Lysine Benefits and Nutrition Facts

Lysine is an essential amino acid that is not synthesized in the human body. Lysine is obtained through food.

 

Lysine has been found to be active against the herpes virus. This useful amino acid cannot cure or destroy herpes that has entered the body, its "mechanism" of action is different. Lysine has the ability to stop the metabolism of arginine, another amino acid that the herpes virus needs to reproduce. In this sense, lysine acts against herpes "in vitro" by preventing the creation of an environment conducive to its activation and, accordingly, the manifestation of a new recurrence of herpes disease.

It is necessary to clarify that in the composition of food there is both arginine and lysine, it is not possible to present only one amino acid. The ratio of arginine to lysine is important. In order for the product to have an "anti-herpes" effect, the ratio must be dominated by lysine.
The fact is that the foods we are used to consuming daily contain much more arginine than lysine - such are pasta, cereals. The supply of lysine remains limited and accordingly begins to experience a deficiency of it. It is usually depleted in the body with age, because as adults we rarely reach for dairy products, which are one of the main sources of this useful amino acid. Since lysine is involved in the building of important antibodies, hormones, enzymes, in the structure of bones, muscles and tissue repair, to ensure its regular intake means to take care of your health.

 

It is important to know the products whose arginine lysine ratio is in favor of the amino acid with "antiherpes" effect. There may be a difficulty in obtaining lysine, which comes from the fact that the products may not be among the preferred or are those that are difficult to obtain and expensive.

Lysine requirements amount to 3-5 grams per day.
 

The product that contains the most lysine is margarine, so its presence on the table should not be ruled out. Cheese can become a staple food for herpes sufferers. All types of cheese are suitable - Swiss, edam, gouda, Roquefort, Parmesan, goat's milk cheese, by analogy Bulgarian cheese and yellow cheese. The amount of lysine is not inferior to lactic and dairy products, butter, cream and ice cream made from milk and cream.
 

There are fruits that are rich in lysine. According to the content of this amino acid, papaya ranks next to cheese and milk. A few steps lower than the group of exotic fruits are mango and avocado. Very useful in this regard are apricots, as well as apples, pears, figs. These fruits also provide lysine in dried form.

Sources of lysine are beets and red tomatoes.

You can easily eat fish - turbot, Atlantic salmon, swordfish, anchovies, eels, white fish, mullet, leper, carp, pike, cod, mackerel, tuna, smoked pink salmon, shark, herring, perch.

 

From the meat you should choose this type, which includes more muscle fibers and less fat, thighs, shoulders, fillets. Beef, beef, chicken, turkey, as well as liver and ham are preferred.



In order to reduce recurrences, as well as during such, it is desirable to reduce the consumption of products that have a high content of arginine and promote the reproduction of the herpes virus. These are all kinds of nuts, onions, garlic, rice, chocolate, caffeine, gelatin. This does not mean that these products should be avoided, but it is advisable to limit their consumption or take them with other products that balance the amount of arginine with a sufficient amount of lysine. For example, by adding milk or cream to coffee, nuts are eaten with yogurt and dried apricots and papaya.