Arginine, taurine, and homocysteine in CD
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Taurine
is an amino acid that is not considered as an essential amino acid in the body. However, I have found that most vegetarians, or individuals who do not eat a lot of red meat are deficient in taurine. Taurine may be useful to the liver by increasing bile output. This helps in the digestion and assimilation of fats and fat soluble vitamins. Based on my experience,I believe that taurine is very useful in controlling imbalances in glutamate and GABA. It may be that taurine is helpful in curtailing the rapid outpouring of glutamate that is associated with seizures and epilepsy. This is a situation that is encountered in neurological inflamation (autism, ALS, Parkinson's, MS, Alzheimer's) as well as epilepsy. (see Excitotoxin paper on this site). I have also found taurine to be useful in helping individuals with kidney disease, helping to stabilize blood pressure, and those with low blood sugar issues.
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