Amino Acids in Broth – Alanine

Alanine. Now we are getting down to the less notable and flamboyant amino acids. (To learn about other amino acids go to Broth – Cysteine and Glutathione: Pure, Potent Healing Power.) Alanine is a non-essential amino acid, meaning that the body produces it. It helps with the metabolism of sugar. In the right amounts it helps keep blood sugar in check, may help reduce cholesterol and may help with the treatment of hepatitis. Low levels of Alanine are found in people with diabetes and hypoglycemia. High levels are associated with Epstein-Barr virus and chronic fatigue syndrome.

How much Alanine should be in my diet? As with everything, there are concerns when there is too much or too little. So how much? I don’t know. The studies are convoluted and confusing. For my family, who is not struggling with any debilitating disease, teasing through the information isn’t worth the effort.

What I do know is that diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome and other diseases were pretty much unknown until the advent of food processing (sugar, fake sugar, unnatural fats, etc). Real food, as opposed to processed food, goes hand in hand with balance and vibrant health. We just trust the food.

Here is a list of foods containing Alanine:

• Meat
• Seafood,
• Dairy products
• Eggs
• Fish
• Gelatin
• Beans
• Nuts and seeds
• Soy (we don’t eat soy. See The Soy Scam)
• Whey
• Brewer's yeast
• Brown rice bran
• Corn
• Legumes
• Whole grains

Comments

[whmis course]

I think this restriction a good step and I suppot it.