Protein
The word "protein" comes from the Greek word meaning "of first importance." After water and oxygen, protein is one of the most prevalent and essential nutrients and structural substances in our bodies. Our muscles, organs, glands, bones, teeth, skin, hair, and nails are all made up of protein. It is a constituent of every cell, and the functional element in our hormones, enzymes and glandular secretions. Protein is also critical for tissue growth and repair.
Proteins are made up of building blocks called amino acids. There are two types of amino acids: indispensable and non-dispensable (these were formerly called essential and non-essential). Indispensable amino acids cannot be made by your body and must be obtained from food. Foods that contain all the indispensable amino acids are referred to as "complete" proteins. These are animal sources of protein - meat, fish, fowl, eggs and dairy products. Foods that lack all of the indispensable amino acids are called "incomplete" proteins. These are plant proteins, such as grains, beans, fruit and vegetables.
When you do not have enough protein in your diet, your body will break down your muscle tissue to meet its protein needs. When this happens during dieting, you will end up with an un-toned body and loose skin. Instead you should gain muscle when dieting. Ensuring optimal protein intake will go a long way towards supporting toned, firm and more youthful looking bodies.
And, when you diet or exercise, your body requires more protein than normal. One reason for this is that when the body endures stress or traum (injury, illness, exercise, or even dieting), the non-dispensable amino acids can become conditionally indispensable (meaning they must be obtained from food), due to the fact that the body may not be able to make enough to support this extra need.
This is why consuming proper amounts of protein is so important. While food is preferred as a source for protein, it cannot always be digested or assimilated well by the body. This is why it makes sense to use protein supplements, like AminoSculpt. They help you consume an adequate amount of protein to achieve a toned, firm, healthy and youthful body.
Sources of protein include: meat, fowl, fish, eggs and dairy products. Except for protein sources like seeds and nuts, an easy way to remember protein foods is that they come from something that has "eyes," like cows, chickens (eggs), pigs, fish, etc.
Taken from Health Direct, Optimal Food Choices.
Proteins are made up of building blocks called amino acids. There are two types of amino acids: indispensable and non-dispensable (these were formerly called essential and non-essential). Indispensable amino acids cannot be made by your body and must be obtained from food. Foods that contain all the indispensable amino acids are referred to as "complete" proteins. These are animal sources of protein - meat, fish, fowl, eggs and dairy products. Foods that lack all of the indispensable amino acids are called "incomplete" proteins. These are plant proteins, such as grains, beans, fruit and vegetables.
When you do not have enough protein in your diet, your body will break down your muscle tissue to meet its protein needs. When this happens during dieting, you will end up with an un-toned body and loose skin. Instead you should gain muscle when dieting. Ensuring optimal protein intake will go a long way towards supporting toned, firm and more youthful looking bodies.
And, when you diet or exercise, your body requires more protein than normal. One reason for this is that when the body endures stress or traum (injury, illness, exercise, or even dieting), the non-dispensable amino acids can become conditionally indispensable (meaning they must be obtained from food), due to the fact that the body may not be able to make enough to support this extra need.
This is why consuming proper amounts of protein is so important. While food is preferred as a source for protein, it cannot always be digested or assimilated well by the body. This is why it makes sense to use protein supplements, like AminoSculpt. They help you consume an adequate amount of protein to achieve a toned, firm, healthy and youthful body.
Sources of protein include: meat, fowl, fish, eggs and dairy products. Except for protein sources like seeds and nuts, an easy way to remember protein foods is that they come from something that has "eyes," like cows, chickens (eggs), pigs, fish, etc.
Taken from Health Direct, Optimal Food Choices.
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