Glutamine is a non-essential amino acid that is both naturally found in the foods we eat, as well as synthesised internally in times of need. Glutamines primary benefits are to ensure gut health, strengthen the immune system and to enhance muscular recovery. Known as a conditionally essential amino acid, Glutamine can become heavily depleted when your immune system is compromised, gut health dysbiosis is occurring or in the post workout phase of exercise when the body is most stressed.

Due to being conditionally essential, whereby glutamine is only needed specifically in times of depletion, glutamine is one of the best time specific recovery, immune boosting and gut health supporting supplements on the market.

Traditionally extracted during rice fermentation, Glutamine is a naturally but mildly sweet flavour, mixes exceptionally well in your whey protein or super greens shake and is a fantastic additive to any supplement regime.

When consumed orally, Glutamine plays an important role in the health of your gut lining, ensuring the integrity of your stomach is maximised. In a time where the large majority of us are suffering from pain or inflammation, the use of anti-inflammatories and antibiotics, while great for reducing the symptoms they are designed to combat, they also reduce gut integrity, can induce microbiome dysbiosis and are generally not ideal for gut health. By supplementing with Glutamine in times like this, immune function is supported and gut health reduction can be minimised due to the immune and gut lining functionality and health.

Want more muscle recovery as well as improved gut health and immune function? Well, Glutamine is great for that too! L-Glutamine is one of 4 major muscle-building amino acids, with the BCAA’s being the other 3, and is chronically depleted during phases of intense exercise but more specifically in the post workout phase. By supplementing with L-Glutamine post workout, muscle breakdown is minimised while muscle repair is simultaneously maximised.

So whether you are in need of immune support, want to improve the integrity of your gut health or are an athlete involved in repetitive bouts of high intensity exercise, utilising L-Glutamine daily or post workout can strengthen immune function, minimise sickness during the winter months, decrease gastric stress and enhance the speed of recovery post workout.