Plant-Powered Gains! Unmasking the Truth About Vegan Protein and Muscle Growth.
Veganism has been on the rise in recent years, with many people choosing to adopt a plant-based diet for ethical, environmental, or health reasons. However, one common concern for individuals who are vegan or transitioning to a vegan diet is getting enough protein to build and maintain muscle mass. This is where vegan protein powder comes in. In this blog post, we will discuss how vegan protein powder can help build muscles and debunk some of the myths that circulate around it.
How Does Vegan Protein Powder Help Build Muscles?
Protein is an essential nutrient that is crucial for muscle growth and repair. It is made up of amino acids, which are the building blocks of muscle tissue. When you exercise, you create small tears in your muscle fibers. To repair and rebuild these fibers, your body needs a sufficient supply of protein. That’s where vegan protein powder comes in.
Vegan protein powder is a concentrated source of plant-based protein. It is made from a variety of sources such as almonds, flaxseed, pea, soy, rice, and hemp, to name a few. Vegan protein powder typically contains around 20-30 grams of protein per serving, making it an easy and convenient way to meet your daily protein needs.
Myths about Vegan Protein Powder
Myth #1: Vegan protein powder doesn’t contain enough protein to build muscle.
This is one of the most common myths about vegan protein powder. The truth is, vegan protein powder contains just as much protein as animal-based protein powders. For example, one serving of pea protein powder contains around 20-25 grams of protein, which is comparable to whey protein powder. Soy protein powder contains around 20 grams of protein per serving, while rice protein powder contains around 18 grams of protein per serving.
Myth #2: Vegan protein powder doesn’t contain all the essential amino acids.
It’s true that some plant-based protein sources are lower in certain essential amino acids compared to animal-based protein sources. However, this doesn’t mean that vegan protein powder is deficient in essential amino acids. In fact, many vegan protein powders are formulated to contain a complete profile of essential amino acids. For example, a combination of Almond and flaxseed protein powder is rich in branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) such as leucine, isoleucine, and valine, which are important for muscle growth and repair.
Myth #3: Vegan protein powder doesn’t taste as good as animal-based protein powder.
Taste is subjective, but many people find that vegan protein powder tastes just as good as animal-based protein powder. Vegan protein powders are available in a variety of flavours, such as chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry. They can also be blended with fruits, nut butter, or plant-based milk to create delicious and nutritious smoothies.
So how does Sheer MADness fit into all this?
Sheer MADness the best natural vegan protein powder is made with a combination of Almond and flaxseed along with turmeric, thus becoming a powerhouse of muscle building. The best part is yet to come. Products of the Brand Sheer MADness do not have any lab-made chemical additives, preservatives, or flavoring. For more information regarding chemical-free nutrition, you can check our website.
Conclusion
Vegan protein powder is a great option for individuals who are vegan or transitioning to a plant-based diet and want to build muscle. It contains a concentrated source of plant-based protein that is comparable to animal-based protein powders. Moreover, it is formulated to contain a complete profile of essential amino acids and is available in a variety of delicious flavors. So, next time someone tells you that vegan protein powder is inferior, you can confidently debunk these myths and enjoy the benefits of plant-based protein powder.
Now, here are Few Facts before I finish:
These are the same lines from my book “Great Health Comes from Exercise & Nutrition”
a) Everyone is an individual, so what suits me, may or may not suit the next person.
b) If a person has a medical condition, a doctor’s advice and prescribed medication will only help.
c) While buying any protein powder from the market read the labels carefully, and Watch out for various codes, and words like Anti-caking agent, and INS 551( Also known as Silicon dioxide), All these are Laboratory made chemicals, and although approved by regulatory bodies think twice, will you consume a spoon of Silicon dioxide? And Silicon dioxide is just one product, there are numerous others like BHA ( Butylated hydroxyanisole ), BHT ( Butylated hydroxytoluene ) and the list of lab-made chemicals goes on and on with various codes, that we generally ignore.
Hence read the labels especially the ingredients list of the product before buying.
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d) Exercise is the key to fitness, we should always keep in mind that exercise and nutrition are two sides of the same coin and always go hand in hand. So only nutrition will not help you attain any goals till it is not supplemented with Exercise.
e) Excess of anything is wrong, it can be the best nutrient-filled superfood, but one should consume only recommended quantities.
f) Regarding health, fitness, and nutrition, remember that Rome was not built in a day. Your discipline and consistency is the key.
g) It’s not only Exercise and protein that builds muscles, there are numerous other factors like a healthy gut, numerous macro and micronutrients, your body type and DNA, the amount of rest the body gets, the lifestyle an individual lives, and on and on it goes. Out of all these, exercise and nutrition are within our control, and one should focus on these two primary aspects.
h) For More benefits related to Vegan Protein Powder, I will request you to read the Post: Muscle Growth to Health, Plant Protein Powders are the future.
i) To clear any doubt related to the topic of “Protein” I would request you to read my post “Protein, Everything you should be aware of.”
j) And the most important part: Nothing is better than a balanced meal.
Article by Chef Ashutosh Awasthi.
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