Glycine Articles

Glycine Articles:

Quality Sleep is a Weight-Loss Key

I have long reported that sleep is the primary fat-burning time, especially when a person does not eat food before bed. Of course if you exercise you will burn more calories during and following exercise; but in terms of the ideal time of the day to simply burn more fat it is during sleep. Between meals during the day (assuming you do not snack) you will burn 60% glucose and 40% fatty acids. After 6 hours of not eating (such as during sleep) this ratio flips around and you begin to burn 60% fatty acids until you wake up, your prime fat-burning time if you have managed your daily eating patterns according to the Leptin Diet.

Read More: childhood obesity, children, eating before bed, fat burning, glycine, insulin, magnesium, metabolism, sleep

Cysteine and Glycine Supplementation Can Boost Antioxidant Defenses in Aging & Diabetes

The key antioxidant enzyme in cells is called glutathione. Antioxidant reserves decline with age and are typically depleted in individuals with metabolic problems such as type 2 diabetes. The core cellular antioxidant system for every cell centers on the status of cellular glutathione. Many antioxidants work synergistically with glutathione to try to keep it at optimal levels. Additionally, glutathione as a dietary supplement does not cross cell membranes, so it is an antioxidant that must be synthesized from within the cell. Two new studies show that this key antioxidant can be dramatically boosted in aging and diabetes by supplementing with N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) and glycine, building block nutrients for glutathione formation within cells.

Read More: aging, diabeties, glutathione, glycine, NAC