Amino acids are organic compounds that combine to form protiens.  Amino acids and proteins are the building blocks of life.

When proteins are digested or broken down, amino acids are left.  The human body uses amino acids to make proteins to help the body:

• Break down food
• Grow
• Repair body tissue
• Perform many other body functions

Amino acids can also be used as a source of energy by the body.

Amino acids are classified into three groups:

• Essential amino acids
• Nonessential amino acids
• Conditional amino acids

Essential amino acids

• Essential amino acids cannot be made by the body.  As a result, they must come from food.
• The nine essential amino acids are: histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan and valine.

Nonessential amino acids

• “Nonessential” means that our bodies produce an amino acid, even if we don’t get it from the food we eat.
• They include: alanine, asparagine, aspartic acid and glutamic acid.

Conditional amino acids

• Conditional amino acids are usually not essential, except in times of illness and stress.
• They include: arginine, cysteine, glutamine, tyrosine, glycine, ornithine, proline and serine.

You do not need to eat essential and nonessential amino acids at every meal, but getting a balance of them over the whole day is important.

All active ingredients in Texas Transdermals’ Amino Acid patch are verified by the United States Pharmacopeia.