What is Taurine?

Taurine is an amino acid believed to play an important role in many areas of the body including the brain and nervous system.

Taurine is a nonessential amino acid, which means that it is manufactured from other amino acids in the liver; it does not have to be obtained directly through the diet. Taurine is synthesized from the essential amino acid methionine. It works as a neuromodulator or membrane-active amino acid that helps the cell to hold onto potassium.

Taurine has four major roles in human metabolism:

• It plays a role in digestion
• Taurine is needed by the brain, heart, central nervous system and skeletal muscles.
• Taurine acts as nerve and muscle interaction regulator.
• Clinical studies in humans have demonstrated beneficial effects in congestive heart failure, diabetes, and seizure disorders.
• Taurine plays a major role in the transport regulation of blood electrolytes (calcium and potassium) and may affect in the cardiovascular system.

Sources of dietary taurine include shellfish and organ meats such as liver.

Taurine is both an intra- and extracellular calcium regulator. Excessive accumulation of intracellular calcium ultimately leads to cell death. Excessive influx of calcium into cells has been demonstrated in various types of myocardial injury, as well as migraines and prolonged epileptic episodes. Taurine supplementation has been shown to be cardioprotective, and of benefit in patients predisposed to epilepsy or migraine.

Taurine supplementation may be important to counteract the effects of human aging on the natural taurine production process. As humans age hepatic taurine production can fall or fail completely, which can result in low to no energy, cardiac, digestive and mental problems.

Taurine is one of the active ingredients in a number of energy drinks. It has not been determined what the benefits may be, although it has been said that it enhances the effect of caffeine.

That may be one of the reasons that we have it in our A.C.T. Energy Drink. Anyone who wants to have more energy and have more endurance and more mental clarity can benefit from drinking the Ultimate Energy Drink A.T.C.

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