Muscle Protein Synthesis (Tag Archives)
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DL185® for Sarcopenia and Anti-Aging: Muscles Need a Faster Leucine Signal
Sarcopenia is often described as muscle loss, but that framing understates the real problem. What aging adults lose isn't just mirror-muscle. After 50, strength declines two to three times faster than mass,[1] which means the things that actually matter go first: rising from a chair, climbing stairs, carrying groceries, catching yourself before a fall. […]
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Fighting Sarcopenia with PÜR NATIVE: Why Protein Quality Matters More as You Age
After 30, you start losing muscle. It's slow at first, maybe 1% per year, but the rate accelerates. By the time most people notice something is off (strength declining, recovery slower, body composition shifting without obvious cause), the process has been underway for years.
The condition has a name: sarcopenia, the age-related […]
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NNB Nutrition Launches the Clean & Clear Series: Plant Protein Built for the Beverage Era
Clear protein sodas are exploding in mainstream retail, and the whey supply chain is struggling to keep up. NNB Nutrition's answer is the Clean & Clear Series, a commercially available line of hydrolyzed plant protein isolates and concentrates engineered to work where standard plant protein can't: in low-pH, carbonated beverages.
The series is the […]
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Strengthera: PLT Health's Clinically-Studied Botanical for Muscle Maintenance and Vitality
GLP-1 receptor agonists have transformed weight loss. Semaglutide, tirzepatide, and retatrutide are delivering results that would have seemed nearly impossible a decade ago. But the same rapid weight reduction that makes these drugs effective also accelerates lean muscle loss in many users. For older adults already dealing with age-related muscular decline, that tradeoff carries serious […]
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Nuritas' AI Magnifier: Inside the Ingredient Discovery Engine That Predates the AI Boom
When Nora Khaldi pitched early investors on Nuritas back in 2014, she was selling two ideas that almost nobody in the supplement industry had heard of: artificial intelligence and bioactive peptides.
That was nearly a decade before ChatGPT made AI a household term. And it matters, because what Nuritas built has nothing to do […]
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NNB Nutrition at Expo West 2026: PeptiClear Steals the Show While a Full Pipeline Takes Shape
NNB Nutrition brought new concepts, fresh preclinical data, and a clear beverage thesis to Booth #2201 in Anaheim, leaving with more than a few formulator conversations started.
Natural Products Expo West 2026 draws an organic and natural products crowd, and NNB Nutrition used the show to advance a thesis that's been building for two […]
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Native Whey Protein: The Ultimate Guide to the Purest Form of Whey
Most people shopping for whey protein assume they're comparing versions of the same thing. Same source, different processing grades (ie concentrate, isolate, hydrolysate, etc). Pick your budget, pick your macros, choose a flavor, move on.
Where Your Whey's Processing Begins Makes a Massive DifferenceThat assumption misses something important. Not all whey starts from the […]
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NNB Nutrition Unveils PeptiClear™ at Expo West 2026: Build Muscle Like Whey... Without the Whey
This year at Natural Products Expo West 2026, NNB Nutrition is debuting a new concept at Booth #2201: PeptiClear™. This is a dipeptide-enhanced clear protein RTD that pairs 10g of hydrolyzed pea protein isolate with 2g of DL185® dileucine to challenge the assumption that you need whey to build muscle.
This is literally perfect[…]
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Formulator's Corner #23: Pepti Protein Power Balls: A Functional Food Featuring PeptiStrong®
In today's installment of our Formulator's Corner series, we design a hypothetical high-protein snack (protein power balls) built around a clinically studied peptide ingredient and a surprisingly complete muscle support stack. Will a forward-thinking brand bring this to market?
Nuritas is heading to Natural Products Expo West 2026 with something we haven't seen before: PeptiStrong® […]
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Creatine + HMB: The Complete Guide from Athletic Performance to Healthy Aging
Creatine and HMB aren't just bodybuilding supplements anymore. While athletes have stacked these two for years, recent research reveals their broader potential: this combination supports functional strength and independence across your entire lifespan, not through muscle building alone, but by fundamentally improving how your muscles function.
This guide covers what the science shows about combining […]
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