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Protein Intake Aids Fat Loss

If you want to maximize your body’s ability to burn fat, build muscle and take on the lean, athletic shape you desire, then consuming a high quality source of protein with every single meal is a must.

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Add comment August 6th, 2008

The “Whey” To Weight Loss

Regular readers of my work have come to expect articles about the power of whey proteins to potentaily fight cancer and improve immunity among its many benefits. The ability of whey to fight cancer, improve glutathione levels and immunity, is well documented (readers interested in brushing up on the effects of whey on cancer, immunity, etc, can read previous articles by me at the LEF’s web site: www.lef.org and www.BrinkZone.com).

Additional research suggests possible medical uses for whey that are quite unexpected and different from whey’s traditional role as an immune booster and anti cancer functional food. For example, whey may be able to reduce stress and lower cortisol and increase brain serotonin levels, improve liver function in those suffering from certain forms of hepatitis, reduce blood pressure, as well as other amazing recent discoveries, such as whey’s possible effects on weight loss, which is the focus of this article.

What is whey?

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Add comment June 26th, 2008

Super Foods and Nutrients for Optimum Health and Fitness

Did you know there are 45 known essential nutrients (nutrients must come from outside, sources) 13 kinds of vitamins, and at least 20 kinds of minerals that are required in specific amounts for the body to function properly?

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Add comment June 13th, 2008

The Prograde Nutrition’s FitClub

The Prograde FitClub is, by far, our most popular program. Almost all our clients choose FitClub for a few simple reasons…

1. FREE Shipping: All your products are shipped to you every month for FREE! You will save $5 or more on shipping charges alone.

2. Save More Money: In addition to saving money with our free shipping, all FitClub products come with discounts of up to 30%.

3. Convenience: As a FitClub member, you benefit from having your products shipped to right to your door every month, so you’ll never run out. No more last-minute runs to the store – it’s delivered directly to you!

It’s Easy to Get Started.

All our products are offered via FitClub.

You will notice the discounted price and the words “FitClub” on the checkout box. Simply choose that product and you are automatically enrolled. A fresh supply of your product(s) will be shipped to you every month and you’ll automatically receive the discounted rate(and you’ll get FREE SHIPPING every month too!).

It’s the easiest and most cost-efficient way to get on the Prograde program! Click Here to Shop our Combo Packs- the Best Values in the FitClub Program.

Add comment June 8th, 2008

Building A Better Body With Whey Protein

I have seen ‘whey protein’ advertised in health food stores as the source of food protein with the highest nutritional value. Is this correct, and, if so, should I be eating it to ensure that I get enough protein???

The nutritional value of a food’s protein is determined by the mix of amino acids that it contains. Amino acids are the ‘building blocks’ of protein.

Only some amino acids are essential in the adult human diet - that is, they must be obtained from food because they cannot be manufactured in the body. So the nutritional value of protein in a food is determined by the quantities of the essential amino acids in that food.

Apart from human flesh (and there are ethical considerations that generally preclude obtaining protein from this particular source!), the food with the protein of highest nutritional value is usually taken to be the humble egg (although for infants, breast milk is probably the most appropriate ‘gold standard’).

Therefore, one way of rating a food as a protein source is to give the egg the maximum rating and to compare all other foods against this according to their levels of essential amino acids. Whey is the fluid that remains after the curd has formed (largely from the fat component of milk) in the process of cheesemaking. Whey contains not only protein, but also lactose (milk sugar).

The protein in whey (’lactalbumin’) is good quality protein and does make a useful protein supplement. However, it is not correct to state (as some practitioners of alternative nutrition do) that whey is the ‘best source of protein’; it is simply another good source.

Protein is derived from a huge range of everyday foods. Many of the foods that are good sources of protein (meat, fish, eggs, milk/milk products, cereal foods, vegetables such as beans and other legumes) are also major sources of other essential nutrients.

This means that it is better to eat a wide variety of nutritious foods rather than try to derive most of your protein needs from one source (eg from whey).

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Add comment May 27th, 2008

Online Personal Training and Nutrition Programs

Imagine getting personalized training programs, real video demonstrations with your choice of a male or female model, diet plans, grocery lists, fitness reports, healthy recipes, fitness articles and an online fitness magazine. You can…

As a member of Phil B’s Personal Training and Nutrition you get access to…

• Personalized Exercise Plans
• Exercise Instruction Videos
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• Personal Meal Plans
• Grocery Lists
• Bi-Monthly Fitness Newsletter
• Fit Recipes and Nutritional Tips
• Food Journal
• Built-In Calendar

and more…

CLICK FOR A SAMPLE OF:
Workout Routine
Meal Planner
Grocery List

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Add comment May 17th, 2008

PROGRADE High Quality Nutrition- Get Serious, Get Results

Prograde Nutrition, the only nutritional company built from the ground up for athletes and fitness enthusiasts!

