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Page 42 | Abby's Magazine - www.AbbysMag.com and lipids, which are lost in the processing... This renders them deficient and overly acidifying. Unlike whole protein food concentrates which does not acidify your body due to its alkalinizing minerals, whey protein isolate are over acidifying. Whey isolate can be a serious liability. If chronically consumed in large amounts (such as with bodybuilders or athletes) without alkalizing foods, it can acidify your body and over time may lead to metabolic acidosis with consequences that include waste of muscle and bone tissues, total metabolic shut down, and increased vulnerability to degenerative disease. Many cheap whey protein isolates are produced from acid cheese; they're byproducts of acid processing, which is a cheap way to separate whey from the curd. Most of these whey products are rated below pet foods because of the inferior quality of the protein, which is actually more of a nitrogen waste product than one that will produce health benefits that are mentioned in the featured study. Additionally once the fat has been removed from whey protein isolate, you lose some of the most important components of its immunological properties, such as phospholipids, phosphatidylserine and CLA. All of the IgG immunoglobulins, which are an excellent source of glutamine and glutamylcysteine, are also bound to the fat globule, and therefore lost in the processing of whey isolates. So the bottom line is that if you want to use whey protein, PLEASE do not use an inferior whey isolate as there is no doubt in my mind it will cause more damage to you than benefit. GUIDELINES FOR FINDING A HIGH-QUALITY WHEY To ensure you're getting a high-quality product, make sure the whey you're buying fulfills the following requirements in the chart in the next column: Organic (hormone-free) Grass-fed Made from unpasteurized (raw) milk Cold processed, since heat destroys whey's fragile molecular structure Minimally processed Rich, creamy, full flavor Water soluble Sweetened naturally, not artificially, and without sugar Highly digestible— look for medium chain fatty acids (MCTs), not long chain fatty acids Hofmekler recommends using whey derived from raw milk cheese manufacturing as it's the highest quality whey you can possibly find today. One of the most important components of the whey is glycomacropeptides (GMP), which has amazing immuno components that are critically important for your gut flora. However, only whey produced from raw milk can grant you these benefits. Other varieties do not. INSULIN RESISTANCE ALSO IMPACTS MUSCLE WASTING Another factor that adds to the problem of age-related muscle loss is insulin resistance. As you age, insulin no longer prevents your muscle from breaking down between meals and overnight as it normally does when you're young. The same phenomenon occurs when you're insulin resistant or diabetic. Why is that? It's because the muscle-building mechanism mentioned earlier, called mTOR, is part of the insulin pathway, so insulin sensitivity is essential to the mechanism that builds protein in your muscles. In order to grow muscle, the mTOR mechanism must be activated.