100g Protein Challenge is around the corner (next Monday 🥳🙌 eating more protein for 5 days will be a fun challenge we all will discover so many health benefits from
One fun fact about protein is: Meet leucine, a powerhouse amino acid that is transported to your muscles and various other tissues. Your body can’t make it, so it’s essential that you consume it.
What makes leucine so special?
- 💪Leucine plays a unique role in stimulating muscle synthesis, so it helps you repair, maintain, and build lean muscle mass. This is important as your muscles are in a constant state of breakdown and repair.
- 🔥It also helps you maintain a healthy weight. When you’re trying to lose weight, you want to lose fat while keeping lean muscle because lean muscle supports your metabolism. Leucine helps you keep AND build lean muscle. That way, when you stop cutting calories, you still have that metabolically active tissue to help you burn fat rather than muscle, even at rest!
- 🎯Leucine can support your health goals. Studies have shown that adequate protein with added leucine used as a meal replacement can be effective in promoting weight loss from fat while preserving muscle mass. Keep in mind that leucine needs to team up with exercise and adequate protein to help you achieve a healthier weight.
Where do you find it? There is some leucine in most protein sources, especially meat, fish, and tofu. Plus, products like Life Shake™, Shaklee 180 Meal-in-a-Bar, and Performance Advanced Physique 100% Grass-Fed Whey Protein contain extra leucine to help you with your health goals.
I’d love to hear your thoughts on Leucine! ❤️
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