Extraordinary Health Magazine EHMagazine Vol 36 | Page 48
You to Deserve
the
Best
FUEL Your BODY
by Dawn Thorpe Jarvis, Sr. Director of Nutrition Science & Educational Content
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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.
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!