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Q: I have been using your HP-100 for about 6 weeks now. Using it in conjunction with the Max-IT training program, I have made some great gains in increasing my muscle size. I have noticed though, that not only my muscles have grown, I have more energy and I don't catch colds or flu anymore, when all my family and friends around me do. Can you tell me about the other health benefits of using HP-100?

A: Knowledge of nutrition is of increasing importance in the world today. The number of undernourished and the malnourished children and adults in the poorer countries is not diminishing as their populations grow. In richer countries, like Australia, obesity, diabetes, heart diseases and cancers assume more and more clinical importance and nutrition has major roles in their treatment and prevention.

As more and more research is done, one factor seems to be emerging. The importance of protein in relation to achieving optimum health. Their importance lies in the fact that every cell in the body is composed of proteins which are subject to continuous wear and replacement. Carbohydrates and fats contain no nitrogen or sulphur, two essential elements in all proteins. Where as the fat in the body can be derived from dietary carbohydrates and the carbohydrates from proteins, the proteins of the body are inevitably dependent for their formation and maintenance on the proteins we consume. Proteins are a part of every function in our bodies, from producing hormones to keep us youthful looking to helping our liver produce enzymes to convert body fat into energy. Therefore it is logic to think protein should be a major part of our diets.

Protein as a food source comes in many different forms, each having a unique make up providing specific factors. However, there is one type of protein that is emerging to be the champion of all proteins in regards to achieving optimum health - Fully Hydrolyzed Whey Peptide Isolate

For a year or two now, this protein has been on the market, but until recently, it has only been used by elite athletes, sports people and movie actors to achieve better health and performance. Now with further research being released, more and more people are now learning about the health benefits of Fully Hydrolyzed Whey Peptide Isolated Protein.

About ten years ago, Whey, which was originally discarded as a by-product in the production of cheese, was found to contain various health factors. Unfortunately when you consume whey protein, these health factors are lost through the digestion process. What if we could isolate the health factors and absorb them straight into our body? The health benefits would be enormous! This has now been achieved with the development of Fully Hydrolyzed Whey Peptide Isolated Protein.

The Health Benefits:-

Weight Loss

Helps to increase Metabolism and supply enzymes for the utilization of converting fats into energy.

Aging & Life Extension

Possesses Life Extension potential (it has caused a significant increase in longevity in mice studies).

Eyes/Vision

Helps prevent Age-Related eye sight degradation and prevents Cataracts.

Immune System

Helps to prevent various types of Bacterial & Viral Diseases:

- A valuable treatment for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) - it significantly improves the function of the Immune System in AIDS patients.
- Enhances the ability of Antibodies to counteract the Antigens that cause Bacterial & Viral Diseases.

Increases the body’s resistance to Detrimental Bacteria including:

Helicobacter pylori
Salmonella
Streptococcus pneumoniae

Counteracts Cancer forming agents and causes the regression of tumors in some Cancer patients:

- Inhibits the growth of Breast Cancer cells and in some cases causes the regression of existing Breast Cancer tumors.
- Reduces the risk of Colon Cancer.

Enhances the function of the Immune System:

- Counteracts the suppression of the Immune System encountered by people who engage in Exercise.

Metabolism

Increases Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)

Possesses Antioxidant properties

- Inhibits the ability of nutrients to generate Free Radicals (due to the Lactoferrin and Lactoperoxidase content of the Protein).

Improves Athletic Performance.

Increases Stamina, Strength and Recovery.

Musculoskeletal System

Facilitates Muscle Growth in conjunction with intense weight training.

Sixteen times better than taking free Amino Acids and twice that of whole food.
Activates Osteoblasts (and thereby facilitates the formation of Bones).

Prevents and treats Osteoporosis (by activating Osteoblasts).

Nervous System

Helps to alleviate Pain (the Tetrapeptides content of the Protein have Opioid-like activity).

Respiratory System

Alleviates many of the symptoms of Chronic Obstructory Pulmonary Disease
( Asthma type symptoms )

Skin

Accelerates the healing of Wounds.

