| | |  | Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements | Home » » » » Source Naturals L-Glutamine Powder, 16 Ounce | | | | | | | Description: | | Amino acid supplement. L-Glutamine, a free-form amino acid, can be converted to glutamic acid. Glutamic acid is a usable energy source for the brain and a pre-cursor to the important inhibitory neurotransmitter, GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid). L-Glutamine also plays an important role in ammonia disposal. (These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.) Suitable for vegetarians and hypoallergenic: contains no yeast, dairy, egg, gluten, corn, soy or wheat. Contains no sugar, starch, salt, preservatives, or artificial color, flavor or fragrance. | | | Features: | |
• A free-form amino acid
• Can be converted to glutamic acid
• Glutamic acid is a precursor to the important inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA (gamma amino butyric acid)
• Also plays an important role in ammonia disposal
• Available in Powder form or 500 mg tablets and capsules
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 5.1 inches | | Product Width:
| 4.7 inches | | Product Height:
| 4.7 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.2 pounds | | Package Length:
| 5.4 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 4.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.2 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 22 reviews |
| | | Label Information: | | | Ingredients:
| Calories: 10, L-Glutamine: 2gm |
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23 of 23 found the following review helpful:
Necessary amino acid for leaky gut syndromeNov 18, 2011
By AndreaP.
I can't say enough good things about this product. First, I use a lot of Source Naturals products, and in my experience, they are always of high quality at a very reasonable price.
Now as to why I'm taking this supplement...I'm working on recovering from chronic fatigue syndrome caused by leaky gut and gut dysbiosis (severe Candida infection for the last several years). I've read that people take 15-20 g of this a day to heal the gut. I started taking it on an empty stomach before meals, and the effects have been life-changing; and, no, I'm not being dramatic. It turns out that during times of stress, glutamine in the skeletal muscle can become depleted by up to 50% (perhaps even more based on some statistics I've read). The body needs glutamine to fuel immune cells and to repair tissues; the liver needs glutamine for detoxification, etc. So the body snags from skeletal muscle the glutamine that it needs. Although the body is able to make glutamine from other amino acids in the diet, during periods of prolonged stress (like chronic infection or disease), the diet simply is unable to provide a sufficient supply. This has certainly been true in my case. I seem to eat and eat all day long, but it's never enough for all the repair that is going on inside my body - yet I still have no energy. It's frustrating. This product has changed that. I'm not miraculously cured or anything like that, but it has certainly made a big difference in my quality of life as I continue to recover. I've got a lot more energy now, much less muscle aches, less difficulty digesting, and less allergies after eating. I am able to sleep through the night without waking due to hypoglycemia, and I no longer wake in the morning with muscle pain and fatigue. In short, I just feel a heck of a lot better.
I can't speak for everyone, of course, but in my experience, I recommend that anyone working on recovering from a chronic illness take glutamine. Sift through the scientific journal articles online; many studies have been done, particularly on its effectiveness on healing and protecting the gut.
26 of 27 found the following review helpful:
Glutamine for Irritable bowel and ulcerative colitisApr 21, 2011
By Susan Gilbert
"Sussi"
All my online research about IBS and other forms of colitis, recommend l-Glutamine for healing the intestines. It helps restore the lining. After my original diagnosis, I started using this brand of L-glutamine daily, and it helped immediately.
It also cuts down on sugar cravings. You can't beat that!
24 of 25 found the following review helpful:
A Great ProductAug 22, 2010
By N. Sanchez
"ALeX"
Considering that this product is only so much money it is very well worth the price but let me tell you about what it does. I'm a bodybuilder only a teen though. Glutamine in my experience helps recover so much faster. I don't know how to explain in how it does that but I feel much more energized. Not so much like caffeine energy but it even helps me foucslike doing simple things like driving, and become alert as it is a Neuro-transmitter.
Another important thing to note is that if you live in the U.S or in the western side of the world then this may benefit you highly since most foods on the western side are acidic. Glutamine ups the alkaline reserves in your body so you don't metabolize your muscles, and have and acidic ph level in your system.
In the end this is great product. I've felt better by using it, but I don't know how much muscle growth I really got helped from it since muscle growth is great there is no real way to shrink my muscles and re-test.
19 of 20 found the following review helpful:
Noticed an immediate weight gainSep 20, 2009
By J. M. Gates
I lift weights five days a week and drink tons of whey protein and yet I've had problems gaining significant amounts of muscle mass. This is probably due to lack of sleep and proper nutrition necessary for hypertrophy. The second I started taking this product I started gaining. In just two weeks I packed on eight pounds! None of it fat!
On the down side it added a funny chemical taste to my shake. The taste went away when I doubled the amount of milk though. This is what I take:
2 servings ( 60 grams) whey protein
2 servings (16 fl. oz.) skim milk
3 grams l-glutamine
1 gram Phosphatidyl serine
1/2 gram GABA
(1/4 teaspoon is approx. one gram)
That's one shake and I take it four times a day. Once in the morning, immediately following a workout, one hour after post-workout, and the last shake in the evening. I also take one gram of beta-alanine and one gram of creatine an hour before exercise. I take a 1200 mg omega 3 capsule (x2 a day), 2000 IU vitamin d, and one vitamin b complex pill.
If anyone decides to try my recipe remember to drink plenty of water afterwards. All that protein will give you heartburn.
18 of 19 found the following review helpful:
Excellent ProductMar 29, 2009
By axpress
This has to be the best L-Glutamine on the market! I feel it's effects immediately after taking it. Source Naturals L-Glutamine is more potent (pure) than Vitamin Shoppe's L-Glutamine (I tried them both). This product not only helps out with my muscles, but it also calms me down as L-Glutamine works as a natural tranquilizer.
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