Lets start off with a simple definition of change- the introduction to a new feeling, environment, person, etc into one’s life.  So why is change so hard?  The reason is that we are “addicted” to our emotions.  Addiction is anything that we can not stop doing. 

So what your saying is that we are addicted to our emotions?  

Yes, both physically and chemically addicted.  When change is introduced, we will do what every it takes to return our state of homeostasis.

Every time we have a thought in our brain, we produce chemicals which produce feelings and other reactions in the body.  The body becomes use to these feelings released from the chemcials which travel throughout the body in our bloodstream, surrounding our cells and our brain.  When anything disrupts the regular, comfortable level of our body’s chemicals, we get a feeling of discomfort. Changing a person, place, thing, time, or event in our life means that we are breaking the neurochemical circuit that we have created through repetition. We will honestly do nearly anything, consciously and unconsciously, to return and restore our body to our familiar chemcial balance. So if we aren’t faced with any kind of external threat to return to normal, we will seek one out or create one physically or mentally. We will rationalize decisions/choices/actions, make excuses, create self depression etc… 

For example we all know a couple that continues to break up and always gets back together.  We all know they will never work and will end up breaking up again and again and again.  The reason this couple contiunes to go back to each other is that is familiar to them.  They have created feelings good and bad associated with being with one another.  When they break up it creates and releases a new chemcials and sense of feelings throughout.  The couple make themselves feel that there is no one else out in the world for them, that they have changed (reason to return) resulting in them getting back together.  Instead of embracing the change and dealing with the discomfort the couple gets back together to return to their state of homeostasis.  You can now see why change is so hard and there is a scientific explanation for it.  

You have the Freedom to Change

“A new experience evokes a new feeling. An unknown experience might expose us to an unknown feeling, so it initiates the survival mechanisms of the personality.” -Dr. Joe Dispenza

So to change, as cliché as it sounds, we must step outside our own box.  We must break the habit, fight the urge, enter into a level of discomfort, and continue on this path until we create new a neurochemical circuit.  If this habit of “self” isn’t broken, we will continue to repeat and fall back into the same cycle.  We are unable to predict the feelings of future situations, that is why we tend to be less interested on following through. This causes what causes us to be hestiate and enter the unfamiliar realm.  We need to overcome this fear/unfamilar realm and continue on the path to change. 

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Men and women with an active lifestyle are likely to seek benefits that enhance physical well being from both diet and nutritional supplements. Through many studies they found that whey protein and amino acids help to efficiently promote muscle protein synthesis. Other supplements contained within whey- such as calcium and non-fat dry milk have show n to regulate nutrient partitioning, adiposity, and body composition.  The facts bring us to conclusion that whey and its components may optimize overall body composition.  Throughout this post I will explain the benefits that these supplements provide.

When engaging in physical activity the human body exerts a metabolic stress.  Many physiological changes occur during this- releasing of stress hormones and changes in the fuel availability to continue and use.

Whey Protein Structural Formula

The demand for energy, carbohydrate, fat, and protein are taken from what the body stores and used during physical activity. During this catabolic state, exercise is balanced. It changes from an anabolic phase to a recovery phase after exercising.  Whey proteins and essential amino acids tend to shift this balance more towards the anabolic phase. The results enhance training, performance, and recovery from exercise. In addition to this, a specific branched-chain amino acid, leucine, within whey plays a powerful role in metabolizing protein.  Leucine in abundance helps to initiate this protein synthesis.

Studies have also shown that whey offers an advantage in helping one to achieve their body composition goals beyond the lean mass gains.  The study reveals that calcium and minerals from dairy helps to decrease body fat and increase fat loss during times of energy restriction, it has been concluded that whey supplements containing forms of calcium and minerals produce similar results.

One of the benefits that whey and certain amino acids offer is the potential health of the immune system.  This is extremely beneficial for athletes, who tend to put their bodies through rigorous training leaving there immune systems vulnerable to multiple types of infections.  This includes but not limited to respiratory infections and gastrointestinal health.  A few immune-modulating compounds that are a basis for whey are: ß–lactoglobulin, ß-lactalbumin, and cysteine-rich proteins. From this we can conclude that people that “workout” and take the necessary supplements needed for recovery are less vulnerable to illness than people that do not.

A specific amino acid that is considered “essential” for times of metabolic stress or illness is glutamine.  It is considered to give energy to rapidly dividing cells during  physical stress.  You tend to see more whey protein products enriched with glutamine.  This amount tends to be, but not in all cases, too low to make a benefical impact.  Free form glutamine is available, making it possible to reach an optimal amount.

To sum it all up, whey protein and amino acid supplements are considered to be a high quality source of protein and the building block, amino acids, to help increase lean muscle, speed up recovery phase, and strengthen the immune system with an effective physical training program. We are still constantly learning more about whey and are seeing that its benefits may reach far beyond just muscle anabolism.  

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Having my B.S. in Business Management with minor concentrations in Chemistry and Biology from St. John Fisher College;  Certification in Personal Training, and extensive research in Nutrition, Neurolinguistic Programming, Communication, and Coaching-  has molded me into who I am today.

I have worked in both the public and private sectors of America.  Working for a Fortune 500 company handling advertising to the development of my own Personal Training Camp to Coaching Executives.  Currently I am the top recruiter of the Executive Recruiting and Coaching firm which is in charge of the careers of the most prominent  and successful Wall Street Attorneys in the field today. My coaching at the firm includes improving verbal communication skills, non verbal communication skills and overall business communication training of some of the top executives in the world.

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