Category: General health
Break It Down By Properly Fueling Up
Amino Acids are explained repeatedly as the ‘building blocks’ of protein. Although this is 100% true, that description doesn’t do the importance of amino acids justice. You may hear the word protein and think, “I get plenty of that!” But in actuality, “it has been reported that patients with liver cirrhosis suffer from protein malnutrition despite taking in adequate food.” You may hear that and say, “well, I don’t have liver cirrhosis, so I’m still not concerned about amino acids.” To that I ask you, did you know that amino acids are known for:
- “Assisting in the creation and growth of muscles, connective tissue, and skin”
- “Assisting in maintaining muscle tone and tissue strength”
- “Healing and repair”
- “Normal digestion”
- “Providing energy for your body”
- “Regulating moods by helping produce hormones”
- “Producing neurotransmitters”
- “Maintaining healthy skin, hair, and nails”
When proteins are digested or broken down, amino acids are left. Those amino acids help the body:
- “Break down food”
- “Grow”
- “Repair body tissue”
- “Perform many other body functions”
Here’s the catch: There are 9 amino acids,