| A major part of healthy aging is a healthy body. A | | | | and exercising regularly can helps us retain our bodily |
| healthy body can become a reality when we start to | | | | strength much longer. |
| eat healthy and maintain our bone and muscle | | | | Another recent study showed that people who |
| strength. It is no surprise that muscle loss and bone | | | | consumed low levels of protein experienced |
| deterioration are two major concerns for aging | | | | significant loss of bone density in just a matter of |
| people. These two ailments if not treated can lead to | | | | four years. The study revealed that the participants |
| serious health problems in men and women alike. That | | | | experienced the highest bone loss in the spine and |
| is why it is important to eat a healthy and nutritionally | | | | hip area. It is clear that it does not take much time |
| valuable diet throughout our lives. | | | | for our bones and muscles to become weak. That is |
| One way to improve our bone and muscle health is | | | | why constant maintenance is essential, even crucial. |
| through the consumption of whey protein. A recent | | | | This of course is not only true for the elderly, but for |
| study which compared whey protein to casein | | | | people of any age. Furthermore, as an added bonus, |
| protein (found in milk) illustrated that older men who | | | | protein has been known to help people lose weight. |
| consumed whey protein showed greater protein | | | | Similar to the hoodia pills, protein has been known to |
| synthesis. Through greater protein synthesis the | | | | help you feel full longer. As you can see, protein is an |
| participants experienced less muscle loss over a | | | | important factor towards healthy aging and weight |
| period of time. Since we begin to lose muscle mass | | | | maintenance. |
| around the age of 40, consuming more whey protein | | | | |