Blood glucose levels are low, muscle glycogen and amino acid stores are low and your body will be in a state of dehydration, you are like a zombie. When you eat that breakfast, your body will release a hugely anabolic hormone called insulin and this “storage hormone” will send nutrients to your starved muscles elevating protein synthesis and creating the anabolic environment you need to grow the muscle cell. By not sitting down to breakfast skipping that calorie dense, protein rich meal and exploiting this opportunity you are affecting in a negative way your potential for growth, not to mention missing out on a multitude of other health benefits.

It is very difficult to hit your calorie quota for the day if you skimp on breakfast, you’ll be missing out on that all important metabolic kick that powers your body with energy through the day.

If you work out in the morning you should eat protein and carbohydrates at breakfast about 30 to 60 minutes before that. If you don’t feel hungry, you still need to eat this mix even if you drink a protein shake!

Include a fruit or vegetable in your breakfast. Most guys don’t eat enough, so this is an easy way to boost your intake. The small amount of carbohydrates will restore liver glycogen levels, thus providing your muscles and brain the fuel they need to function at their peak, so remember that eating your breakfast is crucial if you want to grow muscles!

Active zinc controls sebum production and it moisturizes the skin thus reducing the dry skin effect. Green tea and vitamin B6 gives a beautiful and healthy skin complexion.
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The hyaluronic acid deeply hydrates complexion and skin giving them a beautiful clear appearance and reducing the dry skin effect.
Lupine seed extract increases natural protective barrier of the complexion or skin and it prevents that oily appearance.
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Peptides protect the collagen and soybean seed extracts help improving the general appearance of the complexion and skin.
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Hibiscus flower extract strengthens and gives skin complexion firmness and clearness. Calcium improves the skin’s natural moisture system.
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So try to find creams and lotions that have those extracts, they will help you with everything from dry skin to acne !

Muscle Atrophy
Muscle atrophy as i`ve said earlier, appears when you disuse your muscles and it`s followed by loss of mass and strength. For example if you have a hand in a cast you force your muscles from the hand to limit their movement so the atrophy appears because the muscle is no longer needed for the daily routine of grabbing, eating, washing etc..

There are many diseases and conditions which cause atrophy of muscle mass except that lack of exercise, diseases like AIDS or cancer that are notable for the severe muscle atrophy seen in their process called cachexia.

Another disease that causes muscle mass atrophy is sarcopenia. This muscle atrophy disease is known through elders because as you age, you have a gradual decrease in the ability to maintain skeletal
muscle function and mass and that`s because the satellite cells which help to regenerate skeletal muscle fibers have a gradual failure, or a decrease in sensitivity of the critical secreted growth factors which are necessary to maintain muscle mass.

Treatment for Muscle Atrophy
Some of the treatments are common among us like exercising with progressive weight to rehabilitate your muscle mass and strength.
Other treatments for muscle atrophy includes the use of functional electrical stimulation to stimulate the muscles and it has seen some succes through paraplegic pacients, or amino acid therapy for regenerating damaged or atrophied muscle tissue.

Holly Van Remmen from the University of Texas Health Science Center (USA) is currently researching an experiment on mice modified to prevent them from having a protective antioxidant. As a result of the lacking antioxidant, the mice lose muscle mass and function at a much faster rate than normal mice.
Holly Van Remmen hopes to find alternative treatments for muscle atrophy and halt the process of sarcopenia.

5 Step Treatment With Alkaline Water

How do i get alkaline water?

Here are some methods:

