Taurine is an amino sulfonic acid, but it is often referred to as an amino acid, a chemical that is a required building block of protein.

Taurine increases the action of insulin, improving glucose tolerance, and acting as an antioxidant. It is vital for the proper function of the minerals potassium, calcium, magnesium, and sodium.

Because of taurine’s essential role in the body, supplementing with taurine can provide numerous health benefits, including restoring insulin sensitivity, mitigating diabetic complications, reversing cardiovascular disease factors, preventing and treating fatty liver disease, alleviating seizures, reversing tinnitus, and more.

Trained athletes who supplement with taurine experience better exercise performance, and cyclists ride longer distances with less fatigue.

There’s good reason for these positive effects: Taurine helps muscles work harder, longer, and safer.

Suggested Dosage:

Dosages between 500mg-2,000mg have shown efficacy, although the upper limit for toxicity is placed at a much greater level and high doses are well-tolerated.

The upper limit for which one can be relatively assured no side effects that will occur over a lifetime has been suggested to be 3g a day.

• Congestive heart failure: 1.5-6 grams of taurine per day in two or three divided doses.
• Hepatitis: 1.5-4 grams of taurine daily for up to 3 months.

aka: 2-Aminoethylsulfonic Acid, 2-Aminoethane Sulfonic Acid, Acide Aminoéthylsulfonique, Acide Kétoisocaproïque de Taurine, Acid Aminoethanesulfonate, Aminoethanesulfonate, Aminoéthylsulfonique, Éthyl Ester de Taurine, L-Taurine, Taurina, Taurine Ethyl Ester, Taurine Ketoisocaproic
Notes: Non-irradiated. Non-GMO. Sold and labeled as for further manufacturing. Individuals must exercise their independent judgment in determining its appropriateness for a particular purpose or use. As with any manufacturing process, we suggest a small, lab-scale manufacturing for evaluation purposes prior to full commercial manufacturing.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
* FDA disclaimer

References
Life Extension Magazine
Web MD
Poliquin Group
Examine.com