There are 20 amino acids, the things that make up protein, that the human body uses.
They are split into essential, which our bodies can't make and we have to find them with our mouths by eating and non essential which our bodies can make when ever they fancy it!
Essential Proteins:
Arginine helps your body make creatine!
Histamine helps widen your capillaries to reduce your blood pressure and contract smooth muscles, including in the muscles is your lungs, ever had an allergic reaction and had to take an antihistamine? Well this bad boy goes a bit wild and does it's job a little too well!
Isoleucine is used to help with proteinogenesis which means it help your body to make proteins to repair and build up your body, it is also important in giving you energy because when your body breaks it down it becomes the same molecule as when your break down sugar!
Leucine is amazing for muscles growth! Increasing muscle protein synthesis 10 times the amount of the other amino acids!
Lysine helps your body make Creatinine which helps our bodies use fatty acids as energy and reduces LDL cholesterol.
Methionine helps get rid of fat in the liver, stregthens nails and can help prevent hair loss. It also helps our bodies make use of sulphur which is key in keeping your bones and joints strong!
Phenylalanine can improve your mood, boost mental awareness, memory and suppress appitite.
Threonine also helps deal with digesting fat in the liver, helps antibodies and helps better absord other nutrients.
Tryptophan can help make niacin, melotonin and serotonin
Valine is really important for the health of your gall bladder and liver and is even used to help treat liver damage due to drug and alcohol abuse!
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