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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com Tyrosine is a hydrophobic non-essential amino acid assuming numerous biological roles in the body, the most vital perhaps being as a precursor of hormones and neurotransmitters and as a key player in the production of a variety …
Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com Valine is a nonpolar proteinogenic amino acid with stimulant activities and wide applications in pharmaceutical and food industries. It is part of a trio, along with leucine and isoleucine, of branched-chain amino acids that comprise approximately 70% …
There’s An Untapped Wealth Of Useful Molecules In Avocado Seeds. Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com. Photo © Shutterstock 785296315 (under license) Most people love avocados. But the majority of people only regard the fruit’s goodness to the fleshy green portion of it. …
Image © shutterstock.com (under license) Spicy, pungent, and aromatic; ginger is embraced by different cultures around the world for its culinary properties. But that’s not all that makes the underground rhizome of the ginger plant a dietary addition. Various studies …
Image © shutterstock.com (under license) These three tips for a longer lifespan may be “no-brainers” but the human population tends to be stubborn unless facts are thrown in their faces. According to Neil Mehta and Mikko Myrskylä, the behavior profile …
Vitamin D – Benefits, Deficiency, and Dosage. Graphic © herbshealthhappiness.com The production of vitamin D in the body is the result of a complex cascade that starts with sunlight exposure. After transforming cholesterol to the precursor of vitamin D, several …