Supplementing with Taurine: A Vital Amino Acid

Nadia Anderson, M.P.H.

A high dietary intake of the amino acid taurine, sometimes considered one of the best kept secrets of optimal health, has been identified as a potentially key longevity factor shared amongst the world’s longest-living populations.¹ Although taurine has often been overlooked, researchers have concluded that due to “its functional significance in cell development, nutrition, and survival, taurine is undoubtedly one of the most essential substances in the body.”² Taurine is the most abundant amino acid in human cells, but the body produces it in insufficient quantities.^3,4 Taurine’s wide range of important functions in the human body …read more