As you can see, 100% Hydrolyzed Whey Peptide Isolate has a lot of health benefits and is not just for muscle building. For optimum health it should be a part of everbody's diet. Just remember, there are different grades of Hydrolyzed Whey Peptide Isolates, as there are many different types of proteins. Only HP-100 can claim to be the highest grade Fully Hydrolyzed Peptide Isolate in the world, providing you the best quality protein for maximum health benefits.

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Q: I see a lot of companies using wheat protein in their supplement formula’s. Is there any advantage with having wheat protein and how does it compare against whey protein?

A: If you find a sports supplement with wheat protein in it, TAKE IT BACK! This has to be the scam of the century! We still cannot understand why some people still have it for breakfast! Let us give you a run down on ‘wheat protein’.

Wheat protein is the isolation of the protein from wheat. There are 2 main complex proteins in wheat, Glutenin and Gliadin. These 2 proteins form what is commonly known as Gluten.

Gliadin is a type of Prolamine. It is made up mostly of Proline with some Glutamic Acid (as a component of the Glutamine molecule). Now here is the problem! Even though Gliadin sounds like a good protein having a glutamine component and a proline component , because of its complexity, ( the way the proteins are bound ), humans have trouble digesting it ( our digestive enzymes cannot break it down fully) and it also causes toxic side effects which may be caused through the breakdown of the protein by bacteria in our large intestine. ( Cows don’t have problems digesting it. They have six stomachs!)
Glutenin, like Gliadin, is also complex and has only a small proportion of other amino acids, excluding Lysine, which there is none, (a necessity for sports people), and is mostly made up of glutamic acid. ( aka; Glutamine component. ) which is tightly bound within the protein structure. Because of this, Gluten ( a mixture of the two) is of poor biological value, having a value of 54. Compare that to whey protein having a BV ( biological value ) around 159 or HP-100 Fully Hydrolyzed Whey Peptide Isolate which has a BV of over 182!
Note: Biological Value (BV) is a measurement of the amount of protein retained in the human body per gram of protein absorbed. The higher the biological value of a given food or supplement, the greater the retention of its constituent protein. The standard BV upon which other foods are measured is whole eggs, with a BV of 100. Only a few foods have a higher BV than whole eggs (e.g. Whey), while most foods have a lower BV compared to whole eggs.

Toxic Effects of Gluten ( Wheat Protein ) are as follows;

Digestive System

Allergy to Gliadin is responsible for Celiac Disease that causes inflammation and atrophy to the Villi and Intestinal Wall of the Jejunum of the Small Intestine.
Wheat Protein causes Flatulence in many people.
Wheat Protein exacerbates the symptoms of Crohn’s Disease in many (approximately 70% of) Crohn’s Disease patients.
Wheat Protein exacerbates the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Immune System

Gliadin is a common trigger for (Food) Allergies.:

Nervous System

Allergic reactions to Gluten (as occurs in Celiac Disease) may result in Inflammation in the Brain that leads to Headaches.

Skin

Dermatitis patients in which Allergies are the underlying cause usually exhibit elevated serum Gliadin levels.
Wheat Protein has been implicated as a cause of Psoriasis (this assertion stems from the fact that when Gluten is removed from the diet of Psoriasis patients, their condition generally improves).

Wheat Protein is basically ‘flour’, a very cheap protein additive with little nutritional value and the possibility of some serious toxic side effects. Why would you take it as a supplement? You wouldn’t. So don’t believe the marketing crap of these companies that promote ‘wheat protein’ or companies that have ‘Wheat derivatives’ in their protein promoting ‘high in glutamine peptides’. It is all bullshit! Your digestive system cannot separate the glutamine from the gluten protein to be absorbed and become effective. Wheat Protein is a waste of time and a waste of money. Our advice: Avoid it at all costs!

