Review on 💪 Nervous System Health Booster: Double Strength Taurine 1,000mg - 250 Veg Capsules by NOW Supplements by John Martin

I originally got this as a powder for our cat with cancer and it was recommended for his diet. We've since lost the cat and now I'm adding this to my 97 year old mother's supplement shake. It is an amino acid said to help the brain, heart, liver, etc. It's one of those things that a lot of people lack. Whether this supplement will help anything is very difficult to say definitively. If we don't see a difference in the long term, we will stop using it. If I see a difference I will update this review. UPDATE 6/18/18 While taurine has many health benefits that you can easily find online, I have primarily used it for my aging eyesight. I am 71 years old and over time my distance vision has improved but my near vision has progressively deteriorated. I had to keep reading glasses handy to read the cooking instructions on the boxes, and I even noticed that the food I ate was blurry during lunch. I started taking taurine in hopes it would improve my near vision. Presumably, it can reduce vision loss. I've been taking taurine for several months and have noticed that sometimes I can see an imprint that I hadn't seen before. Although the changes aren't that significant, I found I could read captions I hadn't seen before. I can't tell you that this supplement will help with declining vision, but I believe it has helped me see a little better. Even if it didn't help my vision improve, it would help if it kept it from getting worse. I usually do a lot of research to learn more about the benefits of supplements before deciding to take them. Here is some information I found during my research: is an essential building block of protein. Excess taurine is excreted through the kidneys. Taurine occurs naturally in meat, fish and dairy products. • Weight loss and obesity – the effects of obesity affect almost every part of our body. Abdominal fat stores are known to cause inflammation, which can lead to cardiovascular problems. Taurine has the ability to significantly lower blood lipid levels and improve the body's ability to deal with excess blood sugar. Lowering lipid levels may help protect against cardiovascular disease, while glucose tolerance is important as many obese people develop diabetes. Cardiovascular Diseases – The heart contains a high concentration of taurine, and various studies point to the benefits of taking taurine for various heart conditions. Issue. Studies have found that taurine increases the storage of potassium and magnesium in the heart muscle, which are essential for electrical stability and regular contractions of the heart muscle. Studies also show that patients with high blood pressure have lower than normal levels of taurine in their blood. When taurine levels are below normal, a protein called "angiotensin" is released, causing blood pressure to rise. • Low Cholesterol - High cholesterol is a common symptom of heart disease. Taurine is needed to make a compound that causes more cholesterol to be excreted in the bile. Taurine has also been shown to improve its ability to lower levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), often referred to as "bad cholesterol." Taurine can protect the body from hardening of the arteries and cardiovascular diseases. • Eye Protection – Taurine is the most abundant amino acid in the retina and protects the eyes from various toxins. Salary also decreases significantly with age. Age-related vision loss has many different causes, but high on the list of causative factors is oxidative stress in the light-sensitive cells of the retina. Taurine's ability to clear harmful molecules in the eye may indicate its ability to protect the retina. • Ringing in the ears – Hearing damage usually occurs in the nerve cells that convert sound waves into electrical energy that the brain recognizes. Like almost all nerve cells, the hair cells in the ear also depend on the inflow and outflow of calcium. Taurine helps control the flow of calcium in and out of the ear's auditory cells. These properties can help prevent progressive hearing loss and can also be invaluable in treating tinnitus. • Liver Protection – The liver is the body's primary detoxification organ, filtering toxins and harmful chemicals from the bloodstream as they pass. Research shows that taurine helps protect liver cells from oxidative damage, ensuring liver cells effectively remove harmful compounds. This is vital in both alcoholic and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, both of which can lead to possible liver failure. • Exercise – Taurine helps muscles work harder, longer and safer. Taurine increases both cardiac and joint muscle contractility, resulting in a more powerful workout. Taurine also helps remove lactic acid build-up, meaning you can exercise longer than you otherwise would. Finally, taurine's ability to neutralize compounds that cause oxidative stress, thereby protecting it from damage. • Reduces cortisol levels, which may help improve sleep, improve stress management and reduce anxiety. Hopefully this information will help you in your decision to take the supplement.