Lysine Benefits

Lysine's benefits include:

Lysine helps people recover from injuries and illness
Lysine's role as a muscle builder helps the body more quickly recover from any major injuries to the body, long-term illness and also for people recovering from any type of surgery. Lysine helps the body recover more quickly and prevents muscle wastage in people who cannot be mobile due to injury or illness.
Lysine is required for growth and bone development
Lysine plays a key role in growth and bone development, especially in children, where it assists in helping the body absorb sufficient amounts of calcium to be used in bone tissue and also in maintaining and enhancing muscle mass to enable proper growth.

Lysine has a beneficial effect on the immune system, due to its anti-viral properties, especially in regards to the herpes virus

Lysine is involved in the production of many proteins
Lysine is directly involved in the production of a number of hormones, antibodies (in the immune system), collagen and enzymes.
Lysine is used to protect against cold sores
Many studies have shown that lysine is very effective in reducing the incidence of cold sores and shortening the duration of infection. Studies also show that lysine may also provide protections against the herpes virus in general.
Lysine has anti-viral and immune-boosting properties
Lysine has a beneficial effect on the immune system, due to its anti-viral properties, especially in regards to the herpes virus. Lysine boosts the immune system to prevent a cold sore outbreak by stopping the herpes virus from replicating and causing an outbreak.

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