Methionine

• Supplies sulfur to the body
• Used for the treatment of AIDS patients
• May improve memory recall in cases with nervous system degeneration
• May help Parkinson's disease
• Used in the treatment of pancreatitis
• Used to support liver function
• Lower intakes during pregnancy associated with neural tube defects
• Taking too much may lead to heart disease but it
• May help to prevent clogging the arteries by eliminating plaque
• Assists in the breakdown of fats
• Helps detoxify lead and other heavy metals
• Helps to prevent brittle hair
• Protects against radiation
• Beneficial for those with osteoporosis
• Helps with chemical allergies, rheumatic fever, and pregnancy toxemia
• Powerful antioxidant inactivating free radicals
• Good for people with Gilbert's syndrome (a liver disease)
• Required for synthesis of nucleic acid formation and for collagen formation
• Promotes the excretion of estrogen
• Used for schizophrenia (it decreases histamine in the body)
• May prevent some tumors
• Needed for the synthesis of Taurine and Cysteine
• Used in the production of Choline which is used by the brain and to make bile more liquidy.