{"id":28754,"date":"2020-12-16T06:55:20","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T11:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-553383-1783023.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=28754"},"modified":"2021-01-31T15:19:58","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T20:19:58","slug":"peptide-therapy-to-slow-aging-gain-muscle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress-553383-1783023.cloudwaysapps.com\/blog\/peptide-therapy-to-slow-aging-gain-muscle\/","title":{"rendered":"Peptide Therapy to Slow Aging & Gain Muscle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Peptide Therapy: This can help you gain more muscle and age more gracefully!<\/strong><\/p>\n

We frequently hear in our practice people saying, \u201cwell this is just happening because I am getting older\u201d. Age does change things in the body, however, we can still age with healthy hormones, fantastic energy and the absence of pain. The more proactive we are with giving our body what it needs to age gracefully, the more our body will thank us for years to come.<\/p>\n

Peptides are a new and exciting therapy with many health benefits. In this article, we discuss what is peptide therapy, which peptides may be beneficial for exercise and should you try it yourself. The two key peptides we will cover are growth hormone releasing hormone and growth hormone releasing peptide.<\/p>\n

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First, we answer some important questions:<\/p>\n

What are Peptides?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Peptides <\/strong>are short chains of amino acids found in food. Peptides are 2-50 amino acids long (Zealand Pharma, 2020<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Peptides have antihypertensive, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, antithrombotic, immunomodulatory, opioid and antioxidant properties (Chakrabarti S, 2014<\/a>) and (Chakrabarti S, 2018<\/a>). They can help to grow muscle, burn body fat, improve muscle recovery, reduce inflammation and slow aging. Peptides can act as hormones, carrying messages and information to different parts of the body.<\/p>\n

Where can you get Peptides Naturally?<\/strong><\/p>\n

As peptides are amino acids chains, they are primarily in found protein or animal-products foods. This includes meat, fish, eggs, dairy products and vegetarian sources such as beans, lentils, soy, oats and seeds. We need to eat a broad range of amino acids in order to form endogenous peptides for optimal health.<\/p>\n

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What is Peptide Therapy?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Peptide therapy <\/strong>is the use of peptides to instruct cells to perform a specific function, based on which peptide is being used. The body naturally produces different types of peptides. These peptides can be used to activate or trigger a specific function within the body. Some peptides assist with weight loss by stimulating the breakdown of visceral fat. They may be used to reduce inflammation. Peptide therapy can be used to enhance athletic performance. They can help with sarcopenia, or age-related muscle loss. They stimulate the release of growth hormone which can help with increased muscle mass, fat loss, improved athletic performance and other benefits.<\/p>\n

What are Examples of Peptides that you may have heard of?<\/strong><\/p>\n