WHY I DIDN’T WANT THESE INGREDIENTS IN MY PROTEIN SUPPLEMENT
Is an excellent blog post from a really great blogger and chef Teresa Cutter the healthy chef. I’ve been following her blog for quite a while now because I love her healthy and delicious recipes. Do yourself a massive favour and click on the title above and read her blog post.
There are only 2 important points that Teresa doesn’t discuss which I feel are really important and they are;
1; The difference between denatured and UNdenatured whey. What is the difference I hear you ask and why does it matter? In short denatured is bad and Undenatured is AWESOME! In my opinion and from my research. Again I stress I am not a scientist and have no scientific qualifications, I am a mum who always looks for the best quality foods and supplements for myself and my family.
2; The whey protein coming from GRASS grazed cows that have not had hormones and antibiotics used on them (only antibiotics in extreme circumstances) and NOT grain fed.
I’ll go over a little about each and will put a couple of links below that will take you to some great articles.
To start off whey protein is an excellent source of protein bar none and according to Dr. Michael Colgan, “Whey Protein Concentrate Increases Protein Synthesis and Nitrogen Balance in Human Subjects, Increases Fat Loss, and Confers Cardiovascular Benefits Without Adverse Effects” (You can read this article here). Whey Protein Concentrate Reverses Weight Loss Caused by Cancer Treatment (This is another great reason to use an excellent Whey Protein).
Another article that Dr Michael Colgan has written is this one here. Dr Colgan goes on to explain what is important in choosing a whey protein and he discusses the extraction method which brings us back to the whole denatured v’s undenatured argument. Denatured whey is basically extracted using high temperatures and high amounts of salt and or acid which means the protein molecule is damaged. It pretty much means pasteurization where as undenatured is a completely different method of extraction that does not break down the proteins. Dr Colgan says “The way to extract milk proteins undamaged was largely developed in New Zealand, and is termed cross-flow membrane extraction technology (undenatured). I have successfully used whey proteins extracted in this way with many world champion athletes over the last 25 years.” It really is a great article and well worth a read. He also explains why it is imperative that the cows are grass fed and allowed to graze as they are designed to do.
If you want to try a Protein Whey Shake that encompasses everything discussed both here and on Theresa’s blog I can truly recommend Isagenix. You can click here to order
I should also mention that I have at least one shake a day (sometimes 2) and so do my husband and kids. I know that they are getting quality protein which are the building blocks of our muscles and have more vitamins and minerals than they are getting from our nutritionally bankrupt food (and I cook from scratch and stay away from processed foods). It’s not just their muscles that are benefiting but also their brains because of all the vitamins and minerals as well as their guts because of the live digestive enzymes that are in these shakes.
Cheers
TracieD xox
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