What is L Lysine
L Lysine is an essential amino acid. It's found in red meats such as beef & in much lower quantities in most vegetables.
What does L Lysine do?
Like all amino acids it functions as a building block for proteins. It also plays a role in bone growth by aiding calcium absorption & it also helps collagen integrity.
Doctors & nutritionists often recommend Lysine supplements during an attack of cold sores or to control other herpes simplex related infections since it appears to reduce & help the replication of the herpes virus.