1.Cycle: A period of steroid use often 8 or more weeks in length, followed by a similar period of disuse.
2.Pyramiding: This is when users build up to their heaviest dose on a cycle. Though prevalent in the early days of steroid use, this method was found unnecessary and is virtually no longer practiced.
3.Stacking: The process of combining drugs, or using more than one drug within a cycle.
4.Tapering: This is the opposite of Pyramiding. Users begin with their highest dose and gradually decrease in an effort to minimize the side effects associated with coming off. As with pyramiding, this method is obsolete.
5.Pin or Dart: These are needles used with syringes for injection.
6.UG or UGL: Underground Labs, or clandestine laboratories that produce steroids.
7.Gear, Juice, Vitamin S:Steroids
8.Test: Testosterone
9.Deca: This is a slang name for Nandrolone Decanoate, which was originally sold under the trade name Deca-Durabolin.
10.D-bol: This is a slang name for Methandrostenolone, which was originally sold under the trade name Dianabol or Naposim in Romania.
11.A-bombs: This is a slang name for Oxymetholone, which was originally sold under the trade name Anadrol.
12.Var: This is a slang name for Oxandrolone, which was originally sold under the trade name Anavar.
13.Winny/Winnie: This is a slang name for Stanozolol, which was originally sold under the trade name Winstrol.
14.EQ: This is a slang name for a veterinary drug called Boldenone Undeclynate, originally sold under the trade name Equipoise.
15.AAS: Anabolic Androgenic Steroids, this is the medically accepted abbreviation for steroids.
16.Tren: This is a slang name for any form of the drug “Trenbolone” which is available in several forms.
17.Clen: Clenbuterol is not an anabolic steroid. It is a prescription asthma medication that if used in high enough doses increases the metabolic rate, thus reducing body fat.

Other

18.Bitch Tits:A condition in which female like breast development occurs in a bodybuilder, also called Gynecomastia.
19.Bulking Up:Gaining bodyweight by adding both fat & muscle, a once common practice no longer in vogue among knowledgeable bodybuilders.
20.Burn:The burning sensation in a muscle that comes from the lactic acid and pH buildup resulting from exercising the muscle to failure.
21.Cap:The deltoid muscle of the shoulder, which can be divided into front, middle and rear heads for training.
22.Cheat Reps:When muscle fatigue begins to set in or the weight is too heavy, some athletes employ body English or ‘improper’ form to make the lift, using surrounding muscle groups or even momentum to assist in the movement.
23.Close Sport:Standing by, alert and ready to assist promptly if called upon by someone performing an exercise.
24.Circuit Training:A workout technique in which the individual goes from one exercise to another. One set per movement per round, with minimal rest, thus gaining some aerobic benefit at the expense of maximal strength gains.
25.Cramping:Exercising a muscle using shortened movements that causes a muscle to cramp, contracting painfully perhaps to the point of temporary fatigue to achieve a greater pump.
26.Cutting Up:Stripping the body of excess bodyfat while retaining maximum muscularity. Also can be called Ripped, Shredded, Sliced, etc.
27.Definition:Extremely low bodyfat coupled with superior muscle separation and vascularity; the physical manifestation of ‘dialing it in’. Adjectives that are used to describe this desired state include ripped, shredded, sliced, cut, striated.
28.Dialing It In:The process of training and dieting to get shredded for a contest. Adjectives include on time, on the money, peaking.
29.DPP:Short for Discipline, persistence and patience.
30.Flat:Describes muscles that have lost their fullness, commonly caused by overtraining, undertraining or a lack of nutrients and water.
31.Flush:To increase the blood supply to a muscle, thereby bringing in more nutrients.
32.Forced Reps:Additional repetitions of an exercise performed with the help of a partner when you’re unable to do anymore reps on your own.
33.Freak:Anyone with inhuman size or unproportional muscles. The person that makes you stare.
34.Free Hand Movement:Any exercise that can be performed without exercise equipment, using only your bodyweight, such as a push-up or squat without weight.
35.Full:The appearance of muscle pressing against skin. The best competitive bodybuilders manage to look simultaneous full and shredded.
36.Glutes:A shortend version of gluteas maximus, the largest of the muscles forming each of the human buttocks.
37.Guns:Another word for Biceps, alone for with triceps. Other slang words include Pipes, Pythons…
38.H.I.T.:High Intensity Training. A method that states it is not about doing ‘more’ or ‘less’ exercise but rather an appropriate amount on exercise to stimulate optimum muscle growth.
39.Isolation:A technique that focuses work on an individual muscle without secondary or assisting muscle groups being involved, which provides maximal muscle shape. A good example is the seated dumbbell concentration curl.
40.Lats:A term which is abbreviated jargon for the latissimus dorsi. This Latin term translates roughly into ‘lateral muscles of the back’. When viewed from the rear, and relaxed, the lats form large inverted cones.
41.Lean Body Mass:Fat Free body tissue, comprising mostly muscle. Lean mass is the primary determinant of the body’s basal metabolism (calories you burn at rest). In healthy men, bodyfat (bodyweight minus lean body mass) ranges from 8-12%; in women, 18-22%.
42.Mass:Size – lots of it. If you train hard and eat right, you can add muscle. A growing bodybuilder’s favorite word!
43.Muscle Confusion:A technique to counteract the cessation of growth that occurs when muscles adapt to the training demands placed upon them. To keep the body growing and getting stronger, a bodybuilder needs to vary his/her sets, reps, rest, weight used and exercise angles during each workout.
44.Negatives:The act of lowering a weight againt gravity, specifically, resisting gravity by lowering the weight slowly and under control.
45.One Rep Max (1RM):Your absolute strength in a given movement. Powerlifting competitions are a test of 1RM strength. For many bodybuilders, especially beginners, 1RM training is harmful because of the higher risk of injury. A weight that you can just complete in 10 reps is a good approximation for most people of 75% of their 1RM.
46.Plates:The weights that you put on an Olympic dumbell, specifically a 45 pound weight. Smaller weights are called quarters (25 pounds), dimes (10 pounds), and nickels (5 pounds).
47.Periodization:Also called Cycle Training, a predetermined approach to strength and muscle building in which bodybuilders train light for several weeks, then heavier, and then really heavy, and the process is cycled. Helps avoid injury and burnout.
48.Progressive Overload:Gradually adding more resistance during strength training exercises as your stregth increase.
49.Pump:The look and feeling a bodybuilder experiences when his/her muscles engorge with blood as the result of intense exercise.
50.Six Pack:A ab muscles so well developed that you can see the separate muscle under the skin where your stomach is. Other words include washboard.
51.Skull Crusher:The lying french press, in which you lower a barbell from full extension above your head down to your forehead and then extend at the elbows to press it back up.
52.Unilateral Training:It means working one side of the body at a time.
53.V-Taper:A person with big shoulders and a small waist.
54.Vascular:The visibility of veins on a bodybuilder as a result of exercise and low bodyfat (and perhaps higher blood volume).

