All About Protein

02/24/21 • 11 min

One of the most underestimated nutrients is protein
Good Sources of protein

All food made from meat, poultry, seafood, beans and peas, eggs, processed soy products, nuts and seeds are considered part of the protein group.
Complete or ideal proteins explained

People can produce some amino acids, but must get others from food. The nine amino acids that humans cannot produce on our own are called essential amino acids.
What is a High-protein diet

It's recommended that 10 to 35 percent of daily calories come from protein.
Are Protein shakes good?

“Supplements are for supplemental purposes only,”
And our 6 tips on eating protein

One of the most underestimated nutrients is protein
Good Sources of protein

All food made from meat, poultry, seafood, beans and peas, eggs, processed soy products, nuts and seeds are considered part of the protein group.
Complete or ideal proteins explained

People can produce some amino acids, but must get others from food. The nine amino acids that humans cannot produce on our own are called essential amino acids.
What is a High-protein diet

It's recommended that 10 to 35 percent of daily calories come from protein.
Are Protein shakes good?

“Supplements are for supplemental purposes only,”
And our 6 tips on eating protein

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The best Diet for You

Choosing a diet to suit your body can be a difficult choice, however, there is in fact only 3 types of diets out there, the Mediterranean diet, Low Carb diet, and Low Fat diet. All other diets on the markey are just a variation of these 3 main diets.
So, how are these 3 diets different and why should you choose one over the other, we take a simple look at the different maco needs from each diet and what sort of foods are more suited to each diet type.
Discover what is best for you body through our podcast.

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Behind essential amino acid supplementation

Before we begin, we would like to clarify something - Branched chain amino acids are ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS (EAAs). In fact, the BCAAs are just 3 of the 9 EAAs. But please note, an EAA supplement should contain an abundance of BCAAs, otherwise it is not a full spectrum EAA supplement.

If you are interested in how to get the most out of EAA and BCAA supplements, listen on as we explain the science behind essential amino acids as performance enhancing agents.
We will talk about the follow:

What are the EAAs?
So why have a standalone BCAA supplement?
What makes BCAAs so “special”?
BCAAs and Brain Function
Immune Function
Muscle Recovery and Muscle Wasting
If you want to maximize building
When is the best time to take BCAAs and EAAs?

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