L-Carnitine is an amino acid mainly stored in our muscles. Generally, we can produce enough L-Carnitine in our bodies, however, supplementation may be required for some people. Animal products such as meat, fish, poultry and dairy products are good dietary...
Nutritional Encyclopedia
We have all heard that amino acids, herbs, functional foods, minerals and vitamins play a significant role in the body, helping with daily functions as well as contributing to specific outcomes such as aiding in muscle building, weigh loss and gut health to name a few.
Along with their ability to aid in inflammation, immune boosting, reducing infection and decreasing stomach discomfort among others. But which ones does what? Ordinarily you would need to search the internet for each one, but now you have the descriptions in one easy section. The best part is, rather than wait until you have a problem and then start looking, you can look in the Nutriotnal Encyclopaedia and add what you need into your nutrition as a preventative step.
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Creatine is a natural compound consisted of amino acids, and it stored in our muscle and brain. Our body produces creatine and can also obtain them from foods such as meat and fish and poultry. Creatine is often used by...
Essential Amino Acids (EAA’s) are amino acids that cannot be produced by our bodies and have to be obtained from our diet. There are 9 essential amino acids, namely histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine. Amino...
Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA’s) are a group of three amino acids called isoleucine, leucine and valine. They are essential amino acids, meaning that they cannot be produced by our bodies. Therefore, we must obtain them from the food we eat,...
As zinc is found in most cells of the body its functions within the body vary greatly. Most of us know of the importance of zinc in immunity and healing, however it can also assist our performance in training. Zinc...
Valine was initially isolated in 1901 from casein protein. It makes up one third of the branched-chain amino acids which also includes leucine and isoleucine. Together, these amino acids make up nearly 70% of the total amino acids within the...
Leucine is part of the branched-chain amino acids which also contains isoleucine and valine. In combination with these other two amino acids, the branched-chain amino acids make up nearly a third of the muscular system of the body. Leucine is...
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