The Supplement That Could Change How You Burn Fat – Glutamine

No one wants fat, however, not many are watching how their body stores muscle.   Lean body plays a huge role in how your body burns calories and fat.   Too much emphasis is placed on the scale and very little is placed on body fat percentages and overall muscle mass.   As a woman in the fitness industry, I see many people struggling to keep weight off, inches down and cellulite at bay.   Glutamine when taken daily allows people to cut their calories and increase their exercise without losing valuable muscle mass.   The benefits of glutamine are endless yet few actually use it to change their body composition.  

  “Protects Muscle Tissue & Supports Immune Function* L-Glutamine – the most abundant amino acid in the human body – is involved in many metabolic processes, including the synthesis and protection of muscle tissue, the production of glycogen, and immune support during periods of immune and muscular stress.* L-Glutamine is also a major source of fuel for enterocytes (intestinal cells) and hence supports the integrity of the intestinal lining.*”

• Glutamine plays key roles in protein metabolism,
• Cell volumizing
• Increases your ability to secrete Human Growth Hormone (the youth hormone), which helps metabolize body fat and support new muscle growth.
• Anti-catabolism ability prevents the breakdown of your muscles.

This is especially useful for people ‘cutting down’. Especially during summer when you’re trying to get rid of some body fat without losing any muscle. Your small intestines requires the most Glutamine in your body, and your immune system also needs Glutamine because Glutamine levels deplete during workouts, bodybuilders are more susceptible to illnesses – this is why L-Glutamine supplementation is so important, not necessarily to gain more muscle, but for the ‘maintenance’ effects of L-Glutamine (source).

  My favorite brand right now it s the Jarrows.   I buy at Pharmaca either online or in the store.   I use some in the am (1 teaspoon) after my AM workout and some at night before bed.  This brand is also vegan, gluten free and dairy free (music to my ears).