US Fertility Rate Hits A Record Low

Image © shutterstock.com (under license) Widespread infertility is a phenomenon that is strongly linked to the end of societies in popular culture – for example in Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale”. There is scientific reasoning behind this. The Centre for …

Health Benefits Of Aspartic Acid

Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com Aspartic acid is a nonessential amino acid produced in our bodies under normal physiological conditions through transamination of oxaloacetate or from ornithine and citrulline in the urea cycle to meet our daily requirements. [1] It can exist …

Health Benefits Of Cysteine

Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com Cysteine is a polar amino acid that is involved in the maintenance of stability among extracellular proteins and can react with itself to form an oxidized dimer. It is chemically distinct from other amino acids in that …

Health Benefits Of Glutamic Acid

Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com Aside from being a protein building block, glutamic acid is physiologically reputed for being the most common excitatory neurotransmitter existing in the human central nervous system and the most vital neurotransmitter at that, playing a major role …

Health Benefits Of Glycine

Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com Glycine is a nonessential amino acid produced by our bodies from serine. This amino acid possesses a few characteristics that set it apart from other amino acids, the most fascinating perhaps being the fact that it is …

Health Benefits Of Histidine

Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com If you intend to build up some muscles, are into an athletic, sporty lifestyle, or are just gearing up for a healthy living, ground beef (95% lean meat), turkey, and lamb dishes are perfect meal courses for …

Health Benefits Of Lysine

Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com Lysine is an essential amino acid responsible for a variety of biological processes related to receptor affinity, protease-cleavage points, and nuclear structure and function. It is also involved in the retention of endoplasmic reticulum, chelation of heavy …

Health Benefits Of Methionine

Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com Methionine is an essential amino acid with numerous important roles in human cellular metabolism; it participates, for example, in the synthesis of proteins and polyamines and in the methylation of DNA. Along with cysteine, it is the …

Health Benefits Of N-Acetyl-Cysteine

Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com Have you heard of N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC)? What about glutathione? It turns out that these little-known chemicals play a vital part in our overall health. The amazing benefits of N-acetyl-cysteine range from brain health, fertility, respiratory health, to …

Health Benefits Of Phenylalanine

Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com Phenylalanine is a hydrophobic essential amino acid with a benzyl side chain; as its name suggests, it is a derivative of alanine, another amino acid. Being an essential amino acid entails that phenylalanine cannot be biosynthesized by …

Health Benefits Of Tryptophan

Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com Among the amino acids that should never be left out in your “to-have” diet list is tryptophan – and for very logical reasons. Tryptophan is an essential amino acid responsible for a wide range of metabolic functions, …