L-glutamine is the most abundant amino acid in the bloodstream and it makes up 30-35 percent of the amino acid nitrogen in your blood. It’s actually known as a conditionally essential amino acid because your body uses it in large amounts.
The most common uses of glutamine powder were to meet the following goals: to lose weight fast, burn fat and build muscle. And while that remains the case, science is now showing that L-glutamine benefits are abundant – and that this amino acid is especially helpful in treating leaky gut and improving your overall health.
10 Proven L-Glutamine Benefits
New research is now showing that L-glutamine benefits the body in the following ways:
- Improves gastrointestinal health because it is a vital nutrient for the intestines to rebuild and repair
- Helps heal ulcers and leaky gut by acting as a Band-Aid for protection from further damage
- Is an essential neurotransmitter in the brain and helps with memory, focus and concentration
- Improves IBS and diarrhea by balancing mucus production, which results in healthy bowel movements
- Promotes muscle growth and decreases muscle wasting
- Improves athletic performance and recovery from endurance exercise
- Improves metabolism and cellular detoxification
- Curbs cravings for sugar and alcohol
- Fights cancer
- Improves diabetes and blood sugar
Stop sugar cravings with wild fish, eggs, grass-fed beef, parsley, spinach, beans and red cabbage, beets, kale, asparagus, onions, garlic, spirulina, broccoli raab, bone broth, cottage cheese, turkey, venison
Glutamine also helps regulate cells as they absorb water across the junction between the small intestine and blood stream. This is a very important part of keeping the body from losing fluid and becoming dehydrated. When water is not absorbed back into the body, diarrhea is the result. Diarrhea can be disastrous because we lose both water and other vital nutrients.
Finally, glutamine plays a very important role in both cellular and systematic detoxification processes. The lymphatic system maintains fluid and protein balance in the body, carries immune cells, and filters out toxins that are stored in tissues. Glutamine is a key energy source for lymphatic cells allowing them to better remove toxic debris. Additionally, glutamine acts as a transport molecule to carry ammonia out of major tissues, including the brain, where it is shipped to the liver for conversion into urea.
Glutamine is found in many different foods with the highest levels found in grass-fed beef, bison, chicken, & free range eggs. Raw dairy products from grass-fed cows and goats are also very high in L-glutamine. This includes grass-fed, non-denatured whey protein powder, which is considered the most bioavailable form of L-glutamine from an animal source. Using an ample amount of this form of whey protein in a shake with coconut milk, berries, & cinnamon every day is a fantastic way to naturally boost L-glutamine levels.
Red Cabbage is considered the most dense vegetable form of L-glutamine. An amazing way of bringing in the high quality nutrition from red cabbage is through juicing or shredding & fermenting it. Red cabbage sauerkraut made with apple cider vinegar may be one of the most bioavailable ways to consume L-glutamine; this is due to the deep fermentation processes that create an abundance of enzymes and good bacteria that allow amino acids and other nutrients to be better absorbed and utilized within the body.
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/031811_glutamine_amino_acids.html#ixzz4JW6rSV1v
Herbs to help cut sugar cravings
Gymnema, fenugreek and garcinia are generally regarded as safe. For individuals with cancer who are on chemotherapy, there is a lack of evidence regarding possible herb-chemotherapy interactions, so it is unknown if these herbs are safe for chemotherapy patients. For people with diabetes, especially those taking oral diabetes medications, there is a greater risk for hypoglycemia as the herbs may enhance the effect of the diabetes medications. Individuals on anti-coagulation therapy should take fenugreek with caution as it may lead to anti-coagulant effects. There is little research on the effects of various herbs on pregnant women or a developing fetus. According to the American Pregnancy Association, the active substances in some herbs may cause uterine contractions, premature birth, miscarriage or injury to the fetus. Seeking medical advice for any of the previously described conditions prior to consuming herbs is the safest route to take.
If you still wanted a little bite of sugary dessert, eat a little after a meal of fish and veggies (high in fiber).
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