Bench Press
Horizontal Flies
Upright Rowing
Lat Pull Downs
Curls
Tricep curls
Squats

So, do 12 Bench Presses, then 12 Flies, then 12 Upright Rowing etc. until all of the exercises are done. If you can`t do all do 12 of each one then you should reduce the weight.It is easier to start light and move to heavier weights on another day.
After a 1-2 minute break do 12 reps of each exercise again (this is the second set).After that do a third set and when you finished with all the sets that meaning 3-4 sets, take a 2 to 3 day break, so the muscle can grow. In the day that you do the superset weight training eat more calories to have energy, and the rest days you should eat plenty of protein and carbohydrates ( don`t forget about the water).
After you get used to the light weights, use heavier ones, and change the exercises as you want.. do some abs exercise for example instead of curls etc.
Supersets increase Lactic Acid production, which helps boost Growth Hormone (GH) levels in the body. The body responds to the reduced pH (increased acidity) in the body from the production of Lactic Acid by secreting GH. GH is a powerful fat loss and muscle building hormone.
Try it, you will not regret it !

1.Calcium
Calcium is needed for so many different functions in the body, from bones, to blood clotting, your muscles etc. People often think of bones as a static piece of the body, where very little change occurs, but that is a totally incorrect perception. Bone is a dynamic part of the body and calcium is constantly flowing into, and out of it.Calcium is needed for the formation and maintenance of bones, the development of teeth and healthy gums. It is necessary for blood clotting, stabilizes many body functions and is thought to assist in preventing bowel cancer.It has a natural calming and tranquilizing effect and is necessary for maintaining a regular heartbeat and the transmission of nerve impulses.
Food sources of calcium
Milk, milk products, beans, nuts, molasses and fruit contain good amounts of calcium. Fish and seafood, as well as green leafy vegetables supply good amounts of calcium.

2.Chloride
Chloride is formed when chlorine gas dissolves in water but is also a dietary mineral needed by the body for optimum health.Chloride in the diet works with potassium and sodium, the two electrolytes, to control the flow of fluid in blood vessels and tissues, as well as regulating acidity in the body, and also forms part of hydrochloric acid in the stomach.A deficiency of chloride is extremely rare and unlikely to occur but a deficiency of chlorine in the body may cause excessive loss of potassium in the urine, weakness and lowered blood pressure.
Food sources of chloride
Chloride is found in table salt as well as kelp, olives, tomatoes, celery etc.

