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Vitamins: The Forgotten Factor Holding You Back
Even a slight vitamin deficiency can halt muscle gain in its tracks... the scary thing is, you're probably deficient already! ...
Optimize Your Carb-Up Day
A common nutrition plan we use with clients involves rotating low carb days with higher carb days. Low carb days ...
Shopping Guidelines: Seafood
In the last two installments of this series, we laid out and explained concerns and guidelines for buying fruits, vegetables, ...
The Path to Insulin Sensitivity
One of the most frustrating and damaging metabolic conditions a person can have is insulin resistance. On one end, insulin ...
Folic Acid – Is Your Body Using It Or Is It Benign?
First off, congratulations if you understood my pun. Folic acid or Folate is also known as vitamin B9. The name ...
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Glutamine
Almost everyone is familiar with the idea that glutamine is great for muscle recovery, but it is often under utilized in this instance. Glutamine is also a favorite source for your liver, used to make glucose when consuming low amounts of carbs, therefore can help you stay anti-catabolic on a low carb diet. Glutamine is also a favorite source of fuel for the intestines, making it vital for a healthy digestive system. Glutamine is an alkalizing amino acid and it helps to improve glutathione levels in the body, the body’s most powerful anti-oxidant. Glutamine is a processor of amino acids to glutamate and GABA which are neurotransmitters – glutamate being the most exciting and energizing, GABA the most calming and increases slow wave sleep and growth hormone release. If you are not using post-workout carbs, 20-30g of glutamine can help replenish glycogen inside the anabolic window. 2-5g of glutamine at night can help improve GABA and sleep, up to 100g a day can help repair a damaged gut lining.
