Taurine

Taurine is a non-essential amino acid which can be derived from your diet or synthesized from the amino acid cysteine, if there is enough cysteine & pyridoxal-5-phosphate(co-enzyme B6.) Taurine is highly concentrated in animal & fish protein.*

Taurine is essential to fetal & new born central nervous system development. The infant cannot initially manufacture taurine & must obtain taurine from its mother's milk.*

Taurine plays a variety of roles in the normal functioning of the brain, heart, gallbladder, eyes, & vascular system. It is the most important & abundant free amino acid in your heart & contributes to your heart muscles' contractility & regulation of its rhythm.*

Taurine acts as a neurotransmitter in your brain where it is the second most abundant amino acid. It also protects & stabilizes the brain cells' fragile membranes. It is an inhibitory calming neurotransmitter.*

Taurine is found in high concentrations in your eyes & is the most abundant amino acid in your retina.*

Taurine is known to re-invigorate the natural killer cells of your immune system & to stimulate the release of the immune substance, Interleukin-1.*

Additional benefits & uses are:

• Useful in the management of chemical sensitivities as a powerful sulfur donor which removes foreign material & oxidized chlorine.*
• Useful with malabsorption of fats.*
• Important for proper bile production & fat metabolism, thus the ability to maintain healthy cholesterol levels.*
• Can be calming.*
• Helps maintain healthy sleep patterns.*
• Low moods.*
• Vegetarianism.*
• Helps maintain healthy blood pressure.*
• Helps regulate heart rhythm.*
• Potentiates & improves the action of insulin.*
• Helps maintain a healthy Gallbladder.*
• Helps support eye health*
• Helps support the immune system.*