Extraordinary Health Magazine EH Magazine VOl 34 | Page 10

You
Deserve
the
Best
to Fuel Your Body
by Dawn Thorpe Jarvis, Sr. Director of Nutrition Science
& Educational Content
Garden of Life believes in providing only the
cleanest ingredients in our protein powders—and
that’s especially true for our Sport Plant-Based
Protein and Certified Grass Fed Whey Protein.
Both are NSF Certified for Sport ® and Informed-
Choice for Sport certified that ensures there are
no banned athletic substances present—just
wholesome clean nutrients.
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Athletes’ Bodies are Their Temples Grass Fed Whey
For anyone working out and taking care of their body, clean,
quality nutrition supplementation is extremely important.
To elite athletes, their bodies are literally their temples and often
their livelihood as well. Historically, there has been a certain level
of concern amongst elite athletes and sports professionals about
the cleanliness of the ingredients used in sports supplements.
Parents have similar concerns about their children involved in
sports, as do those that shop in health food stores because they
seek better-quality, cleaner nutritional products. Although many whey protein products may call themselves
“grass fed,” our research showed this wasn’t truly the case.
Almost all dairy farms still used animal feed full of soy, corn and
GMOs. Why? Typically, there are too many cows to feed year
round on grass. Our search ultimately ended in Ireland with a
co-op of 4,800 generational family farmers whose herds feed only
in green pastures. Our premium quality Certified Grass Fed Whey
is not only free of hormones and antibiotics, but we are also very
proud to have the ONLY Non-GMO Project Verified Whey. Certified
Grass Fed Whey is also certified NSF for Sport® and Informed-
Choice for Sport certified. You can rest assured there are no
athletic banned substances in this whey protein.
Organic Plant-Based Protein
So, for our Certified USDA Organic and Non-GMO Verified Organic
Plant-Based Protein, we utilized a blend of Certified Organic
proteins from multiple sources, featuring our U.S. grown organic
peas to give it a great smooth and creamy texture. Then, we
added other quality proteins such as organic garbanzo beans,
organic navy beans, organic lentils and organic cranberry seed
protein. One serving delivers 3Og of complete protein providing
a full profile of all the essential amino acids, 5.5g BCAAs and 5g
glutamine, which are important to help reduce recovery time after
exercise. We don’t spike with any synthetic branched amino acids—
they all come from the organic ingredients.
Organic Muscle Recovery Blend
Along with the higher amount of protein, BCAAs and the two sports
certifications, we’ve added organic tart cherries, organic apples,
organic turmeric, organic gogi berries and organic blueberries—
antioxidants known to promote faster recovery. Because many
sports participants compromise their immune systems due to
intense training programs, we added 2 billion CFU of a specially
selected, clinically studied probiotic that has been shown to support
immune health during intensive workouts.
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One serving delivers 24g complete protein from whey protein
isolate as the primary source with milk protein added to provide
some of the beneficial components found only in whole milk,
such as immunoglobulins and beneficial growth factors. Our
whey delivers all the essential amino acids, and provides 6g
BCAA and 4g glutamine, important to help reduce recovery time
by stopping muscle breakdown and promoting muscle repair
and rebuilding. Also, we never spike with synthetic amino acids,
ours are all naturally occurring. Lastly, we added 2 billion CFU
of the clinically studied probiotic B.lactis BL-04 which has been
shown to support immune health during intensive workouts.
Both proteins are available in two delicious flavors—Vanilla
and Chocolate—and can be used before your workout if you are
not able to eat a full meal but need quality protein, and then
ideally within one hour after workout or exercise. Sport Organic
Plant Based Protein and Certified Grass Fed Whey—the cleanest
proteins available because you work hard and deserve the “best”
to fuel your body!