Ingredient
Taurine
The Amino Acid for Heart, Brain & Energy
A conditionally essential amino acid abundant in the heart, brain, eyes, and muscles, clinically studied for cardiovascular, neurological, and metabolic health.
What is Taurine Good For?
Taurine plays vital roles in electrolyte balance, bile acid conjugation, mitochondrial function, and calcium signaling.
Potential benefits of supplementation
- Reduction in cardiovascular risk factors by decreasing triglycerides and atherogenic index
- Diabetes improvements via reduced fasting glucose and HbA1c levels with increased insulin sensitivity
- Reduction in inflammatory markers through oxidative stress reduction
- Improved endurance performance (running, cycling)
- Improved memory during cognitive decline, especially in women
What is Taurine?
Taurine is a sulphur-containing amino acid that unlike most amino acids, is not incorporated into proteins. It exists freely and regulates cellular processes including osmoregulation and antioxidation.
The body can synthesize taurine from cysteine and methionine, but requirements may increase during certain conditions and aging, making supplementation beneficial.
Recommended Daily Dose
1000 mg
1000 mg per day for cardiovascular, cognitive, and metabolic benefits. Higher doses up to 3000 mg are used in sports science.
Taurine in Detail
- Clinical Dose
- 1000 mg
- Source
- Sulphur-containing amino acid (found in meat, fish, dairy)
- Technology
- Free-form amino acid, rapidly absorbed and widely distributed in tissues
- Key Benefits
- Improves cardiovascular markers (reduces triglycerides)
- Enhances exercise and endurance performance
- Promotes cognitive and neurological health
- Helps regulate blood sugar levels
- Reduces inflammation
- Data
- Backed by peer-reviewed human clinical trials and decades of safety data. Extensively validated in cardiovascular, neurological, and exercise science.
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Your Questions About Taurine
What is Taurine?
An amino acid critical for heart, brain, and muscle health, naturally found in animal sources.
What are the benefits of Taurine?
It improves cardiovascular function, physical performance, energy metabolism, and cognition.
How is Taurine different from other amino acids?
Unlike most amino acids, taurine isn't built into proteins; instead, it regulates key cellular and metabolic processes.
Are there any side effects?
Taurine is safe and well tolerated at doses up to 3000 mg/day. No major adverse effects are reported in humans.
Can Taurine be combined with other nutrients?
Yes, taurine works synergistically with magnesium, B vitamins, and CoQ10 in energy and cardiovascular formulations.
The Science That Supports Us
- 1Bae, M.A. et al. (2022). Effects of dietary taurine supplementation on cognitive function and memory ability of the elderly. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 395–403.
- 2García-Ayuso, D. et al. (2023). Taurine: a promising nutraceutic in the prevention of retinal degeneration. Neural Regeneration Research, 19(3), 606–610.
- 3Moludi, J. et al. (2022). Protective and therapeutic effectiveness of taurine supplementation on metabolic parameters in diabetes. Nutrition & Metabolism, 19(1).
- 4Tao, X. et al. (2022). The effects of taurine supplementation on diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Food Chemistry: Molecular Sciences, 4, 100106.
- 5Zhang, M. et al. (2003). Beneficial effects of taurine on serum lipids in overweight or obese non-diabetic subjects. Amino Acids, 26(3).
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