| If you are or ever have been involved in athletics | | | | More and more studies are showing that maybe you |
| you know that protein shoved down your throat | | | | don't need quite as much protein as your latest |
| every step of your journey. I am into weight lifting | | | | muscle magazine would have you purchase. Imagine |
| and I have read so many articles on concerning | | | | that. Not only that, but studies have shown that |
| protein and 1.5 times your lean body mass. To get | | | | proteins of cooked food, especially meat, is not as |
| your optimum level of protein which has you eating | | | | bio-available as previously thought. This means that |
| chicken and beef and loads of cheese just to try and | | | | your body will eat the protein but it can't use most |
| reach your protein goals. Then you have all the hype | | | | of the proteins found in the food. Hmmm. So what |
| around the high protein/low carb diet. Any serious | | | | do you do? Well proteins are simple amino acids. All |
| athlete should have done more research and found | | | | foods contain amino acids. In fact, your body simply |
| those diets are for people who are inactive. The diet | | | | takes protein like chicken and turns it into amino |
| for athletes that will give you optimal performance | | | | acids. What amino acids are able to get into your |
| and health may just be The Alkaline Diet. This new | | | | bloodstream the fastest? Believe it or not the ones |
| yet old fashioned diet has could have many | | | | found in vegetables and fruits. The ones found in the |
| potentially performance enhancing benefits for | | | | alkaline diet. Wheat grass juice contains all 8 essential |
| athletes. It provides other benefits as well like helping | | | | amino acids and is actually almost identical in molecular |
| to fight cancer and clearing up your sinuses. Athletes | | | | structure to your own blood. Ever hear about the |
| on the alkaline diet have discovered unbelievable | | | | strength of a gorilla. Gorillas are primarily vegetarian |
| levels of energy with little or no recovery time. The | | | | eating mostly leafy greens. I wonder how they get |
| diet contains lots of whole raw foods and just | | | | so strong without a protein shake? Somebody should |
| eliminates the man made junk. | | | | give them a men's fitness magazine. |
| What about protein? | | | | |