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Q: I hear other companies promoting they have hydrolyzed whey protein isolate that doesn't have a bitter taste. They say this uses the latest technology in protein manufacture to achieve this. Are these non bitter tasting hydrolyzed proteins just as good as HP-100

A: We also have heard some reps selling hydrolyzed protein, saying that their protein is just as good as HP-100 without the bitter taste. Let us tell you this is absolute bullshit! You cannot have a high quality, fully hydrolyzed whey protein with no bitterness. It has all got to do with the moisture within the protein stucture and the fact that by nature the 'bio-active' peptides are bitter tasting. The higher the hydrolysis level, the less moisture within the protein and the more seperated the bio-active peptides will be. These are the direct building blocks for muscle, your immune and hormonal system. The less moisture within the protein, the more bitter taste it will have. We believe that other companies use a lower level of hydrolysis in their protein to save on costs and make more profits, however they can still promote their product as fully hydrolyzed protein. There are also other methods companies might use to decrease the bitterness of the hydrolyzed whey protein, like adding extra amino acids so that the protein content remains high, but the 'bio-active' peptide content is lowered. This lowers the effectiveness of the protein. It cannot be really called fully hydrolyzed anymore, even though companies would promote it as such. HP-100 has the highest hydrolyzed level for maximum muscle building. Each serving provides more than 25g of isolated 'bio-active' peptides. No other protein can boast this. All hydrolyzed proteins are not the same.
If the protein you're using does not show results within 14 days, you're definitely using the wrong protein. For guaranteed results use HP-100!

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Q: I am lactose intolerant and I am finding your HP-100 a perfect solution for a protein supplement when all other proteins cause me to have bloating in my stomach.( They must have lactose in them!) My question is, if lactose is a simple sugar, why do so many people have trouble digesting it? I don’t have problems with other sugars.

A: Lactose is a disaccharide sugar, two simple sugar molecules bound together, much like table sugar. The reason why we have problems digesting it is because as we age we lose the ability to produce lactase, an enzyme that breaks down the lactose to a monosaccharide sugar so it can be absorbed into our body. Some people lose this enzyme a lot earlier than others. When we are born we possess ample amounts of the lactase enzyme to help us digest our mother’s milk. As our need for mothers milk declines, so does the enzyme. The other unfortunate thing about lactose, which has scientific backing, even if we were able to digest it properly, it has other negative traits. In particular, it tends to raise triglyceride levels, which in turn can lead to high cholesterol problems.

As you said HP-100 is a perfect solution for a protein supplement, because it is one of the few proteins on the market that are guaranteed lactose FREE!

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Q: Is HP-100 useful for people who do not lead active, athletic lifestyles?

A: Without Question! Even people who are routinely sedentary can benefit from using HP-100. This is because HP-100 is not just your ordinary protein supplement, it's a growth factor extract. The 'bio-active' peptides in the HP-100 stimulate and provide factors for the body's 'somatic hormones', including insulin, thyroid, growth hormone and glucagon, whose principal functions are to direct the nutrient energy flow into various metabolic pathways. As we age our growth and immune factor levels diminish over time. HP-100 can restore these growth and immune factors to levels which will enable us to achieve optimum health.

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Q: When I got taught biology at school, we learned that for protein to be absorbed into our body it must be fully broken down into individual amino acids. If this is true, how can the peptides in the HP-100 be absorbed into the body. Even though the protein is fully hydrolyzed, doesn't the peptides still have to be broken down to the individual amino acids to be absorbed?

A: Research into protein science has come a long way very quickly and it seems text books have been unable to keep up the emerging research. The same can be said about research in regards to gene technology. It has been found that proteins do not necessary have to be broken down into individual amino acids to be absorbed into our body. How do we know this? Well, it happened by accident, or we could say by illness. It has all to do with a little protein found in wheat. It's called Gluten!
In certain individuals they are sensitive to the protein Gluten, in a immunologic sense ( produce antibodies), which results when they eat foods containing Gluten. For those not up on their biology, an immunologic response occurs within your bloodstream. It is known that protein is only antigenic, ie; able to stimulate an immunologic response, if it is in the form of a relatively large protein molecule within the body. It must be noted that digestion of a protein, even to the polypeptide stage destroys its antigenicity. Those individuals in which an immunologic response to ingested protein occurs must therefore be able to absorb larger proteins other than those from the breakdown into individual amino acids. It was then thought that people allergic to gluten had a defect in their digestive system due to abnormal mucosal cells. It has since been established that circulating antibodies to wheat glutens or its fractions are frequently present in patients with no defect in their mucosal cells. It is now recognised that the mucosal cells of the intestine can in fact permit polypeptides, di and tripeptides resulting from peptic and trypic digestion of proteins to be absorbed directly into your circulation.

