As a dietary supplement, take 3 grams (approx. ¾ teaspoon) per day, or as directed by your health care practitioner.

Of the twenty amino acids required by the body, glutamine is the most prevalent, found in around 35% of amino acid nitrogen in the bloodstream and 60% of skeletal muscle tissue. Glutamine is manufactured in the body by muscles and the lungs and can also be obtained through the diet. Glutamine is used in large amounts in the body, therefore it is necessary to acquire glutamine from exogenous and endogenous sources. One of glutamine’s primary purposes is to remove excess ammonia from the body, helping to balance pH levels.

Because the body can synthesize glutamine, the diet is often sufficient to supply the amount needed. However, a number of circumstances can deplete glutamine levels and require more than what the body can make or intake from food. Periods of high stress – mental or induced by diet – illness, inflammation, and injury are all indications for glutamine supplementation. By supplying the body with extra glutamine, we can assist the balancing, detoxifying, and healing effects it has on the body.

• Long term damage from detrimental bacteria and inflammation can progress to the point of ulcers, leaky gut and even cancer. Supplementing with glutamine can protect against this type of damage.
• Glutamine is known as an immunomodulator, a substance that helps to regulate the immune system, making it beneficial for wound healing and critical illness. Because immune response is connected with inflammation, glutamine is also poised to assist in healing and protecting the gut barrier from inflammatory diseases.
• Irritable Bowel Disease and Crohn’s disease are both connected to inflammation, gut lining, and mucosal health. Glutamine may play a role in healing the inflamed lining of the gut.
• As an integral part of cellular health, glutamine is considered a conditionally essential amino acid. The more scientists learn about its role in immune function, however, the more conditions arise that indicate glutamine necessity. Its immunologic benefits make supplementation wise in times of illness, injury, and inflammation - which, given Western diets and lifestyles, can make it applicable for many different circumstances.
• Glutamine is considered valuable in cases of critical illness and wounds. An example of this is the protective effects it has against the sores and damage caused by cancer treatments. Anti-inflammatory and detoxifying effects make glutamine a valuable healing and protective supplement.
• The stress that prolonged, strenuous exercise exerts on the body depletes the muscular stores of glutamine. This could be connected with the lowered immune function that many endurance athletes face. By replenishing stores of glutamine, immune function can be improved.
• Certain biomarkers are indicators that a condition exists or is imminent. A biomarker for obesity is found in the intestinal flora, and when weight loss occurs, this flora changes. Glutamine supplementation can change this flora to match that of individuals who have lost weight, indicating glutamine as a gut-balancing partner in weight loss efforts.

^†These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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