• The dynamic amino acid! • Arginine is involved in several processes in the body, from wound healing to helping maintain the immune system. • It's also the precursor to Nitric Acid, which helps the body keep blood vessels dilated, allowing the heart to receive an adequate supply of oxygen. • This increase in blood flow has also been used to help erectile dysfunction & maintain sexual performance. Health Plus Amino L-Arginine HCL 500mg 90 tablet. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein & are available from many sources including meat fish beans lentils vegetables & soya.
There are in total 20 different amino acids that are classed either as essential
- which means the body cannot manufacture them them so we need to get them from food
- or non-essential
- which means the body can manufacture them. Whether essential or non-essential all amino acids are vital for good health.
The essential amino acids are isoleucine leucine lysine methionine phenylalanine threonine tryptophan & valine. The non-essential amino acids are alanine arginine aspartic acid asparagines Cysteine glutamic acid glutamine glycine proline serine & tyrosine. There is also one other histidine which is essential for growing infants. Commonly regarded as being needed to help build proteins some amino acids
- such as carnitine
- are in fact used for other processes.
As well as being vital for growth & repair of body tissue they also help the body make hormones enzymes antibodies & neuro-transmitters. All Health Plus amino acid products use pharmaceutical grade material to give you the best products we can. Arginine has a few roles to play in the body such as assisting in wound healing helping remove excess ammonia stimulating immune function & promoting secretion of a few hormones including glucagon insulin & growth hormone.
As a precursor to Nitric Acid arginine helps the body keep blood vessels dilated allowing the heart to receive an adequate supply of oxygen so can be useful for people prone to angina or high blood pressure problems as well as increasing athletic performance. This increase in blood flow has also been used to help erectile dysfunction & maintain sexual performance. Amino L-Arginine HCL 500mg provides 400mg of Arginine from the easily absorbable Hydrochloride form.