PERFORMANCE & RECOVERY - RŌNIN V4.1
Why 2,000mg of Taurine?
Conditionally essential amino acid with dual roles: cardiovascular support via antioxidant activity in cardiac tissue, and a 2023 Science paper examining taurine concentration changes across species.
- CATEGORY
- Performance
- DOSE
- 2,000mg
- FORM
- Free amino acid - non-animal source
- EVIDENCE LEVEL
- Strong - multiple human studies
How Taurine works
Taurine is highly concentrated in heart muscle, where it acts as an antioxidant and membrane stabiliser. It modulates calcium signalling in cardiomyocytes, supporting contractile function and protecting against oxidative stress during exercise.
Taurine is depleted by both chronic exercise and chronic stress. In 2023, Singh et al. demonstrated in Science that taurine levels decline with age across species, and that supplementation extended healthy lifespan in multiple model organisms - a landmark finding in longevity research.
Key benefits
- Cardiovascular antioxidant protection
- Supports cardiac contractile function
- Depleted by exercise and stress - replenishment critical
- Concentrated in cardiac and muscle tissue. A conditionally essential amino acid
- Anti-inflammatory activity in vascular tissue
The research
Peer-reviewed human trials supporting this ingredient at this dose.
- Taurine deficiency as a driver of aging.PubMed →
- Review: taurine: a "very essential" amino acid.PubMed →
- Physiological actions of taurine.PubMed →
IN THE FORMULA
Taurine
2,000mg
Free-form amino acid
WHEN TO TAKE IT
Any time of day. Can be taken pre-exercise to support cardiovascular performance, or daily for baseline cardiovascular and antioxidant benefit.