With a little practice and experimentation, you'll soon be making delicious and super-nutritious protein shakes.

Protein supplements are staple item in most nutritional regimens. If you don’t use a protein supplement yet, you probably should start. Why? Protein is such an important nutrient for overall health that it’d be hard to overstate just how important it is. You need protein on a continual basis. You need protein to manufacture new immune cells and compounds to replace those destroyed in the line of duty. You need protein to replace old and defective blood cells on a constant basis. You need protein to grow healthy hair, skin and nails. You need protein to make enzymes to digest food and detoxify your body. Protein - and not minerals like calcium- is what gives bones their tensile strength (the ability to withstand impacts and mechanical stress without breaking). Muscular strength, growth, repair and maintenance all require protein too. (more…)

Milk fat percentages can be misleading.

Q: True or False: “1% Milk” is so-named because it’s 99% fat-free, just as “2% Milk” is 98% fat-free, right?

A: Both statements are actually false. (more…)

More Protein Helps You Lose Weight? Yes

Bodybuilders and fitness athletes have known it for a long time; if you want to lose body fat a low-glycemic/high-protein diet is the way to go.

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