With Prograde, you never have to worry about inferior products. Our products are made at our GMP-certified, “A” rated manufacturing facility. We use a 2,500 acre farm to grow our whole food supplements. Make sure to check out our video below. We also have Certificates of Analysis for each product to prove that what we say is in the bottle, is in the bottle.

PROGRADE Nutrition Video

Add comment May 15th, 2008

How can I tell if a vitamin-mineral supplement is of high quality?

It is difficult to tell quality simply by looking at a tablet. Many factors (most of which are hidden to the naked eye) go into a high quality nutritional supplement, but one of the three main variables is quality of the science behind the product: the human body has often been compared to an extremely complex and wonderfully efficient machine.

To function normally, it is extremely dependent upon a large variety of raw materials such as protein, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and so forth. If any of these critical substances are lacking in sufficient quantities, the efficiency of the “machine” suffers.

The therapeutic use of nutrition supplements usually involves combining as many of these rate-limiting nutrients together as economically and physically possible, to provide everything required to focus on a particular health goal.

If the nutritional supplement is poorly designed, key nutrients may be left out, or less important “window dressing” may be added that doesn’t provide benefit. The product may then be inadequate to meet the therapeutic goals, or may be more expensive than needed.

A reputable company will be able to provide scientific studies to support the formulation and its therapeutic value.Quality of the ingredients: the same nutrient may be available in different forms. For example, vitamin E can be a natural (derived from food) or it can be synthetic (manufactured). The natural, food-identical vitamin E is called d-alpha tocopherol, while the synthetic form is called dl-alpha tocopherol. That “l” in the dl-alpha tocopherol is the only way you can tell a natural from a synthetic vitamin E by looking at the label, but science has shown that there is a significant difference in the way the body uses it.

Natural vitamin E is significantly better in its biological activity that the synthetic. Another example is found in minerals such as calcium or iron. Minerals are not found alone in supplements but as chemical compounds. The nature of that compound is related to the ability of the body to absorb and use the mineral. For example, calcium may be found as “calcium carbonate” which is inexpensive but relatively more difficult to absorb. Other forms of calcium, such as calcium citrate may be more expensive as raw materials, but may also be much better utilized by the body.

Quality of the manufacturing process: even if the supplement is well-formulated and has high quality ingredients, care must still be exercised during the manufacturing process to ensure a quality finished product. If the supplement doesn’t break down properly during the digestive process it doesn’t matter how well it’s designed or what is used as ingredients!

A manufacturer of high-quality nutritional supplements will perform a number of different tests before, during and after the tableting process to ensure quality in the finshed product, and should be able to provide you with documentation to support their processes upon request.

Why do some supplements cost more than others that look like they contain the same ingredients?

Simply looking at the ingredients does not necessarily provide enough information to assess value. For example, the same amount of elemental calcium can be found as, among others, citrate or carbonate, but have significantly different absorption dynamics.

Carbonates are much cheaper, and so are often used by supplement manufacturers, even though the more expensive citrates are better absorbed. Frequently, higher quality comes with a higher price. An example is Prograde VGF25+ formula for men and VGF25+ formula for women. It is really not a multivitamin at all because it is made from 25 fruits, vegetables and greens. It provides essential fatty acids, amino acids, enzymes, and phytonutrients.

It is not a multivitamin, but rather a daily nutritional foundation coming from foods instead of synthetic formulations.

• Highest quality nutritional product manufacturing: Awarded GMP Certification by the Natural Products Association
• Transform your body: our products and fitness experts will help you take control of your health so you can reach your goals.
• Pure: Natural ingredients grown on our untainted 2,500 acre farm in Florida
• Easy: No trumped up shipping charges. No confusing ‘supplement stacks’. Just simple, straightforward nutrition you can trust with zero hassle.

It’s almost impossible to tell which supplements are truly the best quality. How do you know that they weren’t concocted in someone’s basement?

PROGRADE SOLUTION: With Prograde, you never have to worry about inferior products. Our products are made at our GMP-certified, “A” rated manufacturing facility. We use a 2,500 acre farm to grow our whole food supplements. Make sure to CHECK OUT OUR VIDEO HERE. We also have Certificates of Analysis for each product to prove that what we say is in the bottle, is in the bottle.

Add comment April 21st, 2008

Stop Wasting Your Hard Earned Money!

If you’re an athlete or an experienced fitness enthusiast and you are looking for research-proven, professional grade nutritional products, you have come to the right place. You’ll find everything you need for serious results right here at Prograde Nutrition.

Prograde Workout, which got a glowing review in Men’s Fitness by the way, will provide all the pre and post workout nutrition you need. “The Most Complete, Scientifically Proven, Field Tested Workout Recovery Formula Ever Created, Guaranteed to Dramatically Improve Recovery Time, Burn Fat, Build Muscle and Send Your Athletic Performance Into Super-Overdrive!”

