Amino Acids: Your Body's Building Blocks

Margaret Durst discusses the critical importance of L-amino acids and lists a few popular supplements.

 ‘L’ is a prefix for many of the amino acids or proteins that are the building blocks for the body. The ‘L’ denotes a left sided rotation of the molecule which is the natural form that is recognized by the human body. The other form is ‘D’ which is rotated to the right and is generally undesirable, yet is found in cheaper amino acid supplements.

There are many amino acids – some made by the body and some that must be obtained from the diet. Below is a description of the most common amino acid supplements. Read more