GAL Taurine Powder 500g

Our company does not attribute any disease-prevention, treatment, or curative properties to our products, nor do we imply any such properties. That said, as an obligation arising from Article 4 of EU Regulation 1169/2011, we provide the following information about the health effects of this product's active ingredient and its scientific background. We aim to present the latest, independent, and authoritative research to give interested readers a clear picture of the evidence. This is not intended to encourage a purchase. If our customers return to us with repeat orders, we hope it is only because they have experienced GAL's benefits for themselves; that is what we believe in, and why we do this work.

Benefits of Taurine Supplementation

Although many people assume taurine is harmful, it is in fact an exceptionally healthy substance that the modern diet typically fails to provide in sufficient quantity. Taurine's richest natural sources are shellfish, crustaceans and other seafood, as well as the heart muscle.

Its importance is further confirmed by the fact that numerous studies have already found adequate taurine status, and taurine supplementation itself, to be beneficial across a number of different conditions.

Factors Affecting Lifespan

A 2009 study found that taurine is a key factor behind the Japanese population's long lifespan. A 2006 study examining a range of Asian countries found that a high taurine level was associated with a lower risk of coronary artery disease.

This was confirmed by a 2012 study, which also found that people with higher taurine levels have lower blood pressure and body mass index, as well as a better blood lipid profile. Reduced bodily taurine levels have been observed in diabetes, cancer, and kidney, heart and liver failure.

Essential Nutrient

A 2012 review published in a medical journal considers taurine, contrary to earlier assumptions, to be one of the body's most important essential elements, one whose optimal level can only be maintained by consuming taurine-rich foods or dietary supplements.

An earlier 2002 review had already found that taurine deficiency is a more common problem than assumed, because it is difficult to measure and is not stored by the body. Taurine supplementation in infants is considered particularly important, and better infant formulas already contain it.

As we can see, the body's taurine status is strongly linked to the occurrence of diseases of civilisation, so a higher-taurine diet would be beneficial for many people.

Human Clinical Trials on Taurine Supplementation

Gum Disease

In a 2014 study, 10 people with advanced periodontal disease received 500 mg of taurine daily for 15 days. Their disease status improved even within this short period, despite 500 mg being a very low dose.

Diabetes

In a 2010 study, people with type 1 diabetes received 1.5 g of taurine daily, which significantly improved the condition of their vascular system after just 14 days.

Weight Loss

In a 2004 study, obese patients received 3 g of taurine daily for 7 weeks. Partly thanks to the supplementation, their body weight decreased significantly and their blood lipid values also improved.

Smoking

In a 2003 study, smokers whose blood vessels had narrowed over the years were given 1.5 g of taurine daily. After just 5 days, their condition had improved enough that the diameter of their blood vessels matched that of non-smokers.

Athletic Performance

Taurine increases athletic performance while also protecting against injury, exercise-induced oxidative effects, and muscle soreness.

Tinnitus

Recent animal studies have found a lot of promising results regarding taurine's ability to relieve tinnitus, and human trials have already produced good results as well.

Bile

A large amount of taurine is needed to produce bile, so anyone who has difficulty digesting fatty foods may benefit from supplementing it.

Taurine Is Not a Stimulant

Most people know taurine from the formerly permitted, high-caffeine energy drinks, which may give the impression that it is some kind of harmful, stimulating substance. In fact, it used to be added to energy drinks specifically to ease the unpleasant symptoms caused by their excessive caffeine content.

Our Ancestors' Taurine Intake Was Much Higher

Taurine is an amino-acid-like organic acid that makes up about 0.1% of human body mass. Unlike many animals, humans have lost the ability to synthesise taurine, so we depend on external (dietary) sources to maintain an adequate level.

Taurine is found exclusively in foods of animal origin. Dairy products contain very little, meat contains a modest amount (30-160 mg/100 g), while seafood such as crustaceans, molluscs and cephalopods contain roughly ten times as much (300-900 mg/100 g). These high-taurine organisms were exactly the ones most accessible to our ancestors, since they lived close to shore and didn't even need to be hunted, just gathered.

According to the increasingly accepted ‘aquatic ape’ theory among biologists, these were once our primary food sources, and their high omega-3 DHA content may be what allowed our brains to grow to their current size. Perhaps their taurine content was a similarly important factor. Either way, it appears that our bodies are “designed” for a high-taurine diet.

Daily consumption of seafood is not typical of the modern Western diet, so taurine intake in these societies is also low (30-400 mg/day). While diseases of civilisation are common in the West, they occur far less often among population groups with high taurine intake. Since taurine supplementation significantly reduces the risk of numerous diseases, eases the symptoms of diseases that have already developed, and modern research continues to confirm all of this, it would be worthwhile for anyone not getting enough of it from their diet to supplement it.