Health Benefits

Whey Protein

FAQs

A leading indicator of good health is lean muscle mass. Ideally, a healthy body should have a body fat content of approximately 10%. This can only be achieved by building lean muscle. When the amount of body fat exceeds 25%, a person is considered clinically obese.

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the US and is now spreading throughout the Western world. Many scientists believe that obesity is the root cause of type II diabetes and is certainly important in all cardiovascular diseases. Some scientists have even linked obesity to higher cancer rates.

Obesity usually implies that our fat mass content is progressively overwhelming our muscle mass. This is a vicious cycle. Increasing fat mass replaces muscle mass. Decreasing muscle mass accelerates the development of fat mass. This phenomenon leads to decreased energy levels. Decreasing energy levels leads to less exercise and this adds to the core problem of increasing fat mass.

It's easy for doctors to tell their patients to "lose weight" or "build more muscle." After all, it's a simple prescription - eat less, exercise more. But anyone who's tried to follow that prescription knows it's just not that simple.

Exercise and proper nutrition are, indeed, key elements to weight loss and muscle building programs. But you also have to add in a healthy dose of reality. Stress, hormones, age, time management, medications, and chronic disease all play a role, too.

If you've tried to lose weight in the past and failed, it's not your fault. You probably didn't have the right information. Or, more likely, you were inundated with confusing and contradictory information.

For one thing, it is difficult to exercise when you're always tired which is why supplementing your diet with more protein is important.

It works like this. Protein builds muscle. Muscle burns fat and gives you more energy. More energy allows you to exercise more often. More exercise builds muscle. It's a cycle of good health all based on protein.

The harder you exercise to build muscle, the more protein you need. For optimum health, it is recommended to have a diet which is 60-70% protein and 30-40% low glycemic carbohydrates and fat. You should have a minimum of 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight.

Now, because complete proteins come in the form of meat, dairy, or eggs, it’s very difficult to achieve that high a level of protein without also adding a significant number of calories and saturated fat.

Whey is a healthy source of protein. Whey protein is a low-fat, complete protein derived from milk. It is digested more rapidly than other protein sources and contains all of the essential amino acids required by your body every day. So, you get the advantages of added protein without all the extra calories and fat.

There are plenty of well-advertised protein powders on the market. Unfortunately, most of them are loaded with added sugars, fat-inducing carbs, and sometimes even harmful additives like ephedra and other stimulants.

A protein powder low in sugar and high glycemic carbohydrates is ideal. The goal is to increase energy without insulin spiking, control hunger and stabilize blood sugar. This puts you in the best possible position to lose weight, build muscle, and achieve the healthy body you desire.