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BCAAs- Defined We are all aware of this 3-in-one amino acid supplement. BCAAs known as Branched Chain Amino Acids are the simplest form of protein and it gets absorbed in minimum time. It consists of 3 amino acids in varying ratios: Leucine, Isoleucine and Valine. These 3 amino acids are the essential amino acids which are ..

Why Amino Acids? Proteins need to be metabolized into their simplest form (amino acids) order to be effectively used by the body. There are 20 amino acids which are needed for human growth and metabolism. Twelve amino acids (eleven in children) are termed as non-essential; this means that they can be metabolized by the body an..

Amino Acids and their role in the body There are 3 types of amino acids: essential, non-essential and conditional amino acids. Essential amino acids are not made in the body and are vital for growth, repair and maintenance and thus need to be taken from the diet. While non-essential and conditional amino acids are made by the ..

Amino Acids An amino acid is a type of organic acid that contains a carboxyl functional group (-COOH) and an amine functional group (-NH2) as well as a side chain (designated as R) that is specific to the individual amino acid. Amino acids are considered to be the building blocks of polypeptides and proteins. The elements found..

Glutamine- The Post Work Out King Glutamine is an amino acid which is present in large amounts (about 60 %) in our muscles. Whenever we are doing heavy exercises, the glutamine within the muscles deplete at a fast rate. That is when the muscles are damaged and we feel tired. If the muscles are not repaired back, it can lea..