Amino Acids in Therapy: A Guide to the Therapeutic Application of Protein Constituents

by Leon Chaitow and Leon Chaitow D.O. N.D.

Book Overview

This comprehensive guide for health practitioners covers all aspects of amino acid therapy and lists conditions which are particularly responsive to such treatment. Includes information on: Amino acid profiles Why individual requirements differ Amino acids and protein Amino acids and the body cycles Disorders of amino acid metabolism Conditions suitable for amino acid therapy

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892812877
• ISBN13: 9780892812875
• Release Date: April 1985
• Publisher: Healing Arts Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Good place to start...

If you're trying to learn about amino acids this book is a good place to start. At just over 100 pages it's a bit short. For instance, the amino acid serine is covered in seven lines. It's also approaching 20 years old. Having said that it still provides a lot of useful info. And combined with "The Amino Revolution" by Robert Erdmann, PH.D., it can give you a pretty good idea of the potential benefits of amino acid supplementation. There's so much more to learn on this topic and I'm still waiting for the definitive amino acid book. Unfortunately, most doctors don't have a clue.

Healing with amino acids

This excellent book is a valuable guide to the therapeutic use of amino acids. It explains how amino acids function as the building blocks of protein, and lists the metabolic paths of the amino acids, the qualities of the individual amino acids and the disease states in which amino therapy can be helpful. The author discusses the essential aminos (that the body needs to get from food) and the non-essential ones (that are made in the body), and how these relate and interact with one another. The co-factors (vitamins, minerals and trace elements) of the individual amino acids are covered in detail. The author provides valuable information on the therapeutic application of amino acid therapy, including a summary of therapeutic dosages and cautions. Some of the uses include treatment of depression (DL-Phenylalanine, L-Tyrosine), insomnia (Tryptophan), cold sores (L-Lycine), detoxification (L-Cysteine, Glutathione) and wound healing (L-Arginine and L-Glutamine). An appendix provides the amino acid content of certain common foods (besides meat, other excellent sources are eggs, milk, yoghurt and chocolate). The book also provides the contact details of various organisations and contains a thorough index. I also recommend he Amino Revolution by Robert Erdmann and Meirion Jones.

Highly recommended

Though this book is older, it has a lot of good information, especially for people wanting to learn about using amino acids to treat illness. I like it better than Amino Revolution. Its a quick read- short, but fully detailed.

essence knoledge on amino acids therapy!

leon chaitow show in this book the healing benefits of every amino acid that is known and the illnesses that they are capabale of healing, and they are very much capable. he also writes a word of caution to specific illnesses wich medicines are not allowed to combined together and in the wright dosages.many biochemical explanations on the amino acids of how they work in diseases are explained in a very readable way for everyone and the all book in general is enlightning.very recommanded!