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- Why carnosine is good for you
- Important carnosine facts
- Groups at risk of carnosine deficiency
- Symptoms of carnosine deficiency
- Carnosine and health
- Carnosine in foods
- Carnosine recommended daily intake (RDI)
- Carnosine works best with
- Overdosage, toxicity and cautions for carnosine
Carnosine is a non-essential amino acid and is a combination of two other amino acids - alanine and histidine. It is found naturally in tissues like the muscles and brain, but its concentration in the body lowers with advancing age.
- Carnosine is an antioxidant and protects the cells in the body from free radical damage
Groups at risk of carnosine deficiency
None reported.
Symptoms of carnosine deficiency
None reported.
- Extending cell health life - carnosine may reduce the destruction of valuable proteins and DNA by sugar molecules (called glycosylation). Abnormal combinations of sugar and proteins have only recently been discovered to be very toxic, contributing to several age-related diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer's disease and skin ageing. Carnosine may help prevent damage from glycosylation, allowing the body to to function more optimally - by supporting healthy aging and cellular rejuvenation
- Toxic metal binder - carnosine chelates metals in the body. It reacts with toxic by-products of metabolism and eliminates them from the body. It stabilises the cells, making them more resistant to injury, and boosts the immune system
- Cataracts - studies have shown carnosine drops have been 100% effective in cases of primary senile cataract and 80% effective in cases of mature senile cataracts
Talk to a medical professional about carnosine supplements BEFORE taking them
Carnosine is abundant in all protein foods, but best food sources are:
- Beef
- Chicken
- Pork
Carnosine recommended daily intake (RDI)
| RDA | No information available |
|---|---|
| TOLERABLE UPPER LIMIT | 100-200mg |
| TOXIC LEVELS | Essentially non-toxic |
Overdosage, toxicity and cautions for carnosine
Carnosine is essentially non-toxic. There are no known major side effects or incompatibility with other drugs. (There have been some reports of muscle twitching with doses over 1g).
references
- Osiecki H, Meeke F, Smith J, The Encyclopaedia of Clinical Nutrition - Volume 1: The Nervous System, BioConceps Publishing QLD 2004
