Amino acids in Therapy
(Inner Traditions International)
ISBN - 0892812877
Paperback 112 pages (1985)
This is a valuable guide to the therapeutic use of amino acids. It explains how amino acids function as the building blocks of protein, and lists the metabolic paths of the amino acids, the qualities of the individual amino acids and the disease states in which amino therapy can be helpful.
The author discusses the essential amino acids (derived from food) and the non-essential ones (made in the body from essential amino acids), and how these relate and interact with one another.
The co-factors (vitamins, minerals and trace elements) of the individual amino acids are covered in detail.
Includes :
- Amino acid profiles
- Why individual requirements differ
- Amino acids and protein
- Amino acids and the body cycles
- Disorders of amino acid metabolism
- Conditions suitable for amino acid therapy
- Therapeutic application of amino acid therapy, including a summary of therapeutic dosages and cautions.
Some of the uses include treatment of depression (DL-Phenylalanine, L-Tyrosine), insomnia (Tryptophan), cold sores (L-Lycine), detoxification (L-Cysteine, Glutathione) and wound healing (L-Arginine and L-Glutamine).
An appendix provides the amino acid content of certain common foods.
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