What this means is that we can design and manufacture a protein, whose makeup consists of only isolated individual polypeptides, dipeptides and tripeptides, that enables it to be directly absorbed into the body. This can only be achieved through hydrolyzing a protein. The problem is that this protein may also still contain polypeptides that we are allergic to, or of no biological value. A more effective protein would be to have these unwanted peptides removed. To remove these we must subject the protein to extra processing, such as a NANO Technology process as used with HP-100 to isolate all of the bio-active peptides. This is what separates apart HP-100 from any other Hydrolyzed Proteins, Pure Isolated Growth & Immune Factors that can be directly absorbed into your body, for better health, growth and recovery.

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Q: Can I use HP-100 as my sole source of protein?

A: They say variety is the spice of life and that goes for nutrition as well.We do not recommend you use HP-100 as your sole source of protein unless your have some sort of health problem in which your doctor has recommended that HP-100 be your only source of protein. HP-100 has been designed as a genuine protein supplement. Something that you take in conjunction with your food. It has been designed to supply special benefits that can not be obtained in sufficient amounts from intake of any other foods. Using HP-100 frequently in conjunction with a healthy diet will not only enable you to achieve your protein requirements,but it will also enable the nutrition you have consumed to be more efficient in directly repairing and maintaining your body, enabling you to recovery properly after exercise and also achieve optimum health. The advantage of HP-100 over other protein sources is also the speed at which it can enter your body. At specific times, like just after finishing exercise, nutrition has to be fed at the fastest possible rate to enable proper recovery and growth. Only HP-100 can achieve this. Normal food and even other protein supplements are too slow in entering the body. We recommend you take HP-100 at specific times during the day in conjunction with a normal healthy diet.
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Q: Why have a hydrolyzed protein over a normal isolate or concentrate?

A: As we have said before, a high quality 100% hydrolyzed protein has had all the ‘bio-active’ peptides separated and isolated. This has been achieved using a NANO filtration process and passing the protein through the exact same enzyme process that happens in our digestive system to break down foods and supplement materials. Except, this process is all controlled. Therefore after consuming a protein like that of HP-100 our digestive system sees it as already being processed and the protein peptides are able to be absorbed directly. Now, consuming a protein that is not a high quality hydrolyzed protein, we have to break down the protein by enzymes and bacteria in our digestive system which is not controlled. Because this process is not controlled, ie; the enzymes and bacteria keep breaking down the protein until you end up with the individual amino acids, you don’t know what beneficial peptides, if any, are going to be absorbed into your body. It's a hit and miss type situation. You might get the whole spectrum of all the amino acids, which will help a little with recovery and muscle growth, but not to the extent of that if you were to get all of the bio-active peptides, which is all of the amino acids already made up into the building blocks, directly involved in recovery and muscle growth. Think of it this way: You are building a house. Is the house going to be built faster by individually making each brick out of sand and mortar, or having them ready made sent straight from the factory. It is logic to think that consuming a protein like HP-100 more frequently is going to be more beneficial for health, recovery and muscle growth than having a slower digesting protein that is going to sit in your gut between 4-8 hours just rotting away.

Definition: The process in which bacteria break down organic material such as protein is called 'rotting'.
                   The process in which bacteria break down carbohydrate is called 'fermenting'.
                   The process in which bacteria break down fat is called – a miracle fat loss supplement! (joke)…

Flatulence and bloating after consuming a protein drink is caused by the protein ‘rotting’ in your digestive system. So if you don’t want to look like you have a ‘beer belly’ or ‘fart like a trooper’, consume HP-100 two to three times a day.