3.Magnesium
Magnesium plays an important role in at least 300 fundamental enzymatic reactions and for that reason is of vital importance in our health.Magnesium helps with formation of bone and teeth and assists the absorption of calcium and potassium. Where calcium stimulates the muscles, magnesium is used to relax the muscles.Together with vitamin B 12, it may prevent calcium oxalate kidney stones. It helps prevent depression, dizziness, muscle twitching, and pre-menstrual syndrome. It can help prevent the calcification of soft tissue and may help prevent cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and certain forms of cancer, and it may reduce cholesterol levels.
Food sources of magnesium
Magnesium is found in dairy products, fish, meat and seafood, as well as in legumes, apples, apricots, avocados, bananas, whole grain cereals, nuts, dark green vegetables, and cocoa, while hard water and mineral water may also supply it in fair quantities.

4.Phosphorus
Phosphorus is present in the body and can be found mainly in the bones and muscles – at a total body content of around 400 – 500 grams.It is very involved with bone and teeth formation as well as most metabolic actions in the body, including kidney functioning, cell growth and the contraction of the heart muscle.Calcium and phosphorus must be taken in balance or a deficiency might be formed.While it assists the body in vitamin use (especially some B group vitamins), it also is involved in converting food to energy.
Food sources of phosphorus
Meat, poultry and fish, as well as eggs, seeds, milk, carbonated soft drinks, broccoli, apples, carrots, asparagus, bran, brewer’s yeast and corn contain a good source of phosphorus.

5.Potassium
Potassium is one of the electrolytes we all require to maintain health.It is needed for growth, building muscles, transmission of nerve impulses, heart activity etc.Potassium, together with sodium – potassium inside the cell and sodium in the fluid surrounding the cell, work together for the nervous system to transmit messages as well as regulating the contraction of muscles.Excessive potassium can be toxic and will affect your heart, but is mainly a problem when you suffer from a problem such as kidney failure.
Food sources of potassium
Potassium is found in fruit, vegetables as well as whole grains, citrus fruit, molasses, fish and unprocessed meats.

6.Sodium
Sodium is required by the body, but most people have a far too high intake of sodium (salt) in their diet.It is an electrolyte in the body and is required in the manufacture of hydrochloric acid in the stomach, which protects the body from any infections that may be present in food.Although a low sodium diet should be strived for, it is wise to start reading food labels and to see the sodium level in these foods. People taking lithium for the control of bipolar depression should not be on a sodium restricted diet – but please discuss this with your medical practitioner.
Excessive long-term use of sodium may also cause a loss of calcium from your body.
Food sources of sodium
Sodium is found in table salt, anchovies, bacon etc.

7.Sulfur
Sulfur, an acid-forming, non-metallic element is not treated as an essential mineral, since there are no specific deficiency symptoms. It is the hydrogen sulfate in onions that causes us to weep when cutting or peeling them.It is found in the hair, nails and skin, and as much sulfur as potassium is normally found in the body. Sulfur is used to detoxify the body, assist the immune system and fight the effects of aging, as well as age related illnesses such as arthritis.
Food sources of sulfur
Sulfur is normally found in protein foods, such as eggs, garlic, lettuce, cabbage and Brussels sprouts.

2.Arginine
Arginine is a non-essential amino acid and is abundant in protamines and histones – both proteins associated with nucleic acids and was first isolated in 1895 from animal horn. Newborns may produce this amino acid too slowly and for them arginine should be seen as an essential amino acid.It is extremely useful in enhancing the immune system, and it increases the size and activity of the thymus gland, which is responsible for manufacturing T lymphocytes – the much talked about T-cells, which assist the immune system.
Food sources of arginine
Whole-wheat, nuts, seeds, peanuts, brown rice, popcorn, soy, raisins, chocolate.

3.Asparagine
Asparagine is a non-essential amino acid and is closely related to aspartic acid, and can be manufactured from this nutrient and was first isolated in 1932 from asparagus and is also widely available in plant protein.It is required by the nervous system to maintain equilibrium and is also required for amino acid transformation from one form to the other which is achieved in the liver.
Food sources of asparagine
It is found in dairy, beef, poultry and eggs.

