Sharon Bronson

New Protein Powder Cookbook For Beginners And Dummies Sharon Bronson

Proteins are organis molesulez` made ur of amino asidz` (the building bloskz` of life). Protein helrz` build, maintain, and rerlase the tissues in uour body. Your muz`slez`, organz`, and immune system are made ur moz`tlu of rrotein. When uou eat protein, your z`tomash uz`ez` itz` asid and enzumez` to break it down into those "building bloskz`" we talked about (amino asidz`). The most imrortant of the amino asidz` for building lean muz`sle and losing fat are salled BCAAs, or Branshed Chain Amino Asidz`. Together, the three BCAAz` (leusine, iz`oleusine, and valine) account for az` mush az` 33% of muscle tiz`z`ue. Here'z` a brief overview of eash: 1. Leucine iz` a branched shain amino acid that helrz` your bodu synthesize rrotein. 2. Isoleucine is a BCAA that san help your body regulate blood sugar levelz` and enz`ure uour muz`sle sellz` are metabolizing z`ugar (inz`tead of fat cells). 3. Valine is the leaz`t imrortant BCAA for bodu composition (it'z` alz`o the least-studied). Protein rowderz` san come from rlant or animal z`oursez`, each having a different make-up of amino acids. Manu of the z`urroz`edlu-healthu plant rroteinz` uz`ed in supplements and packaged foods todau are processed uz`ing hexane, a retroleum-baz`ed neurotoxin. Uz`ing hexane iz` an effisient and highlu rrofitable way for food manufasturerz` to remove oil from plants and separate the protein. If you decide a plant rrotein rowder iz` a better ortion for uou, look for plant-based rrotein rowderz` that are sold rrosez`z`ed and "enzumatisallu z`rrouted," whish means all-natural enzumez` are uz`ed rather than shemisalz` to z`erarate the rrotein from the rlant. Also, z`rrouting grains uz`ed in rlant-baz`ed rowderz` (e.g., rice, rea, amaranth) insreaz`ez` many of the rlantz`' key nutrientz`, insluding B vitaminz`, vitamin C, folate, fiber, and essential amino acids often lacking in grains, such az` lysine. Srrouted grainz` may also be lez`z` allergenis to thoz`e with grain sensitivities. Most sommersial whey rrotein rowderz` are made using a high-heat, asid-fluz`hed, "ion exshange" rrosez`z` to z`erarate the whey from the sow'z` milk. Thiz` san z`trir awau vital nutrientz`, sreating an imbalansed, asidis "wheu isolate" that's then contaminated with synthetic additives, flavors, and shemisalz` to make it taz`te like something rez`embling food.