| What is lysine and what can it do for you? Lysine is | | | | speeding up recovery, as well as building muscle |
| an essential amino acid that your body needs to | | | | protein and ensuring that nitrogen levels are |
| function properly. It helps in building muscle protein | | | | maintained. This amino acid also supports the immune |
| and promotes the formation of antibodies, enzymes | | | | system, helping it create antibodies to ward off |
| and hormones. | | | | infection and sickness. |
| The wonder of this amino acid is that it does a | | | | Those deficient in lysine have experienced symptoms |
| multitude of things to keep you healthy and strong. | | | | such as impaired growth, constant fatigue, lethargy, |
| When you have wounds due to injury or surgery, | | | | nausea and a marked lack of appetite. Lysine, being |
| lysine helps in the healing process. Lysine is primarily | | | | an essential amino acid, cannot be formed in the |
| responsible for producing collagen which helps in | | | | body. It has to come from other sources - lysine-rich |
| repairing torn tendons, muscles, ligaments and skin. | | | | food or supplements. If you want to use |
| Lysine is also responsible for helping the body absorb | | | | supplements, you should first check with your doctor |
| and retain the calcium it needs. As a result, the bones | | | | about it. |
| are stronger and less susceptible to bone disease, | | | | Be sure to also follow the recommended daily dose |
| especially osteoporosis. | | | | and avoid taking too much of this amino acid. To get |
| Lysine comes very handy for athletes and | | | | the most out of lysine you will need 500 mg of it |
| bodybuilders who have a tendency to push their | | | | two times a day. It is important to note that taking |
| bodies to the limits and overuse the muscles. As a | | | | too much of lysine may cause gallstones and increase |
| result, they experience some level of damage | | | | the risk of cardiovascular disease. |
| because of overtraining. Lysine helps combat this by | | | | |