4.Aspartic
Aspartic acid is a non-essential amino acid and is found in abundance in plant proteins, especially in sprouting seeds but can be manufactured in the body from oxaloacetic acid and was first isolated in 1868 from legumin in plant seed.It is needed for stamina, brain and neural health and assists the liver by removing excess ammonia and other toxins from the bloodstream. It is also very important in the functioning of RNA, DNA, as well as the production of immunoglobulin and antibody synthesis.
Food sources of aspartic acid
It is found in dairy, beef, sprouting seeds.

5.Carnitine
Carnitine is really not an amino acid, but because of the close structural sameness, it is normally classed with amino acids, and is also known as vitamin BT.Unlike a true amino acid, it is not used in protein synthesis nor as neurotransmitter, but is used for long-chain fatty acid transport and is required for entry of these long-chain fatty acids into the mitochondria of the cell, as well as for the removal of short-chain organic acids from the mitochondria, which frees the intra-mitochondrial coenzyme.It is therefore important for the energy supply within the cell, as well as muscles, assists in preventing fatty build-up in areas such as the heart, liver, and skeletal muscles.
Food sources
Carnitine is found in good amounts in red meat, while fish, chicken and milk are also high in carnitine, vegetables and grains contain very little of this nutrient.

6.Citrulline
Citrulline is found in high concentration in the liver. Citrulline is not a component of any major proteins or enzymes.The amino acid citrulline is required to detoxify the liver from ammonia, which is a waste product of the body from oxidation.Citrulline promotes energy and assists with the immune system. This unusual amino acid is formed in the urea cycle by the addition of carbon dioxide and ammonia to ornithine.

7.Cysteine
Cysteine is a sulfur containing non-essential amino acid and is closely related to cystine, as cystine consists of two cysteine molecules joined together. It is an unstable nutrient and easily converts to cystine, but this does not cause a problem, since both can convert into the other – as required by the body.Your skin, as well as detoxification of your body, requires cysteine. It is found in beta-keratin, the main protein in nails, skin as well as hair. It not only is important in collagen production but also assists in skin elasticity and texture.
Food sources of cysteine
The body can synthesize cysteine from the amino acid methionine but is also found in high protein foods such as poultry, wheat, broccoli, eggs as well as garlic, onions and red peppers.

8.Cystine
Cystine is a crystalline, sulfur-containing amino acid, formed from two molecules of the amino acid cysteine. It is particularly abundant in skeletal and connective tissues, hair and digestive enzymes.It`s required for proper vitamin B6 utilization and is also helpful in the healing of burns and wounds, breaking down mucus deposits in illnesses such as bronchitis as well as cystic fibrosis.Cysteine also assists in the supply of insulin to the pancreas, which is needed for the assimilation of sugars and starches.

9.GABA
GABA stands for gamma-aminobutyric acid, is the product of a biochemical decarboxylation reaction of glutamic acid by the vitamin pyridoxal.GABA is required as an inhibitory neurotransmitter to block the transmission of an impulse from one cell to another in the central nervous system, which prevents over-firing of the nerve cells.It is also used for brain metabolism and to treat both epilepsy and hypertension where it is thought to induce tranquility in individuals who have a high activity of manic behavior and acute agitation.

10.Glutamic acid
Glutamic acid, a non-essential amino acid and is synthesized from a number of amino acids including ornithine and arginine.It is an important excitatory neurotransmitter, and glutamic acid is also important in the metabolism of sugars and fats.It helps with the transportation of potassium across the blood-brain barrier, although itself does not pass this barrier that easily.
Food sources of glutamic acid
Excellent sources of glutamic acid include meat, poultry, fish, eggs, and dairy products, as well as some protein-rich plant foods.

11.Glutamine
Glutamine is a non-essential amino acid and is found in large amounts in the muscles of the body, and since it easily pass through the blood-brain barrier, it is also known as a superb brain fuel, and some people refer to it as a “smart-vitamin” – although it is in actual fact no vitamin at all.It is converted to glutamic acid in the brain, which is essential for cerebral functions, and increases the amount of GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), which is required for brain functioning and mental activity.It is used in the muscles for the synthesis of muscle proteins, and is of use for the treatment of wasting muscles after illness or post-operative care.
Food sources for Glutamine
Glutamine is found in many high protein foods, such as fish, meat, beans, and dairy as well as in vegetables such as raw parsley and spinach.

