Switch Nutrition Glutamine 300 gm

SWITCH NUTRITION GLUTAMINE

Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid in your body, it is also considered a conditionally essential amino acid.

This means under certain conditions Glutamine becomes essential. These conditions are usually a result of stress and trauma.

Glutamine is found naturally occurring in a variety of foods. The average person consumes approximately 3-6g of Glutamine per day. A large portion of your daily intake of Glutamine comes from animal proteins due to their high protein content.

• L-Glutamine is the naturally occurring form of the amino acid Glutamine. The names L-Glutamine and Glutamine are often used interchangeably.
• L-Glutamine is essential for maintaining the intestinal mucosa where it helps maintain the integrity of the intestinal lining and supports normal gut barrier function and permeability.
• L-Glutamine is stored in skeletal muscles. Supplementation with L-Glutamine helps to preserve muscle levels after exercise.
• L-Glutamine helps maintain healthy muscle function.
• L-Glutamine is an antioxidant and vital component of the antioxidant glutathione.
• L-Glutamine helps maintain normal wound healing.
• L-Glutamine helps to maintain healthy immune and nervous system functions.
• L-Glutamine is an important energy source for many tissues in the body.

Physical and metabolic stress increases the body's utilisation and demand for L-Glutamine hence L-Glutamine may be beneficial during periods of increased physical stress