Caffeine
Caffeine comes from coffee beans, but it can also be synthesized in a laboratory. It has the same structure whether it’s in coffee,...
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Helder Barroso
- Feb 1, 2020
- 4 min
Increased Muscle Growth with Fish Oil
Several studies directly investigated the effect of fish oil on metabolic pathways that underlie muscle growth, with very interesting...
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Helder Barroso
- Sep 8, 2019
- 9 min
BCAAs
Whey protein naturally contains branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), but people also take BCAAs separately to build muscle or, if they eat...
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Helder Barroso
- Sep 7, 2019
- 13 min
What is in your protein powder?
If you enjoy pure, unflavored whey protein, then by all means, keep doing your thing. However, companies usually add ingredients to give...
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Helder Barroso
- Sep 6, 2019
- 6 min
Casein protein
Casein accounts for 80% of the protein in cow’s milk (compared to 30% in human milk, 23% in goat’s milk, and 15% in the milk of sheep and...
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Helder Barroso
- Sep 5, 2019
- 7 min
Sourcing a whey protein
Does organic or grass-fed matter? First, let’s deal with that organic certification you might see on a whey protein powder. It means that...
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Helder Barroso
- Sep 4, 2019
- 4 min
Whey protein
Depending on the stage of breast milk production, the protein in human milk is 80% to 50% whey. By contrast, the protein in cow’s milk is...
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Helder Barroso
- Sep 2, 2019
- 7 min
Advantages and disadvantages of protein powder?
The global protein supplement market has a current value of $14 billion, and it is expected to reach $21.5 billion by 2025. Clearly, many...
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Helder Barroso
- Aug 31, 2019
- 5 min
What is the best protein powder?
I get asked from clients pretty much weekly about which protein is the best to buy. If you walk into any supplement store, or even your...
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Helder Barroso
- Jul 6, 2019
- 3 min
What Is Fish Oil & Why Do We Need It?
Fish oil is oil from fish, quite simple! Fish oil is taken as a supplement due to its rich concentration of omega 3 fats, which are...
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Helder Barroso
- Jun 20, 2019
- 2 min
Creatine
Creatine is a molecule that's produced in the body from amino acids, it comes from methionine, arginine and glycine. It's primarily made...
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