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Essential Amino Acids

 

Methionine required for

Assisting  the breakdown of fats

Assisting with the digestive system

Removing heavy metals from the body

 

Is one of three amino acids needed by the body to manufacture creatine monohydrate, a compound essential for energy production and muscle building

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phenylalanine required for

Conversion in the body to tyrosine, used to synthesize two neurotransmitters - dopamine and norepinephrine.

 

Assists in elevating the mood, is closely involved with the nervous system

helps with memory and learning

 

 

 

 

 

 

Threonine required for

Assisting the maintaining the proper protein balance in the body

Assisting the formation of collagen and elastin in the skin.

Assisting in liver functioning (including fighting fatty liver), lipotropic functions when combined with aspartic acid and methionine

Assisting the immune system with the production of antibodies

Promoting thymus growth and activity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trytophan required for

Production of niacin (vitamin B3)

Used to produce serotonin, a neurotransmitter that is important for normal nerve and brain function.

Assisting in alleviating stress

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valine (BCAA) required for

Muscle metabolism

Repair and growth of tissue

Maintaining the nitrogen balance in the body.

(BCAA - Branched Chain Amino Acid)

 

 

 

Can be converted to cysteine, a precursor to gluthione, which is of prime importance in detoxifying the liver

Is also an antioxidant, the sulphur it supplies inactivates free radicals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increases blood levels of norepinephrine, epinephrine and dopamine - all three required for neurotransmission

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High concentrations are found in the heart, skeletal muscles and central nervous system

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Serotonin is important for sleep, stabilising emotional moods, pain control, inflammation, intestinal peristalsis, etc.

May help with weight loss and appetite reduction

 

 

 

 

 

 

A deficiency may affect the myelin covering of the nerves

May help with degenerative neurological conditions

Can be used as an energy source in the muscles, preserving the use of glucose.