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What about Taurine?

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Surprised a search for Taurine in this forum turned up virtually nothing. I've gone 80% Vegan on my diet so I don't get a lot of Taurine from foods. I did a little research to make sure supplementing with it wasn't pro-PCa. I'm trying to keep my supplementation regimen as simple as possible though as I'm in remission and I don't want to stack a bunch of stuff that doesn't have clear evidence of benefit.

I think my does of 1G a day is pretty low, combined with all the study evidence (mostly in vitro of course) points to it having potential positive benefit if anything. Anyone else taking this and/or have opinions on it?

July 2020 - ''Taurine seems to reduce the migratory potential of androgen-dependent human prostate cancer cells, though targeting matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), which are considered crucial enzymes for the degradation of ECM."

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April 2015 - "we investigated the anti-prostate cancer metastasis effect of taurine, and proved taurine suppressed PSA and several metastasis-related genes in human prostate cancer cells, LNCaP and PC-3. In addition, taurine inhibited migration of LNCaP and PC-3."

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There are some supplements I take for heart health, which is a more immediate concern for me as I have to deal with atrial fibrillation. CoQ10, L-Arginine, Taurine, Magnesium, Acetyl-L-Carnitine. I think Magnesium is the most important one in that regard. I'll throw in another one for general health -- iodoral, 12 mg. It is an iodine supplement. I take a half tablet every other day or so. Since you are heavily vegan you may want to consider B12 ... but not too much; too much isn't good when you have prostate cancer. On the other hand a deficiency can cause cognitive problems.

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Taurine does not need to be supplemented. Taurine is a substance that is formed naturally in the body. It is a sulphur-containing amino acid, a so-called aminosulfonic acid. Taurine has many functions in the body, among other things taurine contributes to the functioning of the salt-water balance in the body's cells. The taurine that the body itself produces is sufficient for human needs and taurine therefore does not need to be in the diet.

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I have heart issues and based on the recommendation from Patrick (no longer posts here) I started to take Taurine a couple of years back. It seems to have helped my A-Fib. My heart doc was ok with my supplementation. First I've heard that it might have an impact tp PCa.

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I do Taurine powder. One little scoop a day. I'm 10 years out on Lupron and Xtandi. ( And supplements of various kinds including Taurine.

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