Anyone Distributing Alkaline Protein?

[w34ponGT]

hey everyone, the new craze at my gym is the alkaline range. its got digestive enzymes that suit dairy/lactose intolerant diets like myself (blood group A cant have dairy)

but its $90 for 900g absolute joke! anyone here know of a seller or something?

[Birds]

$90 buys you a looooootta steak.

[Husky33]

To start with that's only if you believe in the blood group diet, which was 'invented' by one man with no hard evidence.

Alkaline protein powders have nothing to do with digestive enzymes or anything anyway. It will just help alkalise your body through added minerals, as protein powder is mildly acidic.

Just eat fruit and vege's regularly to keep your body alkaline, cheaper and better for you anyway. Everyone should be keeping their body alkaline as our diets are stupidly acidic these days, and acidic bodies are the cause of half our health issues if not more.

Digestive enzymes in protein is another thing altogether, and can help you digest dairy if you are lactose intolerant. However, whey isolate generally has no lactose in it, and there are many protein powders on the market that are lactose free.

Or alternatively you can buy digestive enzymes separately if you are having major problems breaking down food, or lactase enzyme tablets if you just have trouble with dairy.

[GTR-N1]

Yes Simon; lactase or tilactase should be taken prior to ingesting dairy. But I've forgotten how long before.

Nearly all of us Asians have lactose intolerance to some degree. Dairy cows never originated in SE Asia.

[GTR-N1]

Having a diet that's biased towards high pH or low pH if trying for a family > one particular gender over the other

...so I read somewhere - but that may be just a hypothesis hmmm

[GTR_JOEY]

Guys what are your thoughts on alternatives to whey protein like pea and rice protein

i know its alot more expensive but im trying to cut out highly acidic and processed food from my diet

a little off topic sorry

[rev210]

pea and rice protein isolates are not as complete in protein profile and the amount of processing is equal to or greater than whey. On top of that you might also have genetic modifications, herbisides and pestisides with crops to contend with.

No problem eating so-called 'acidic foods' when you are eating a balanced amount of alkaline ones. Occasional suppliment with whey isn't a problem. Eat a balanced diet.

It may be stating the obvious but, the best way to cut out processed food is to eat more whole food sources. People are always being drawn to the 1% issues through so called 'fast track' suppliments. Most haven't trained or worked out their diets enough to actually get good value for money. Even after you pay $90 a kg , it's not going to do bugger all if you haven't commited to the basics enough. As Birds said $90 buys alot of nice steak.

[w34ponGT]

ive done alot of research and your right on the money simon. its not hard evidence its just assumed, i asked this questions for dieting reasons because iso whey has a bloating effect on me. i tried a tub of alkaline, il admit it felt easier to digest. but iso whey is lactose free anyway because it has no carbs, theres a enzyme called amonigen which is believed to brake down dairy.

Every meal i eat (every 2 hrs) has a green vegie/salad with it, the only fruit i consume is berries which is non acidic, so my diets down pact

im not lactose/dairy intolarent just want to minimize bloating

about rice/pea protein........

rice protein is undrinkable, ive tried it, its grainy as and its digusting im telling you, you wont like it

pea protein is ok but theres 400+ mg of sodium per serve so if your having multiple shakes a day its not to good, and also its not a complete source

[GTR_JOEY]

See what worrys me is that even the guys behind the counter that are selling Whey say that its pretty much just garbage and that they are getting off it to switch over to Rice/Pea proteins.

i got some samples of Rice protein today, wasnt too bad. ive definatly had worse whey protein before

People say that it isnt a complete protein, but i reckon if your relying on protein shakes to get a full profile of aminos to build proteins then i think they are going the wrong way about it to start off with.

Ive read and seen so many studys and statistics on how the acidic and processed foods in out lives are the cause of 90% of our health problems that i really do want to stear away from it altogether... Dairy being a main culprit

[Mangune]

Get a supergreen to help balence things out maybe, something like vital greens. Can get costly though. Maybe try a WPI if your not end up happy with the rice, or even soy though i havnt heard much about it.

And there is natural whey out there with no sweetners in it

[Mitcho_7]

Proteins are going to have acidic and basic properties depending on what the aa profile of the protein is.

All amino acids have an amine group and a caboxylic acid group coming off of the same carbon. Then they can have another carboxylic acid group or amine group somewhere else in the chain or not at all. The prescence of the second amine or carboxylic group in the amino acid will determine whether it is going to be more basic or acidic.

I really think you are over thinking stuff acid and alkaline proteins, just find a good wpi that you like the taste of and be done with it.

[m35stagea]

hey everyone, the new craze at my gym is the alkaline range. its got digestive enzymes that suit dairy/lactose intolerant diets like myself (blood group A cant have dairy)

but its $90 for 900g absolute joke! anyone here know of a seller or something?

Blood group diet... science not even once.

[w34ponGT]

yeh im over the blood group diet, was a wank factor that clearly didnt work, and im not going to sit here and not eat meat/dairy/etc

got myself some ON lean protein (has aminogen in it which i finds help digestion)