Amino Acids

Amino acids are organic compounds that combine to form proteins. Amino acids and proteins are the building blocks of life.

When proteins are digested or broken down, amino acids are left. The human body uses amino acids to make proteins to help the body:

Break down food
Grow

Repair body tissue
Perform many other body functions

Amino acids are classified into three groups:

Essential amino acids
Nonessential amino acids
Conditional amino acids

Amino acids are classified into three groups:

Essential amino acids

Essential amino acids cannot be made by the body. As a result, they must come from food. The 9 essential amino acids are: histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine.
Nonessential amino acids

Nonessential means that our bodies produce an amino acid, even if we do not get it from the food we eat.Nonessential amino acids include: alanine, asparagine, aspartic acid, and glutamic acid.
Conditional amino acids

Conditional amino acids are usually not essential, except in times of illness and stress. Conditional amino acids include: arginine, cysteine, glutamine, tyrosine, glycine, ornithine, proline, and serine.

WHAT PATIENTS ARE SAYING

“Lorem Ipsum. Proin gravida nibh vel velit auctor aliquet. Aenean sollicitudin, lorem quis bibendum auctor, nisi elit consequat ipsum, nec sagittis sem nibh id elit. Duis sed odio sit amet nibh vulputate cursus a sit amet mauris. Morbi accumsan ipsum velit.”