Chart – Amino Acids – Heal Something Good

Essential Amino Acids

You must eat these amino acids because your body cannot make them itself. If you do not put these amino acids in your system, you will get ill. These essential amino acids are all important for every function of your body’s systems and organs.

Histidine	In a well person, Histidine will be produced in their livers. In chronically ill people and in infants, Histidine must be introduced through diet. Is a neurotransmitter, building block of both white and red cells, stimulates gastric juices, helps support immune function, helps in chelation (detoxing) and helps regulate blood pressure. Helps the body metabolize trace minerals. Deficiencies: Hearing loss, rheumatoid arthritis. Too high levels: Depressive disorders, anxiety, schizophrenia, kidney and liver disorders.	Bananas, brewer’s yeast, brown rice bran, cantaloupe, cauliflower, citrus, dairy products, eggs, fish, sprouted legumes, meat, mushrooms, potatoes, soaked nuts, seafood, soaked seeds, fermented soy, whey, whole grains.
Isoleucine	Helps protect muscles during exercise, in high altitudes and during endurance exercising in heat (marathon).	Brewer’s yeast, brown rice bran, corn, dairy products, eggs, fish, hemp seed, kale, sprouted legumes, meat, soaked nuts, soaked pumpkin seed, seafood, fermented soy, spirulina, soaked squash seed, swiss chard, whey, whole grains.
Leucine	Helps regulate blood-sugar levels and energy, helps new growth and repair of muscle tissue (bones, skin, muscles), helps produce growth hormone, and helps wounds heal.	Brewer’s yeast, brown rice bran, corn, dairy products, eggs, fish, hemp seed, sprouted legumes, meat, soaked nuts, soaked pumpkin seeds, seafood, fermented soy, spirulina, soaked squash seeds, whey, whole grains.
Lysine	Helps build muscle and collagen (connective tissues, cartilage) assists immune function, needed for growth and bones in children, helps body absorb calcium, helps maintain correct nitrogen levels, keeps balance in the body to maintain lean body mass. Stimulates creatinine and carnitine production. Deficiencies: Nausea, fatigue, dizziness, flu-like symptoms, fertility issues. Too high levels: Cramps, nausea, and diarrhea, messes with cholesterol levels.	Avocado, beets, brewer’s yeast, brown rice bran, cheese, dairy products, eggs, fish, sprouted legumes, lima beans, mango, meat, milk, soaked nuts, papaya, potatoes, seafood, soaked seeds, fermented soy, whey, whole grains, yeast.
Methionine	Supplies sulfur and other compounds required by the body for normal metabolism, growth and breaking down fat. Helps with chelation (detoxing heavy metals). Helps maintain healthy skin, hair, nails and memory function. Deficiencies: Liver damage, edema, brittle hair, birth defects, slow growth in children, mental disorders. Too high levels: Increases estrogen production, worsens existing conditions such as liver disease, acidosis, and schizophrenia.	Apple w/skin, avocado, brewer’s yeast, broccoli, caulifower, dairy products, eggs, fish, sprouted legumes, meat, mushrooms, soaked nuts, onion, green peas, sweet potato, seafood, whey.
Phenylalanine	Influences certain chemicals relating to pain sensation in the brain. Used to treat chronic pain and mood elevation, helps the nervous system, memory and learning. Can be an appetite suppressant. Deficiencies: Depression, general and specific pain, Parkinson’s disease. Too high levels: PKU, excitotoxin (aspartame). Worsens movement disorder (tardive dyskinesia) in people with schizophrenia.	Soaked Almonds, avocado, bananas, beans, brewer’s yeast, broccoli, brown rice bran, brussels sprouts, cheese, corn, cottage cheese, dairy products, eggs, fish, sprouted legumes, lima beans, meat, mushrooms, soaked nuts, green peas, peanuts, pickled herring, potatoes, soaked pumpkin seeds, seafood, sesame seeds, spinach, fermented soy, whey, whole grains.
Threonine	Helps form tooth enamel, collagen, and elastin (connective tissue), helps immune function, helps metabolize fat to prevent fatty liver, helps intestinal disorders and indigestion, helps to synthesize neurotransmitters and in brain function, required to synthesize glycine and serine (physiological functions). May help with: Lou Gehrig’s disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and multiple sclerosis (MS) and mild depression. Too high levels: Severe liver problems, ammonia toxicity.	Brewer’s yeast, brown rice bran, dairy products, eggs, fish, kale, sprouted legumes, meat, mushrooms, soaked nuts, seafood, seeds, spinach, spirulina, fermented soy, whey, whole grains.
Tryptophan	Essential for B vitamin & niacin production (Serotonin), helps release growth hormones, can suppress the appetite. Deficiencies: Depression, anxiety. Too high levels: Delusional thinking, paranoid and obsessive behavior, and other markers of schizophrenia, psychotic symptoms.	Apples, asparagus, avocado, bananas, blueberries, brewer’s yeast, brown rice bran, cottage cheese, dairy products, dates, eggs, fish, sprouted legumes, meat, milk, mushrooms, soaked nuts, peanuts, pineapple, potatoes, seafood, soaked seeds, spinach, fermented soy, turkey, whey, whole grains, winter squash
Valine	Promotes mental clarity, muscle coordination and helps regulate emotions. Protects muscles at high altitude. Deficiencies: Degraded nerves’ myelin coverings leading to neurological disorders. Too high levels: Hallucinations and poor to no liver function.	Fermented dairy, fish, mushrooms, red meat, seaweed, fermented soy

