Use Carnosine to Avoid Damaging Your Body's Proteins

Protein Modification, and a Deficiency of Carnosine, is a Major Disturbance in Many Diseases

It's clearly a source of major physiological and biochemical disruption in autism, ADD, and other forms of pervasive developmental delays.

Glucose, or blood sugar, from the carbohydrates we eat binds to tissue proteins forming something called a glycated protein.

This is not something that you want to happen -- it's real bad news.

Interesting.

So the more one uses, or is exposed to glucose, the more conscientious he should be in using this nutritional supplement. It has more than 800 papers on its power as an anti-aging nutrient that were published-in-peer-reviewed science journals.

This Powerful Nutrient was Discovered More than 100 Years Ago

The elements that make life -- oxygen, fats, proteins, glucose, trace metals -- can also destroy life. But, with this supplement, we have a very powerful anti-oxidant and free radical scavenger.

It will protect vital protein molecules from both oxidant and glucose attack. This is critical to maintaining structural integrity, particularly of the brain.

Abnormal, (and abnormal is the standard American diet that's loaded with carbohydrates), combinations of sugar (glucose) and proteins are very toxic leading to glycosylation.

For more information on anti-oxidants and anti-oxidant strategies and the role of carnosine as an anti-oxidant, check out this page.

This Nutrient is also a Heavy Metal Chelator

This is an important substance to use against heavy metal toxicity that's so much a part of modern life. It's also used to increase energy levels and could be a very useful supplement to help the impaired energy-processing mechanisms displayed in those kids diagnosed with autism.

It prevents cell wall damage, including the wall of the mitochondria. It actually breaks protein-glucose cross links.

Carnivorous diets (meat eating) are protective and vegetarianism and high carbohydrate diets are contraindicated.

This amino acid may increase neurotransmitter activity. Clearly this substance should be used as a first line of defense in the battle against autism.

Supplements are usually in 500 milligram capsules but 100-250 mg seems to be a good amount to use on a daily basis (click here to see a copy of an abstract about its use in autistic kids).

Many key researchers of carnosine use state that 100-250 milligrams (mg) daily of carnosine is enough. This study, using 800 mg may have been too much.