what is L-Lysine good for?

maletac
maletac Posts: 767 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
what is L-Lysine good for?

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  • melizerd
    melizerd Posts: 870 Member
    It's an essential amino acid, not made by animals (we get it from plants and bacteria).

    So we need it as a building block for protein. There are structural proteins, (muscles, bones, cell walls etc) and functional proteins (hormones, digestive enzymes and antibodies).
  • wickedcricket
    wickedcricket Posts: 1,246 Member
    helps fight cold sore outbreaks
  • yeabby
    yeabby Posts: 643 Member
    It's most commonly used for sores, canker, in the mouth. Makes them heal very fast.
  • jkuhn71
    jkuhn71 Posts: 199
    L-Lysine is a necessary building block for all protein in the body. L-Lysine plays a major role in calcium absorption; building muscle protein; recovering from surgery or sports injuries; and the body's production of hormones, enzymes, and antibodies.
  • JoyceJoanne
    JoyceJoanne Posts: 760 Member
    I take it to fend off cold sores. If I feel one starting to tingle, I'll really load up a few times a day for 2-3 days. It usually never surfaces. My grandma takes 1/2 a pill everyday as a preventative.
  • maletac
    maletac Posts: 767 Member
    Why do people take it for diet and working out
  • go2grrl
    go2grrl Posts: 190 Member
    I have a friend who takes it to keep cold sores at bay as well as prevent armpit cysts which them cause her lymph nodes to swell and ache. I also feed it to my dog as part of his daily regime to keep his immune in good shape so he can battle all the germs at daycare with relative ease.
  • melizerd
    melizerd Posts: 870 Member
    We take it after working out because it helps build (rebuild) muscles.
  • Chuckw40
    Chuckw40 Posts: 201
    I have a friend who takes it to keep cold sores at bay as well as prevent armpit cysts which them cause her lymph nodes to swell and ache. I also feed it to my dog as part of his daily regime to keep his immune in good shape so he can battle all the germs at daycare with relative ease.

    Your dog goes to daycare?
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