12.Glutathione
Glutathione is actually a tri-peptide made up the amino acids gamma-glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine and is also known as gamma-glutamylcysteinylglycine or GSH.It is a powerful antioxidant and detoxifies the harmful compounds in the liver, where it is then excreted through the bile.The liver also excretes glutathione directly into the bloodstream where it is used to help maintain the integrity of red blood cells, as well as protecting white blood cells.Glutathione is also found in the lungs and intestinal tract where it assists in carbohydrate metabolism as well as breaking down oxidized fats.
Food sources of glutathione

Foods rich in cysteine, glutamic acid and glycine should be selected when wishing to increase your dietary intake of this nutrient.

13.Glycine
Glycine is a sweet tasting, non-essential amino acid that was first isolated in 1820 from gelatin and is also found in good quantity in silk fibroin.It is required to build protein in the body and synthesis of nucleic acids, the construction of RNA as well as DNA, bile acids and other amino acids in the body.It helps in retarding degeneration of muscles since it helps to supply extra creatine in the body.
Food sources of glycine
High protein food contains good amounts of glycine and is present in fish, meat, beans, and dairy products.

14.Histidine
Histidine is an essential amino acid, manufactured in sufficient quantities in adults, but children may at some time have a shortage of this important vitamin.Histidine is also a precursor of histamine, a compound released by immune system cells during an allergic reaction.It is needed for growth and for the repair of tissue, as well as the maintenance of the myelin sheaths that act as protector for nerve cells.
Food sources of histidine
Dairy, meat, poultry and fish are good sources of histidine as well as rice, wheat and rye.

15.Hydroxyproline
Hydroxyproline can be synthesized in the body, making it a non-essential amino acid and is used nearly exclusively in structural proteins including collagen and connective tissue.It was first isolated in 1902 from gelatin. Excretion of abnormal quantities of hydroxyproline is a symptom of the connective-tissue disease called Marfan’s syndrome.

16.Isoleucine
Isoleucine is an essential amino acid and is part of the three “branched chain amino acids” (BCAA) – the other two being leucine and valine. This amino acid cannot be manufactured in the body, and needs to be supplied in the diet and was first isolated in 1904 from fibrin.Isoleucine, together with the other two branched-chain-amino-acids promote muscle recovery after physical exercise and on its own it is needed for the formation of hemoglobin as well as assisting with regulation of blood sugar levels as well as energy levels. It is also involved in blood-clot formation.
Food sources of isoleucine
It is present in almonds, cashews, chicken, eggs, fish, lentils, liver, meat.

17.Leucine
Leucine is an essential amino acid, which cannot be manufactured in the body and is part of the three branched-chain-amino-acids. Supplements and protein powders that contain leucine are used extensively by bodybuilders and other athletes to promote muscle recovery, although it has not produced significant changes in body composition.Leucine helps with the regulation of blood-sugar levels, the growth and repair of muscle tissue (such as bones, skin and muscles), growth hormone production, wound healing as well as energy regulation. It can assist to prevent the breakdown of muscle proteins that sometimes occur after trauma or severe stress.
Food sources of leucine
It is found in protein foods, as well as brown rice, beans, nuts and whole wheat.

18.Lysine
Lysine is an essential amino acid and is a basic building block of all protein. This nutrient was first isolated in 1889 from casein.It is required for growth and bone development in children, assists in calcium absorption and maintaining the correct nitrogen balance in the body and maintaining lean body mass. Furthermore it is needed to produce antibodies, hormones, enzymes, collagen formation as well as repair of tissue.
Food sources of lysine
Good sources of lysine are found in cheese, eggs, lima beans, potatoes, milk, meat and brewer’s yeast.

19.Methionine
Methionine is a sulfur containing essential amino acid and was first isolated in 1922 from casein and belongs to a group of compounds called lipotropics – the others in this group include choline, inositol, and betaine.It assists in the breakdown of fats and thereby prevents the build-up of fat in the arteries, as well as assisting with the digestive system and removing heavy metals from the body since it can be converted to cysteine, which is a precursor to gluthione, which is of prime importance in detoxifying the liver.
Food sources of Methionine
Methionine is found in good quantities in meat, fish, beans, eggs, garlic, lentils, onions, yogurt and seeds.