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Q: I went to the health food shop the other week and was reading some of the labels on the protein supplements. Some of the claims on these products are out of this world! I had to buy one. I was using HP-100 and had run out. The one I brought was a mixture of proteins including 100% hydrolyzed whey isolate with zero carbs and zero fat and was half the price of HP-100. What a bargain I thought. Then after a couple of weeks of using it I gave it away and brought myself another tub of HP-100. With the other protein I went backwards, I lost size and put on fat. My question is how can other companies make such claims like zero carbs, zero fat and it has all these wonderful extras added into it giving you super muscle growth?

A: If you were a sports supplement company and had a cheap nasty product that you wanted to sell heaps of to make a quick buck, then I am sure you would be able to find some loop holes in the laws regarding labelling to help deceive the consumer in buying your product. Saying a product has zero carbs and zero fat sounds good until you have the product tested! It is impossible to have a flavoured product with zero carbs and zero fat. The flavouring has to have some sort of fat or carb content. Hidden ‘carbs’ like that of Glycerine, a sugar alcohol, which has a calorie content higher than protein and carbs is another ingredient that falls into the labelling loop holes. And there are lots of others. An example of a deceitful product would be using ‘wheat protein’ aka ‘flour’ aka ‘gluten’ as flavouring in your protein product. There are no laws on how much flavouring you can use and it is listed on the label after the ingredients. You could label it as a 100% whey protein isolate, with only a small amount being whey protein isolate and the rest ‘wheat protein’. On analysis of the product, the protein content will be still high because of the ‘wheat protein’ content, except wheat protein is of poor biological value and useless compared to other proteins. But it is very cheap compared to any other protein. Just think how much a bag of flour is at the supermarket. No wonder they can sell this stuff in buckets. You think you are buying a high protein whey supplement, when in reality it is a very low biological protein. Another example is using ‘skim milk powder’ in the protein and calling it Calcium Caseinate. Remember a protein is classified as a chain of amino acids linked together. How they are arranged in that chain depends on how beneficial they are to the human body. A lot of companies use inferior or poor quality proteins, which is made up of useless chains. Even though, being not beneficial for human health, the companies use these proteins to manipulate the labelling so that they can bump up the protein content of the supplement, making it sound really good at a cheap price. In reality it is just a low quality product that keeps your bowels working overtime!

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Q: A lot of companies are bringing out ‘time release protein’. When can we expect ASN to bring out such a protein?

A: In a simple answer, NEVER! Time Release protein is a marketing gimmick.
What companies are doing now is packaging different types of proteins of different complexities and because of their different rate of digestion they are calling it ‘time release protein’. A true time release protein would have to have each individual particle of the protein covered with different coatings that are released at different times in your digestive system. This protein would be so expensive no one would buy it. It is also impossible to make. We all know the more complex a food is, the longer it takes to digest. In regards to carbohydrates we know sugar is absorbed a lot quicker than potatoes. But if we were to bring out a supplement that had potatoe and sugar mixed together and called it a 'time release carb supplement', well, everyone would laugh at us. The same goes for ‘Time Release’ protein supplements.

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Q:  I have been using HP100 for a few months now and I have achieved some exellent muscle gains which I have not achieved with any other proteins.   I saw an advertisement for your HP100 that you can win $10,000.  How do I win?

A:  Yes, we do have $10,000 prize money up for grabs, but you cannot win it unless you are another sports supplement company.   The offer is that ASN – Advanced Sports Nutrition will pay $10,000 cash to any Sports Nutrition Company that can scientifically prove that their protein is more effective for building muscle than HP-100, 100% Hydrolyzed Whey Peptide Isolate. 

The reason why we are doing this is because there are so many companies out there that provide you with a lot of hype in regards to their protein, but none are willing to put there money where their mouth is.  At ASN Advanced Sports Nutrition we are!

Have you ever heard people say, ‘all proteins are the same'.  Well this is far from the truth.  Protein from manufacturers comes in all different grades, textures and processing.  You can get a really cheap whey protein isolate that has gone through minimum processing right up to the top of the range fully hydrolyzed whey peptide isolates like that of the HP-100.   But on all of the labels they say Whey Protein Isolate. So how can you tell which one is better? 