Non-Essential Amino Acids

Your body can make these amino acids when you give it the building blocks to work with. Eating a variety of foods containing these amino acids is very helpful to your body in staying healthy. If your body can’t find or create enough of these amino acids in your system, you will get ill.

Alanine	Helps with liver processes and chelation (heavy metal detoxing), vital for producing protein and proper function of central nervous system (forms neurotransmitters). Source of energy for muscle tissue, brain and central nervous system; supports immune system, helps metabolize sugars (glucose to energy). May help with: Eating disorders, liver disease, low energy levels, Epstein-Barr syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome. Too high levels: Kidney or liver issues, excess nitrogen, high toxic load.	Avocados, brewer’s yeast, brown rice bran, corn, dairy products, eggs, fish, gelatin, sprouted legumes, meat, soaked nuts, seafood, soaked seeds, spirulina, fermented soy, watercress, whey, whole grains.
Arginine	Vital for protein production, crosses the blood-brain barrier, responsible for secretion of hormones such as growth hormone, glucagon and insulin, helps circulation, helps wounds heal, helps remove excess ammonia from the body, supports immune function, helps maintain fertility.	Brewer’s yeast, brown rice bran, carob, chocolate, dairy products, eggs, fish, sprouted legumes, meat, soaked nuts, oatmeal, popcorn, raisins, seafood, sesame seeds, fermented soy, soaked sunflower seeds, whey, whole grains.
Asparagine	Asparagine essential for healthy brain development in children and ill adults, created in liver for all organs but the brain which needs local synthesis. Supports the nervous system.	Asparagus, brewer’s yeast, brown rice bran, dairy products, eggs, fish, sprouted legumes, meat, soaked nuts, potatoes, seafood, soaked seeds, fermented soy, whey, whole grains.
Alanine	Helps with liver processes and chelation (heavy metal detoxing), vital for producing protein and proper function of central nervous system (forms neurotransmitters). Source of energy for muscle tissue, brain and central nervous system; supports immune system, helps metabolize sugars (glucose to energy). May help with: Eating disorders, liver disease, low energy levels, Epstein-Barr syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome. Too high levels: Kidney or liver issues, excess nitrogen, high toxic load.	Avocados, brewer’s yeast, brown rice bran, corn, dairy products, eggs, fish, gelatin, sprouted legumes, meat, soaked nuts, seafood, soaked seeds, spirulina, fermented soy, watercress, whey, whole grains.
Arginine	Vital for protein production, crosses the blood-brain barrier, responsible for secretion of hormones such as growth hormone, glucagon and insulin, helps circulation, helps wounds heal, helps remove excess ammonia from the body, supports immune function, helps maintain fertility.	Brewer’s yeast, brown rice bran, carob, chocolate, dairy products, eggs, fish, sprouted legumes, meat, soaked nuts, oatmeal, popcorn, raisins, seafood, sesame seeds, fermented soy, soaked sunflower seeds, whey, whole grains.
Asparagine	Essential for healthy brain development in children and ill adults, created in liver for all organs but the brain which needs local synthesis. Supports the nervous system.	Asparagus, brewer’s yeast, brown rice bran, dairy products, eggs, fish, sprouted legumes, meat, soaked nuts, potatoes, seafood, soaked seeds, fermented soy, whey, whole grains.
Aspartic Acid	Helps brain clarity, supports liver in detoxing, helps metabolism. Deficiencies: Fatigue, depression.	Brewer’s yeast, brown rice bran, dairy products, eggs, fish, sprouted legumes, meat, soaked nuts, sweet peppers, seafood, soaked seeds, spirulina, fermented soy, sugar beet molasses, whey, whole grains, young sugar cane.