20.NAC(n-acetyl cysteine)
NAC – N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) is an altered form of the amino acid cysteine, which is commonly found in food and synthesized by the body.NAC may assist to break down mucus and used in the treatment of bronchitis – for this reason it is used as an inhalant in hospitals.
Food sources of NAC
Cysteine, the amino acid from which NAC is derived, is found in most high-protein foods.

21.Ornithine
Ornithine is a non-essential amino acid and is manufactured by the body, the amino acid, arginine, is metabolized during urea production and is required by the body as it acts as a precursor of citrulline, proline and glutamic acid.Ornithine is important since it induce the release of growth hormone in the body, which in turn helps with fat metabolism. It is further required for a properly functioning immune system and liver and assists in ammonia detoxification and liver rejuvenation.
Food sources of ornithine
The body can manufacture ornithine but is abundant in protein foods such as meat, fish, dairy, and eggs.

22.Phenylalanine
Phenylalanine is an essential amino acid that is also one of the aromatic amino acids that exhibit ultraviolet radiation absorption properties and is the most commonly found aromatic amino acid.It can be converted in the body to tyrosine, which in turn is used to synthesize two important neurotransmitters – dopamine and norepinephrine. It is available in three different forms – L-, D- and DL-. The L- form is the most common and the type in which it is incorporated into the body’s proteins. The D- form acts as a painkiller and the DL- a combination of the two.
Food sources of phenylalanine
It is contained in most protein rich foods but good sources are found in dairy products, almonds, avocados, lima beans, peanuts and seeds.

23.Proline
Proline was first isolated from casein in 1901, and unlike any of the other amino acids it is readily soluble in alcohol. It is a nonessential amino acid and can be synthesized from glutamic acid and does not require dietary sources.Proline improves skin texture and aids collagen formation and helps contain the loss of collagen during aging. Collagen in the skin contains hydroxyproline and hydroxylysine, which is formed from proline and lysine, in which ascorbic acid seems to be important in this conversion. Collagen contains about 15 % proline. It is also thought to be important in the maintenance of muscles, joints and tendons.
Food sources of Proline
Proline is mostly found in meat sources.

24.Serine
Serine was first isolated in 1865 from sericin, a silk protein, and is a nonessential amino acid and can be synthesized in the body from glycine.Serine is required for the metabolism of fat, tissue growth and the immune system as it assists in the production of immunoglobulins and antibodies.
Food sources of Serine
It is found in meats and dairy products, wheat gluten, peanuts as well as soy products.

25.Taurine
Taurine is a non-essential amino acid and is found in high concentrations in the white blood cells, skeletal muscles, central nervous system as well as the heart muscles. In adults, but not children, this nutrient can be manufactured from methionine in the body and from cysteine in the liver, but vitamin B6 must be present.It is a key ingredient of bile, which in turn is needed for fat digestion, absorption of fat-soluble vitamins as well as the control of cholesterol serum levels in the body.
Enemy of taurine
High intake of alcohol may cause the body not to be able to use it fully.
Food sources of Taurine
Taurine is mostly found in meat and fish, and the adult body can manufacture it.

26.Threonine
Threonine is an essential amino acid, and cannot be manufactured by the body and is found in high concentrations in the heart, skeletal muscles and central nervous system.It is required to help maintain the proper protein balance in the body, as well as assist in the formation of collagen and elastin in the skin.
Food sources of Threonine
Good levels of threonine are found in most meats, dairy and eggs, as well as in lower quantities in wheat germ, nuts, beans and some vegetables.

27.Tryptophan
Tryptophan is an essential amino acid and is needed to maintain optimum health.This amino acid is required for the production of niacin (vitamin B3). It is used by the human body to produce serotonin, a neurotransmitter that is important for normal nerve and brain function. Serotonin is important in sleep, stabilizing emotional moods, pain control, inflammation, intestinal peristalsis, etc.
Food sources of tryptophan
Good dietary sources for this amino acid is cottage cheese, milk, meat, soy protein and peanuts.

28.Tyrosine
Tyrosine was first isolated from casein in 1849 and is abundant in insulin as well as the enzyme papain and can be synthesized from the amino acid phenylalanine in the body.It is a precursor of the neurotransmitters epinephrine, norepinephrine and dopamine, all of them extremely important in the brain and transmits nerve impulses and prevents depression. Dopamine is also vital to mental function and seems to play a role in sex drive.
Food sources of tyrosine
Meat, dairy, eggs as well as almonds, avocados and bananas are good sources of this nutrient.