 You cannot tell unless you actually buy and use the protein and lose your money.  Another way to tell, without wasting any money is to look for a company that offers assurances such as 100% purity, potency and quality with a money back guarantee.   Even going as far as having a stamp on the label specifying this. If your protein product that you are purchasing does not have this guarantee, that means the company is not confident in their protein in giving you the desired results.  Obviously they are driven by profits and nothing else.

HP-100 has all these guarantees, and that's why we are confident enough to offer $10,000 to any other sports supplement company to prove they have a higher grade protein that provides more effective muscle building than HP-100.

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Q: Is HP-100 able to be consumed by Vegetarians?

A: Yes, HP-100 can be consumed by vegetarians. How is that you may ask? Isn't HP-100 made from whey protein, which comes from milk, a dairy product? Even though HP-100 uses whey protein as a base, because of the processing it goes through, there is no characteristic of dairy left in the finished product. We could achieve this using soy or rice protein as a base, but whey protein has the best amino acid profile of any other protein, plus it has specific 'biological' growth and immune factors which are beneficial for muscle growth and our health.
HP-100 can be classified as a 'growth factor extract'. It is different than any other protein on the market. It uses the latest in protein technology to separate and isolate the different types of growth and immune factors contained within whey protein. Then any other 'useless' proteins ( ie; such as lectins that cause allergies), fat, ash, lactose and other impurities are 'thrown away'. What you get is pure isolated biological peptides in a (pre-digested) hydrolyzed form. There are no characteristics of dairy left in the protein. Therefore it is perfect for Vegetarians to consume.

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Q: What's the difference between Degree of Hydrolysis and Percentage of Hydrolysis in regards to protein and how do these relate to the performance of the protein?

A: Hydrolysis is the breakdown of a chemical linkage between units of complex molecules to yeild smaller molecules. This involves enzymes called Hydrolases with the addition of water, which catalizes the reaction of the breakdown of the complex molecule. The hydrolases used in the breakdown of protein are called proteases. In the production of making peptide isolated protein the proteases used in the manufacture are identical with the same enzymes we produce in our digestive system to breakdown protein. The difference is the manufactured method is all controlled where as in our digestive system it is not. This is where the terms, Degree of Hydrolysis- ( DH ) and Percentage of Hydrolysis- ( % Hydrolyzed ) come from as this is the measurement of the methods used in the contolled process of manufacturing protein.

Percentage of Hydrolysis simply means the percentage of the protein which has been acted upon by the enzymes in the hydolysis process. If a protein is 50% hydrolyzed it means that the enzymes were able to act upon half of the protein before the process was stopped. 100% Hydrolyzed means that the enzymes have been able to act on all of the protein during the hydrolysis process. Any percentage of hydrolysis below 100 is termed Partially Hydrolyzed. Marketing wise you can use this figure to promote the amount of hydrolyzed protein in the container. 100% Hydrolyzed would then mean that the container only contains hydrolyzed protein and nothing else. Any other value would mean that other ingredients have been added into the protein, i.e.other protein or extra amino acids. The higher the percentage, the more peptides the protein will contain, but the size and bio-activity of those peptides is determined by the Degree of Hydrolysis. The higher the peptides, the more efficient the protein will be absorbed into your body.

Degree of Hydrolysis ( DH ) is the measure of the breakdown of the protein by the enzymes. A protein that has a DH of 100 has been broken down fully into individual amino acids. The Degree of Hydrolysis can be used to determine the performance and quality of the protein. Have the Degree of Hydrolysis too high and the 'bioactive' peptides, ( growth and immune factors ) are destroyed. Have the Degree of Hydrolysis to low and the bioactive peptides will not be isolated within the protein, with the growth and immune factors still being trapped within a larger peptide molecule. It has been found that a DH above 15%, but no higher than 25%, is an ideal level to aquire the seperation of growth and immune factors within the protein. Any hydrolysis level below 10% will yeild a protein with separated larger peptides for quicker absorption than a protein isolate but it does not contain any isolated growth or immune factors. It is the amount of growth and immune factors within the protein that will determine the performance and results you get from that protein.

