Couple of questions. I just started this, so will judge effects in a few weeks. But as a fatty acid, are there any caloric implications of PEA? Guessing no or else you would've had to list? Also, someone else mentioned taking with other fat containing meals - any reason to do thus for absorption? I saw that it's found in egg and peanuts? I tend to have PB and MCTs with my morning shake, so wondering if I should take my first dose with that (vs first thing AM and fasted). Also, given the anti-inflammatory properties, should I dose away from my workouts? I tend to think that's overblown (same as with Vit C timing), but thought I'd ask.
I'll be glad to answer. Since you asked several different questions, I'm going to copy and paste them here to answer one by one.
Your Question -
But as a fatty acid, are there any caloric implications of PEA?
No, there are no caloric implications of it.
Your Question -
Also, someone else mentioned taking with other fat containing meals - any reason to do thus for absorption?
You could, but I don't think there's any need to. There are days where I take mine with a meal and there are days I take it and don't wind up eating for hours afterwards.
I think if we're getting theoretical, then we could make an argument for it. But in terms of real world, I don't think it makes a difference.
Your Question -
I saw that it's found in egg and peanuts? I tend to have PB and MCTs with my morning shake, so wondering if I should take my first dose with that (vs first thing AM and fasted).
I don't think it matters. I'd go with personal preference.
I take it in the morning and sometimes that's fasted, sometimes its with a meal. Because of work, I'm not terribly consistent with exact times eating or drinking a shake. I kind of just take it when I take it and its worked great,
Your Question -
Also, given the anti-inflammatory properties, should I dose away from my workouts? I tend to think that's overblown (same as with Vit C timing), but thought I'd ask.
This works off of helping with systemic inflammation. This subject in general is one of those that got so overblown it just makes me want to smash my computer and throw it down the hall type of subjects bc people took the - don't take NSAID's before your workout - and then went crazy with it, with many applying it to natural antioxidants, etc.
PEA works on systemic inflammation. It's not like something you take and have an immediate impact like taking an Ibuprofen during your workout. You're taking this to build up your body's levels of it. So completely different.
Recovery Fix has Palmitoylethanolamide in it and here on AM its terribly overlooked, but its the #1 selling product for Muscle Addiction and probably our best seller to athletes bc of how it can allow people to increase training threshold - and most people use that pre and post workout.