29.Valine
Valine is an amino acid obtained by hydrolysis of proteins and was first isolated by the German chemist Emil Fischer in 1901 from casein and is not only an essential amino acid but is also a branched-chain amino acid (the others are isoleucine and leucine) found in high concentration in the muscles.It has a stimulating effect and is needed for muscle metabolism, repair and growth of tissue and maintaining the nitrogen balance in the body.Since it is a branched-chain amino acid, it can be used as an energy source in the muscles, and in doing so preserves the use of glucose.
Food sources of Valine
Good sources for this nutrient include dairy, meat, grain, mushrooms, soy and peanuts.

Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
Vitamin C also known as, ascorbic acid, L-ascorbic acid, dehydroascorbic acid, the antiscorbutic vitamin, L-xyloascorbic acid and L-threo-hex-2-uronic acidy-lactone, is a much talked about vitamin, with people claiming it as a cure-all for may diseases and problems – from cancer to the common cold.

Vitamin P – bioflavonoids
Bioflavonoids also called Vitamin P are not strictly speaking a vitamin, but for easy classification, i am listing it as a vitamin. The term bioflavonoids refers to many different ingredients and include hesperin, hesperidin, eriodictyol, quercetin, rutin etc. This nutrient can not be manufactured by the body and must be supplied in the diet.

Vitamin B Complex
Vitamin B1 – thiamine, thiamin
Thiamin, also called vitamin B1, is used in many different body functions and deficiencies may have far reaching effects on the body, yet very little of this vitamin is stored in the body, and depletion of this vitamin can happen within 14 days.
Thiamin is also a miraculous nutrient, somebody suffering from beriberi, scarcely able to lift their head from their pillow, will respond quickly from injected thiamin, and will be on their feet within a matter of hours.

Vitamin B2 – riboflavin
Riboflavin (vitamin B2) is manufactured in the body by the intestinal flora and is easily absorbed, although very small quantities are stored, so there is a constant need for this vitamin.

Vitamin B3 – Niacin, Niacinamide, Nicotinic Acid
Niacin also called nicotinic acid, niacinamide or nicotinic acid and referred to as vitamin B 3, which can be manufactured by the body. Niacin is derived from two compounds – nicotinic acid and niacinamide.

Vitamin B5 – Pantothenic Acid
Pantothenic acid, also known as vitamin B5, as well as the “anti-stress vitamin” is part of the B group vitamins and classified as a water-soluble vitamin. This nutrient can be manufactured in the body by the intestinal flora.

Vitamin B6 – Pyridoxine
Vitamin B6, also known as pyridoxine is part of the B group vitamins and is water-soluble and is required for both mental and physical health.

Vitamin B9 – Folacin, Folic Acid
Folic acid, also known as Vitamin B9, is also referred to as folacin or folate and its chemical name is pteroylglutamic acid. This vitamin can be manufactured by the body and be stored in the liver.

Vitamin B12 – Cyanocobamin, Cobalamin
Vitamin B12, known as cyanocobalamin, cobolamin and also known as the energy vitamin is a very widely researched vitamin, and used in supplementation to a very large degree.
This complex structured compound with its cobalt content forms part of the B group vitamins, and the body needs very small amounts.

Vitamin H – Biotin
Biotin, as referred to as Vitamin H is part of the Vitamin B complex group and might be interesting to some people since one of the most visible symptoms of shortage of this vitamin is thinning of hair which can lead to total hair loss.
This does not mean that baldness is a sign of Vitamin H in short supply – severe hair loss might just be indicative of biotin being deficient.

PABA – Para-aminobenzoic acid
PABA is the shortened name for para-aminobenzoic acid that is often thought of as only an ingredient used in sunscreens, while it is in actual fact a nutritional ingredient as well. Since it is a moiety of PGA, a form of folic acid, some health professionals do not consider it a vitamin, but only a B-complex factor.

Choline
Choline’s metabolism is closely interrelated to that of methionine, and methyl-folate, yet choline is at times treated by some nutritional specialists as a stepchild in nutrition.

Inositol
Inositol is needed for health at cellular level and a fair concentration is found in the lens of the human eye as well as the heart.
Men taking extra inositol reported that their hair loss had improved, with less hair falling out – although this has not been tested under clinical situations.