Tryptophan (Tag Archives)
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EAA is the New BCAA: Essential Amino Acids Stage a Coup
“BCAAs vs. EAAs?”
For quite a while, that was the big argument. Over the decades, branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) supplements have been some of the most popular (and profitable) products on the market. Catapulted into the spotlight by some early — and somewhat questionable — research, along with a lot of savvy marketing, BCAAs quickly […]
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RedCon1 Grunt: Military-Grade EAA Formula for Military-Grade Gains
There’s been a slow, but steady shift in the amino acid supplement market over the past year or so, and it’s one we’re glad to see and take part in pushing. We’re talking about ditching those BCAA-only supplements in favor of the more comprehensive (and effective) full essential amino acid formulas.
We’ve witnessed a […]
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ProSupps HydroBCAA: A BCAA with All the Essentials!
We’ve been touting the superiority of EAAs over BCAAs heavily lately as most of the recent research indicates that BCAAs are altogether inferior for stimulating muscle protein synthesis and preventing muscle protein breakdown.[1]
That being said, the vast majority of companies out there are still only making BCAA-only amino acid supplements due to the cheaper […]
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NutraBio Intra Blast: Premium Workout Fuel Beyond BCAAs
Amino acid drinks come in all shapes and sizes. Some offer just a modicum of proprietarily blended BCAA’s along with some other poorly dosed tagalongs ingredients. Others introduce things like “silk amino acids” with less research behind them.
Neither of those accomplish the goals of a true amino acid drink. The true goal is to […]
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Best Sleep Aid Guide: Supplements, Ingredients, & Herbs
Insomnia is a wretched beast, affecting anywhere from ¼[1] to nearly ⅓[2] of the US Population.
Everyone has their tips on for behaviorally combating insomnia. We don’t — you can read that anywhere else.
In this guide, we’re going to get to what you want: supplements to help you sleep.
Note that we’re talking […]
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Thanksgiving Special – Tryptophan Supplementation Research
Happy Thanksgiving from PricePlow.com! Today we did some research on tryptophan supplementation for you, and as a Thanksgiving present, we created a Tryptophan category under our Essential Amino Acids section.
Background on Tryptophan / L-Tryptophan:There are tons of other resources on Tryptophan, so we’ll be brief and get to the fun stuff (supplements!):
Trytophan […]
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