VGF25+Mens Formula and VGF25+Womens Formula is our whole foods multi that provides all your essential vitamins and minerals coming from 25 fruits, vegetables and greens. This isn’t a synthetic pill that your body has to try and digest. You are getting these nutrients from 25 real foods. By consuming your vitamins and minerals from 25 whole fruits, vegetables, and greens you are suppling your body with highly utilized nutrients to provide repair, recovery and promote future peformance improvements.

EFA Icon is our krill oil based essential fatty acid product which is perfect for athletes because of the anti-inflammatory effects it provides. Anytime you exercise your body produces inflammation from the damage to your muscles. EFA Icon helps to minimize that inflammation so you can recover faster.

And Prograde Cravers are “The Best Tasting Organic Energy Bar On The Planet.” Athletes and coaches love them because of their great taste, balance of nutrients, and they aren’t filled with junk to derail your performance.

Oh, and last but not least,
Prograde Lean . If you want your body to become a fat burning machine you MUST eat frequent meals throughout the day. Why? Because it keeps your metabolism working at optimal efficiency around the clock.

If you have trouble making the time to prepare a delicious meal to support your Look Better Naked efforts, well, our delicious meal replacement drink is EXACTLY what you have been looking for.

Prograde Lean is the solution every busy person who has trouble finding the time making the perfect meal has been searching for. And you truly will not believe just how amazing it tastes!

• Delicious easy-to-mix formula – thick, rich and ready to drink in less than 60 seconds!

• 35 grams of protein to blast fat fast through the thermic effect of food

• A perfect instant breakfast or lunch

• 8 grams of fiber to keep you full and satisfied

• The metabolism boost needed to promote consistent fat loss

• A COMPLETE MEAL WHICH MEETS ALL REGISTERED DIETITIAN NUTRITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MEAL REPLACEMENTS

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Add comment March 23rd, 2008

Prograde Nutrition “Get Serious, Get Results!”

The Absolute Highest Quality Products…Guaranteed!

Prograde Nutrition was not only founded by fitness professionals, it’s only available through fitness professionals. Believe us, you don’t want an uneducated store clerk earning minimum wage (plus commission we might add) selling you junk you don’t need.

Or worse, selling you something dangerous. The fitness professionals who sell Prograde only care about one thing: YOU!

Have you come looking for magic pills and quick fixes?

Sorry, as fitness professionals we know quick fixes don’t exist. Chances are, if you found us you’ve come to that realization, too.

Our beliefs are concrete.

We believe a sound exercise program and proper eating, combined with Prograde products to fill in the nutritional “gaps,” create the dynamic body and life you deserve.

Who doesn’t claim their products are the best?

Again, when we created these products we knew we would be taking them ourselves. As fitness professionals, why wouldn’t we?

You want to do what’s best for your body by giving it the highest quality fuel made from the purest ingredients. That is exactly what Prograde delivers.

* Our harvesting and processing facility - with mineral-rich soil and deep-well irrigation – is found at our fertile sun kissed 2,500 acrefarm in Florida.

* You’re guaranteed to get harvest freshness and potency because of our unique on-site processing plant that uses an exclusive lowtemperture air-jet drying system

* Every raw material ingredient goes through a series of quality control tests before it is even accepted into inventory Those same raw materials are held in temperature- and climate-controlled warehouses to ensure maximum potency.

* Our products go through High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) testing to guarantee what we say is in the bottle is truly in the bottle and that it delivers the desired result

* Our manufacturing plant is a GMP-certified manufacturer “A” rated facility

* For powder blending, only V-blender systems are used for thorough mixing and nitrogen flushing, assuring consistency and product integrity.

* The water system that feeds the manufacturing environment includes reverse osmosis, triple UV sterilization, micron filtering and de-ionization – all providing the cleanest de-ionized water for total product stability

If you’re looking for the highest quality nutritional products on the planet, look no further than Prograde.

Aren’t those annoying Multi-Level-Marketing companies so much fun?

We can’t stand them either.

So you don’t have to worry, you’ll never be asked to buy or sell silverware, water filters or the latest “miracle juice” from Tahiti.

Do you enjoy being completely baffled by an endless supply of choices from companies who seem to make nutritional products of no benefit whatsoever?

We don’t either. In fact, we got sick and tired of it. Our line is focused on nutritional products backed by research to produce a specific result. If there isn’t science behind it, we don’t sell it.

It’s simple, really. We only create products that we would take ourselves.

Why?

Because we take them ourselves!

When was the last time you had a bad experience with a company?

We’re guessing it wasn’t too long ago. That’s why we said from the very beginning that we were going to make everything about doing business with us easy.

You can easily place your order online through our certified safe and secure shopping cart. But there’s also a toll-free number to a real call center with real people answering the phones 24 hours a day, 365 days a year!

We ship directly to you, so you never have to worry about going to a store and getting hassled by annoying commissioned salespeople.

All our products come with a 30-day no-questions asked 100% money-back guarantee, so there’s zero risk.

And with our optional “FitClub” membership, you not only enjoy substantial discounts on products but you also receive convenient free shipping right to your door.

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Add comment March 21st, 2008