Taurine Capsules

• High-quality L-taurine in capsule form with 3000 mg per serving
• One jar of taurine (90 capsules) provides a 30-day supply (one serving = 3 capsules)
• Taurine levels drop drastically with age (by about 80%)

What is taurine?

Taurine is an amino acid often known as an ingredient in energy drinks. From a biological perspective, it is an amino acid that is particularly abundant in seafood and meat, but also present in smaller amounts in some plant-based foods. If we do not consume taurine through our diet, our body can produce the molecule itself to a certain extent. This primarily occurs in the liver through a multi-step process, beginning with the sulfur-containing amino acid cysteine. Through several intermediate steps, which require NAD among other things, we obtain taurine. The amino acid is present in large quantities in our retina, as well as in the heart, brain, and muscles.

Function

Taurine has been researched for quite some time. Until now, it was known that our blood taurine levels decrease with age. And quite dramatically. In one of the most comprehensive studies on the subject, researchers found that levels drop not only in mice and monkeys, but also in humans. And by a whopping 80%! How do these low levels affect health? To address this complex question, scientists have investigated several approaches. As always with such questions, it is not so easy to find a clear answer, as a variety of metabolic and signaling pathways change with aging. However, taurine certainly appears to be one of them.