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ANTIAGING-AMINO-ACIDS
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20% OF ANTIAGING-AMINO-ACIDS ARE ESSENTIAL (e)
Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Threonine, Thrypotaphan, Valine
80% OF ANTIAGING AMINO ACIDS ARE NON-ESSENTIAL (ne)
Alanine, Arginine(ce), Asparagine, Aspartic acid, Carnitine, Citrulline, Cysteine(ce), Cystine, Gaba (aka gamma-aminobutyric acid), Glutamic acid, Glutamine(ce), Glutathione, Glycine(ce), Homocysteine, Ornithine, Proline, Serine, Taurine, Tyrosine(ce)
CONDITIONALLY ESSENTIAL (ce)
Arginine, Cysteine, Glutamine, Glycine and Tyrosine are considered conditionally essential, which means it is not normally required in the diet, but may be needed in specific populations.
The functioning of amino acids are interrelated. A balanced and steady supply of these nutrients are needed to maintain proper body function. A shortage can have a negative impact. Amino Acids are used in most body processes from the way the body works to brain function. They also activate and utilize vitamins and other nutrients.
There are Essential and Non-Essential Amino Acids. Essential means it can not be and Non-Essential means it can be produced from within. Approximately 80% of the Amino Acids are non-essential and the other 20% are essential. Non-essential in no way implicates unimportance.
Amino Acids are important to the functioning of protein within our body. The majority of our body weight comes from protein, with the first being water. Substances of protein make up our hair, nails, tendons and ligaments, glands and organs, muscles and many important bodily fluids. Proteins are important for bone growth as well.
The proteins in our body are formed for a specific purpose. The proteins that form our body are not necessarily derived from the diet. What happens is, the food that we eat containing protein is broken down into amino acids. Then the body takes the amino acid supplied and uses it to construct the proteins the body is in need of at the time. Without the amino acids, the proteins could not be manufactured, therefore making amino acids significantly important.
Amino Acids are also responsible in helping vitamins and minerals fulfill their purpose adequately. Without the necessary amino acids being available, the body renders vitamins and minerals useless because the vitamins are unable to fulfill their purpose, without sufficient amino acids.
ANTIAGING-AMINO-ACIDS ALANINE (ne), ARGININE (ne), ASPARAGINE (ne), ASPARTIC ACID (ne), CARNINTINE (ne), CITRULLINE (ne), CYSTEINE (ne), CYSTINE (ne), GABA (ne), GLUTAMIC ACID (ne), GLUTAMINE (ne), GLUTATHIONE (ne), GLYCINE (ne), HISTIDINE (e), HOMOCYSTEINE (ne), ISOLEUCINE (e), LEUCINE (e), LYSINE (e) METHIONINE (e), ORNITHINE (ne), PHENYLALANINE (e), PROLINE (ne), SERINE (ne), TAURINE (ne), THREONINE (e), TRYPTOPHAN (e), TYROSINE (ne), VALINE(e)
A NOTE ON PROTEIN
COMPLETE: Complete proteins come from animal produced foods like beef, chicken, dairy products, fish and pork
INCOMPLETE: Incomplete proteins come from plant foods like beans, grains, nuts, seeds and vegetables.
Complete Proteins contain sufficient amounts of essential amino acids that contribute to the building of muscle and other body tissues
Incomplete Proteins, however, must be eaten in a wide variety to be able to consume all the essential amino acids
