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Maintaining Muscle

AS PEOPLE AGE, IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO RETAIN THE SHAPE AND FITNESS LEVEL OF THEIR YOUNGER YEARS.  LEARN THE SECRET OF MAINTAINING MUSCLE ON TODAY’S ENVIRONMINUTE.                 

THE HUMAN BODY HAS A COMPLEX SYSTEM OF BUILDING AND BREAKING DOWN PROTEINS WORKING TO KEEP AN EVEN BALANCE.  THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BUILD UP AND BREAK DOWN REGULATES HOW MUCH PROTEIN REMAINS IN MUSCLES.  AFTER A MEAL, PROTEIN BUILDING INCREASES, AND IN THE TIME BETWEEN MEALS, ENZYMES WORK TO BREAK PROTEIN DOWN.                                            

AS YOU AGE, THE BREAKDOWN RATE CONTINUES, BUT THE PROTEIN BUILDING PROCESS SLOWS, RESULTING IN DISPROPORTIONATE BREAKDOWN, AND LESS PROTEIN CONTENT IN MUSCLES.  BUT THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO TO MAINTAIN YOUR PHYSIQUE – NOURISH YOURSELF WITH A HIGH PROTEIN DIET.  SCIENTISTS REPORT SUPPLEMENTING THE AMINO ACID LEUCINE, FOUND IN MEAT, BEANS, AND SOY, AS WELL AS OTHER FOODS, EFFECTIVELY RESTORES PROTEIN BALANCE, HELPING TO MAINTAIN IMPORTANT MUSCLE.

THE ENVIRONMINUTE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE HEINZ FAMILY PHILANTHROPIES AND THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS.  LEARN MORE BY VISITING ENVIRONMINUTE-DOT-COM. 

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