L-Taurine

Taurine is a non-essential amino acid which can be derived from your diet or synthesized from the amino acid cysteine, if there is enough cysteine & pyridoxal-5-phosphate(co-enzyme B6.) Taurine is highly concentrated in animal & fish protein.

Taurine plays a variety of roles in the normal functioning of the brain, heart, gallbladder, eyes, & vascular system. It is the most important & abundant free amino acid in your heart & contributes to your heart muscles' contractility & regulation of its rhythm.

Taurine acts as a neurotransmitter in your brain where it is the second most abundant amino acid. It also protects & stabilizes the brain cells' fragile membranes. It is an inhibitory calming neurotransmitter.

Taurine is found in high concentrations in your eyes & is the most abundant amino acid in your retina.

Taurine is known to re-invigorate the natural killer cells of your immune system & to stimulate the release of the immune substance, Interleukin-1.

Additional benefits & uses are:

Plays a role in decreasing the development of cataracts.
Useful in the management of chemical sensitivities as a powerful sulfur donor which removes foreign material & oxidized chlorine.
Useful with malabsorption of fats.
Important for proper bile production & fat metabolism, thus the ability to reduce body cholesterol.
For anxiety, agitation, hyperactivity.
For insomnia.
Depression.
Vegetarianism.
High blood pressure.
Certain heart iregularities.
Congestive heart failure.
Diabetes, potentiates & improves the action of insulin.
Alcoholism.
Gallbladder disease.
Macular degeneration/retinitis pigmentosa.
Immune problems.