Amino Acids Explained
Understanding Amino Acids
Amino acids are the building blocks of your body. All cells in your body are made from them and your body is regulated by them. When your body is unwell it is depleted on a cellular level. With over 14 years of prescribing herbs, nutritional supplements and working within the natural health industry, I believe that you can't effectively treat a patient unless you have restored this fundamental underlying cellular imbalance. Once you do this, all other treatements become more effective. This is why I compound an individual amino acid formula for each and every one of my patients - specific to their individual needs. This ensures the effectiveness of their treatment strategy so they get better quicker!
Amino acids are found in all protein foods. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein and are essential for making strong, healthy muscles in the body. They are needed for healthy mitochondrial functioning, the removal of toxins and most importantly needed for healthy hormonal balance.
These days, deficiencies of the amino acids happen more often than you think. Many people, especially those who take medications, consume alcohol, soft drink and refined carbohydrates on a regular basis are deficient in amino acids. Thus, supplementation of amino acids is necessary.
There are nine essential amino acids and thirteen non-essential amino acids, as well as semi-essential amino acids.
Essential amino acids are vitally essential for human health, while the non-essential amino acids are still required, but are not vital as they can be either be created by the essential amino acids or formed by the body.
- Arginine
- Isoleucine
- Histidine
- Leucine
- Methionine
- Lysine
- Phenylalanine
- Tryptophan
- Threonine
- Valine
Semi-essential amino acids are amino acids which are normally non-essential, but which must be provided by the diet in special circumstances and when the body's ability to produce them is impaired.
- Alanine
- Arginine
- Asparagine
- Aspartic Acid
- Cysteine
- Glutamic Acid
- Glutamine
- Glycine
- Proline
- Serine
- Tyrosine
Amino acids supplements are required when your body's health is weakened, fatigued or when certain factors in your health or your life, such as weight gain can make you deficient in specific amino acids.
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