An amino acid-like compound and an element of bile acids (compounds that help absorb fats and fat-soluble vitamins), taurine helps to prevent overactive brain cells, regulate heart beats, and maintain the stability of cell membranes.
The body, with the exception of young infants, is able to create taurine from the amino acid cysteine. Taurine can also be found in fish and meat.
No severe side effects have been noted in associated with taurine.
by the Harvard School of Public Health
It has been asked by millions of people “If you eat a healthy diet, do you need to take vitamins?” Not very long ago, the common answer from most experts and professionals would have been an emphatic "no". However, today there's quite a bit of evidence that taking a daily multivitamin makes good sense for most adults.
by the Mayoclinic Staff
Given the popularity and availability of “high potency” amino acids, antioxidants, enzymes and herbs, it might seem like dietary supplements could replace food as a source of the nutrients the body requires. However, this is not the case.
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