream, soda, OJ, gummy bears etc. Made sure he put lots of sugar in his coffee but it didnt seem to help with the stress reaction.

@ThinPicking I call him often and am always checking up on him, visit on the weekends and such. He's dealt with depression and anxiety for years and usually comes to me because I used to struggle with the same things and got better myself. Over the summer we had a devastating breakup with his girlfriend of two years and has been really down ever since.

Idont think he gets easily addicted to substances as hes been able to come off marijuana for months at a time, the only reason he goes back is because he enjoys the “ritual” of smoking, plus it helps him focus. Brewing tea and coffee gave him a similar satisfying feeling. He reacts better to decaffeinated.

@ThinPicking Yea he currently lives on his own. He doesn't seem to have any interest in nutrition and would prefer a pill/med to cure his problems. He wanted something with instant effects like he gets with smoking marijuana. Not sure if thats realistic though as a lot of these substances have mild or accumulative effects.