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Amino Acids 101
All proteins are made up of amino acids. Your body can produce some amino acids, but others – called
essential amino acids – must be consumed. If your body lacks any of the essential amino acids you cannot create muscle proteins.
Studies have
been done to determine the optimal mix of amino acids to generate the highest level
of protein utilization.
Several companies offer essential amino acid powders using the optimal mix of amino acids including Perfect Amino, Optimal Amino, Fortagen, Kion Amino Acids, and Master Amino Pattern and all of them use identical formulations based on an expired patent.
Optimal Amino, Fortagen, and
Kion Aminos are all manufactured in compliance with pharmaceutical Good Manufacturing
Practices and are high quality products that are easy to find on the internet. Optimal Amino offers the best value and
lowest price per serving of all these options.
Can you gain muscle while losing fat?
Yes! However, it takes discipline and a real focus on diet to do this! One of the keys is obtaining optimal amounts of protein while not taking in too many calories.
This is where supplemental use of Essential Amino Acids can help because you can get the equivalent of 100 grams of meat, fish, or chicken in just 20 grams of essential aminos at a fraction of the calories! They are also quick and easy to digest.
How Often
Do You Need to Consume Protein to Optimize Muscle Mass?
Practically
speaking if you consume all your protein as whole food it is challenging for
most to consume optimal amounts of protein each day without spreading it over
several meals – even if you eat the highest quality protein sources such as
Eggs, Meat, Chicken and Fish!
Is it
true that you can only absorb and use a fixed maximum amount of protein in one
meal?
The short
answer is no! Even though many fitness
and medical professionals believe this to be true. The research comparing people who consume all their protein in a short meal window each day
versus those who spread it out is pretty consistent - it does not matter if you eat fewer meals with more protein per meal.
The take
home message is to consume enough high-quality protein each day. For most people eating anywhere from 3 – 6
meals a day is easiest to maintain when consuming optimal amounts of protein
for muscle building.
As
surprising as this may sound consider that humans have been on the earth for
hundreds of thousands of years, and everyone alive today is a product of
evolution of our forebears. For almost
all the time humans have existed we did NOT ration our protein intake
throughout the day – our ancestors ate as much as they could when they had
it! The ability to absorb and use
proteins in large meals is therefore built into us.
What is true
is that your body adjusts to any specific dietary pattern over time by changing
the levels of enzymes that breakdown, transport and use specific macronutrients
including fat, protein, and carbohydrate. In addition your body adjusts to meal timing as well. Whenever you change your dietary pattern significantly it takes time for
the body to adjust so keep this in mind and shift slowly to minimize
discomfort!
Isn’t
High Protein Bad for You?
There are persistent
myths surrounding protein intake and kidney damage and bone loss which never
seem to die despite mounds of research proving they are myths!
Unless you
have kidney disease these fears are completely misplaced! In addition, many studies have shown that
increased protein intake in aging adults helps INCREASE bone density!
For more
information on the science of amino acids checkout:
https://optimalamino.com/blogs/research
https://www.jaquishbiomedical.com/blog/amino-acid-supplementation-a-guide/
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