Carnitine – the Energy Nutrient

Carnitine a vitamin like substance is crucial in carrying fatty acids into the mitochondria, that results in Energy production, and is essential for infants growth and weight gain, and is obtained from the mothers milk. Infants are very limited in being able to synthesize their own carnitine early in life – only 30% by 2.5yrs old.

Further, carnitine is usually found in high concentrations in meat and dairy products.

So what do vegans do?

Fortunately the body makes carnitine from the amino acids: lysine, methionine, & Vit C, B3, B6 and Iron. So if we get high concentrations methionine (sesame seeds, Brazil nuts, hemp seeds, chia, beans, quinoa, tofu, almonds and lentils) & Lysine (tofu, green peas, lentils, beans) and the other vitamins from fruit, seeds, nuts and herbs we can manufacture Carnitine for healthy Energy.

Jean-Francois is a qualified ethnobotanist,. nutritionist and herbalist with a holistic natural medicines practice in Johannesburg. https://phytoalchemy.co.za/nutritionists/

Jean-Francois Sobiecki B.Sc Hons (ethnobotany) is a qualified ethnobotanist, nutritionist and herbalist with a holistic natural medicines practice in Johannesburg and is offering Online Herbal, Nutrition and South African Medicinal Plant Courses on a 40% Special Lockdown Offer here: https://phytoalchemy.co.za/faq/