Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Moringa oleifera is a superb source of Essential Amino Acids...

Moringa oleifera is a wonderful source of not just one or two missing essential amino acids. It is, in fact, the only currently known plant base source that has all 8 essential amino acids that the human body cannot synthesise and have to be obtained from diet.

Taking Moringa health supplements will insure that the human body gets all the essential amino acids from one source rather than getting these from many food sources.

Amino acids are proteins and every cell in the human body contains protein which are found in body fluids, muscles, organs and skin.
Amino acids are particularly important to life and have many functions in metabolism. Unfortunately, many of us are more familiar with the importance of vitamins and minerals that we forget about the importance of amino acids to maintaining good health.

Each amino acid has its own functions and benefits, such as, improve muscle development, increase metabolism, help resists allergic reactions, and so on. Amino acids are the building block from which proteins are made. To-date, there are some 22 amino acids, with each having its own unique characteristics that is capable of being fitted together into an almost limitless variety of proteins.

Amino acids have a direct interaction with vitamins and minerals. Amino acids enable vitamins and minerals to perform their specific jobs in the body properly. Even if the body absorbs vitamins and minerals, they cannot be effective unless the necessary amino acids are present.

Essential and Non-Essential Amino Acids

Amino acids are categorized as either "essential (indispensable)" or "non-essential." When protein is broken down by digestion the result is 22 known amino acids. Eight (8) are essential (cannot be manufactured by the body) the rest are non-essential (can be manufactured by the body with proper nutrition).


Conclusion
Amino acids are so important to the health and well-being of the body that everyone will benefit from some form of amino acid supplementation. This is especially so with suplementation of the essential amino acids which are not manufactured by the body.