Green tea is great for its numerous health benefits: it’s been linked to burning fat, raising metabolism, lowering cholesterol, as well as improving the ratio of good cholesterol to bad cholesterol, preventing cancer, and preventing neurogenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Researchers have also claimed that drinking 5 cups of green tea a […]

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What is Glutamine?
Glutamine is considered a “conditionally essential amino acid”. It makes up roughly 61% of the amino acid pool in skeletal muscle.
What does Glutamine do?
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- It is an acid/base balancer
- It is a nitrogen carrier
- It is a precursor to macromolecules (proteins & nucleic acids)
- Interestingly glutamine is the most used fuel for rapidly […]

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Creatine…everyone has heard of it, few really understand exactly what it is or how it works. Lets get started with the basics.
What is creatine?
The chemical name is methyl guanidine-acetic acid. Creatine was identified in 1832 when Michel Eugène Chevreul discovered it as a component of skeletal muscle, which he later named creatine after […]

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