A lot of people judge a protein by the amount of amino acids it has per serving. This is true in regards to comparing the amount of protein in the product against another, but it is not related to the performance of the product or the amount of 'bioactive' peptides in the protein. It's the 'bioactive' peptides in the protein that have the specific functions within our body and determine the performance of the protein and not the amount of individual amino acids. The amino acids are just the building blocks that make up the peptides. Within the protein there are millions of combinations for the peptides, ones that the body uses and ones that the body doesn't use. Having the protein go through advanced technology processing using state of the art hydrolysis techniques at the idea level, like HP-100, will ensure you will get isolated bioactive peptides for maximum results and performance. Therefore it is the amount and type of isolated peptides which governs the best protein and not the quantity of protein or the amino acid profile.
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Q: Would it affect the absorption rate of HP-100 if I mix it with Skimmed Milk? I normally mix it in milk to give it a creamy shake taste but I don’t want to do anything that may stop HP-100’s muscle building effects?

A: The simple answer is YES! Milk does affect the absorption of HP-100. Therefore we recommend taking HP-100 in water straight after exercise to enhance recovery and muscle building. However, other times of the day, mixing HP-100 in skim milk is OK. Combining HP-100 with skim milk will provide your muscles with the potent anabolic properties of HP-100 as well as the strong anti-catabolic properties of calcium caseinate – the main protein in milk.

By slowing the absorption of the HP-100 through the stomach into the bloodstream, by mixing it with milk, will ensure that circulating amino acid levels remain high for longer. This will provide a steady stream of growth-promoting peptides, stimulate muscle protein synthesis rates and reduce muscle breakdown during the day.

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Q: A lot of guy’s I know are adding dextrose or glucose into their HP-100 after training. If I haven’t got any glucose, is it alright to use table sugar?

A: Sugar isn't a bad idea, but the research shows that glucose-enhanced supplements enhance recovery much better, particularly when taken immediately after training. Glucose enters the blood stream faster and produces a more rapid, significant insulin spike than sugar does. Glucose is also shown to produce more effective glycogen replenishment within muscle when consumed after training. Sugar is made up of both glucose and fructose (fruit sugar). To enter the body it must be broken down into its individual components, glucose and fructose. In scientific studies it has been found that in sugar, the glucose component is used to make glycogen and the fructose component is then store as bodyfat. So if you can, use pure glucose or dextrose. These can be purchased at your local supermarket or you can use HPC High Performance Creatine with its other cell volumising ingredients.

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Q: How come ASN don’t add other things like extra Glutamine, amino acids, creatine and vitamins to their HP-100 to make it even better?

A: We don’t believe in fixing something that ain’t broke. Who is to say that this will make HP-100 even better. This is the best and highest quality protein you can get! Adding other things to it won’t necessary make it better. For a start you will lower the protein content per serving. Adding more ingredients adds to the cost of the product and then you have the added cost of blending it with the 100% hydrolysed whey peptide isolate and it starts to add up. Plus adding extra ingredients into the protein may interrupt the integrity of the powdered material. A lot of companies use this as a marketing tool and make their products sound really good by providing a list of all these wonderful ingredients in their protein, only to find it degrades the protein, plus the added ingredient amounts are so small that you would not give you the results as compared to using the scientifically researched recommended dose. By all means if you like, add these ingredients separate into your HP-100 drink. But we will never go that way. You will find however, that research proven ingredients, like Glutamine will be a separate part of the ASN – Advanced Sports Nutrition range. All using NANO Technology!

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Q: After training I do not feel hungry, but I have a HP-100 shake because I know it will help with my recovery and growth. But then within 15 minutes I get real hungry. Before I started using HP-100 I did not get hungry until an hour or so later. Could you explain to me why I get so hungry after taking HP-100?

A: As you know, HP-100 is no ordinary protein. Its fast absorbing mix of growth factors and BCAA's accelerate protein synthesis to anabolic levels, especially after training. This accelerated level increases nutrient requirements for increased recover and growth. Because of this increased nutrient requirement, mechanisms within the body are activated to increase your hunger to supply nutrients to your anabolic environment. That's why it is very important to continue your nutrition for the next 3 hours after training, to ensure proper recovery.