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    Amino Acids: A Practical Guide
    Amino Acids: A Practical Guide
    Amino Acids: A Practical Guide
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    Amino Acids: A Practical Guide

    By Anthony Mikalauskas

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    Fitness guru Anthony Mikalauskas writes an excellent piece on Amino Acids, and turns the complex science into something anyone interested in fitness can follow. Detailing his extensive knowledge on Amino Acids and Nutrition, Mikalauskas lays out the fundamentals in an easy to understand manner.


    Doing more than just talking the

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBoxhead Books
    Release dateJan 30, 2021
    ISBN9781087947952
    Amino Acids: A Practical Guide

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      Amino Acids - Anthony Mikalauskas

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      INTRODUCTION

      Introduction

      Over the years, whether you are in different areas of the fitness industry. Maybe it's athletics such as baseball, football, basketball, wrestling, or any other sport you may be training the body for optimum performance. Maybe it's for something like bodybuilding, power lifting, or simply being the most efficient beast you can possibly be at the gym. Or it could just happen to be that you want to feel and look good while at the same time enjoying the best, most optimal level of good health as possible. All this while outliving as many of your peers as possible.

      To accomplish these goals there is something they all have in common. That is, a good, healthy lifestyle. A better way to put that is, healthy nutrition. This not only means avoiding certain foods such as pretty much anything that is white, but more importantly it is what we choose to intake on a daily basis. The problem is that this can be the most confusing thing out there. Especially since a large majority of doctors have absolutely no clue what true healthy eating is. Dieticians you would imagine would be the next in line for the best advice, but sadly they also go to the same schools that are all funded by BIG PHARMA and industries that have a very large financial agenda. This can be blatantly seen by the amounts of sugars they suggest people eat on a daily basis while solving the problem by sending them to the doctors that will just provide medications. This is naturally something that just alters the problem and does nothing to change the course of how someone got to that point.

      Many Amino acids are in our foods, some must be supplemented so we can give our bodies the proper nutrients it needs. Some of these Amino acids have a hard time passing the blood brain barrier to be fully effective unless they are taken at certain times such as after working out. Some can be dangerous if taken in doses that are to high for the body to handle. No matter how confusing this may seem, they are essential to reaching peak performance in athletics, looking good, feeling good, and just overall health.

      In this book my goal is to try and simplify how some of these Amino acids work so you are aware of what is in the foods you eat as well as what you should be looking for when you are going to the local mall to buy vitamins. I have included some easy recipes that are healthy and enjoyable and easy to follow. I did try my best to keep this book only on topic of Amino acids so it did not get to long and stray into other topics. With nutrition and the body people can get very long winded and stray from the topic at hand.

      We will discuss the differences between essential and non-essential aminos. A list of each one in detail, what foods they are found in. We will discuss shortly some of the benefits of different peptides. This is something that can be a very deep topic of benefit and will be covered in greater detail in a further book. As I stated I will attach a few recipes to make it a little easier to start eating more healthy.

      I more than anyone knows how amazing pizza tastes, or homemade dessert on thanksgiving or Christmas day. We are all victim to wanting extra cheese on our tacos from time to time, l am a firm believer that food is like a drug and going cold turkey can actually cause some problems such as headaches and even slight body pain. It can cause unwanted mood swings, possibly even cause some dizziness due to your drop in sugar levels. If you can stop bad foods all at once, more power to you. Do not be discouraged if this is something you have to do in increments. If you are eating fast foods 5 times a week then next week drop to 4, and 3 the following, so on and so forth. That is why I gave a few recipes, to try and make the transition as easiest and tasteful as possible. We all know that no matter how amazing these foods taste, nothing taste better than good health feels!!!

      Please do not take this as any type of medical advice. I am unsure of your current situation or medical status at the moment. Maybe you have allergies to certain foods or your medications are controlling certain aspects of your blood sugar levels at the moment. If this is the case you will need to see a professional to get clearance to either adjust your medication or find out if it will mix with the supplementation you want to begin taking to improve your health.

      2

      AMINO ACIDS

      HISTORY

      The first few amino acids were discovered in the early 19th century. In 1806, French chemists Louis-Nicolas Vauquelin and Pierre Jean Robiquet isolated a compound in asparagus that was subsequently named asparagine, the first amino acid to be discovered. Cystine was discovered in 1810, although its monomer, cysteine, remained undiscovered until 1884. Glycine and leucine were discovered in 1820. The last of the 20 common amino acids to be discovered was threonine in 1935 by William Cumming Rose, who also determined the essential amino acids and established the minimum daily requirements of all amino acids for optimal growth.

      The unity of the chemical category was recognized by Wurtz in 1865, but the first use of the term amino acid in the English language dates from 1898, while the German term, Aminosäure, was used earlier. Proteins were found to yield amino acids after enzymatic digestion or acid hydrolysis. In 1902, Emil Fischer and Franz Hofmeister independently proposed that proteins are formed from many amino acids, whereby bonds are formed between the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another, resulting in a linear structure that Fischer termed peptide.

      Amino acids

      Amino acids are organic compounds that combine to form proteins. Amino acids and proteins are the building blocks of life.

      When proteins are digested or broken down, amino acids are left. The human body uses amino acids to make proteins to help the body:

      Break down food

      Grow

      Repair body tissue

      Aid in muscle hypertrophy

      Amino acids can also be used as a source of energy by the body.

      Amino acids are classified into two groups:

      Essential amino acids

      Nonessential amino acids

      ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS

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