VALREXA Originals
Short explainers made by VALREXA. Each one is under a minute, built from primary sources, and graded against the evidence.
Amino acid spotlight
One amino acid at a time: structure, role, food sources and the evidence.
Meet the amino acid behind the holiday myth: what it is, what the body makes from it, and why turkey is not a sleeping pill.
55 sec · Vertical format, also on InstagramThe branched-chain amino acid that signals cells to build protein, where it is found, and what the evidence says about supplements.
55 sec · Vertical format, also on InstagramA single hydrogen for a side chain, a third of collagen, and a messenger in the nervous system.
55 sec · Vertical format, also on InstagramHow the body turns arginine into nitric oxide, where it comes from, and why more is not always better.
55 sec · Vertical format, also on InstagramAlanine links muscle and liver, helping keep blood sugar steady between meals.
55 sec · Vertical format, also on InstagramA single valine in the wrong place causes sickle-cell disease. That is how much order matters.
55 sec · Vertical format, also on InstagramIsoleucine and leucine share a formula, but their shapes give them different roles.
55 sec · Vertical format, also on InstagramProline’s locked ring gives proteins their turns, and collagen its strength.
55 sec · Vertical format, also on InstagramNewborn screening and a special diet let people with PKU live healthy lives.
55 sec · Vertical format, also on InstagramMethionine starts nearly every protein and feeds the methylation reactions cells depend on.
55 sec · Vertical format, also on InstagramSerine helps cells signal, and supplies parts for other amino acids and membranes.
55 sec · Vertical format, also on InstagramThreonine completed the list of essential amino acids and helps build the gut’s mucus barrier.
55 sec · Vertical format, also on InstagramCysteine’s sulfur lets proteins lock their shape and powers the antioxidant glutathione.
55 sec · Vertical format, also on InstagramTyrosine is the starting point for dopamine, adrenaline, thyroid hormones and melanin.
55 sec · Vertical format, also on InstagramThe first amino acid ever found is now central to a leukemia treatment.
55 sec · Vertical format, also on InstagramGlutamine moves nitrogen around the body and feeds fast-dividing cells.
55 sec · Vertical format, also on InstagramAspartic acid’s negative charge helps proteins work, and it feeds core metabolism.
55 sec · Vertical format, also on InstagramGlutamate is the brain’s main “go” signal and the source of umami flavor.
55 sec · Vertical format, also on InstagramLysine is often the missing piece in grain-based diets, which is why legumes matter.
55 sec · Vertical format, also on InstagramHistidine’s unique ring lets it switch charge, which enzymes and hemoglobin rely on.
55 sec · Vertical format, also on InstagramPeptide science 101
The foundations of peptide science, explained in under a minute.
Amino acids, peptide bonds, peptides versus proteins, why order matters, and why not every peptide is a medicine.
56 sec · Vertical format, also on InstagramThe four levels of evidence, plus the red and green flags to look for in any health claim.
55 sec · Vertical format, also on InstagramMore originals
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