LYSINE IS AN ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID

This means that it is essential to human health but cannot be manufactured by the body. For this reason, lysine must be obtained from food and/or supplements. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Lysine is important for proper growth and it plays an essential role in the production of carnitine, a nutrient responsible for converting fatty acids into energy and helping to lower cholesterol.

Lysine plays an important role in the formation of collagen, a substance important for bones and connective tissues including skin, tendon, and cartilage. Lysine strengthens circulation and helps the immune system manufacture antibodies. It also helps control the bodys acid/alkaline balance, influences the pineal and mammary glands and plays a role in gallbladder function.

LYSINE HAS BEEN CONSIDERED HELPFUL IN THE PROPHYLAXIS OR HEALING OF HERPES AND COLD SORES

Lysine interferes with replication of herpes viruses and is therefore often prescribed by doctors to people with cold sores or genital herpes. A review of the research trials investigating the effects of lysine on people with cold sores shows that most trials support the use of lysine.

MORE RECENTLY LYSINE HAS BEEN ATTRACTING ATTENTION AS A POSSIBLE ADDITION TO THE FAST-GROWING LIST OF MUSCLE-BUILDING NUTRIENTS

L-lysine is a necessary building block for all protein in the body. L-lysine plays a major role in calcium absorption