Perfomance Supplements and your Health
notes from a presentation by Joe Marsit, Phoenix Fire Health Symposium
Nutritional Supplements compliment a normal diet.
They are for people who don't get enough nutrients from the foods they eat.
Creatine-
High Intensity Exercise recovery. After max muscle capacity of creatine, the body only needs 2 gms per day to maintain. Must hydrate well to avoid cramping. Crystallized creatine in kidneys causes renal failure.
HMB-
Demonstrated to increase meat production in cattle. There is no correlation to humans.
Glutamine- No help. No increase in muscle gain.
" Andro" based pro hormones -
Can increase estrogen in men and women. Causes problems like osteoporosis that's common in women when they age.
Protein Supplements-
The body can only absorb 20-25 gms per serving. Your body will eliminate the rest. ( Maybe you are full of crap!)
Misleading advertising is common in supplement business. They have a strong lobbying component in DC.
" If the legal stuff worked, the superstars wouldn't turn to the illegal stuff."
Supplements provide necessary nutritional needs to balance a persons diet. But, there are drawbacks. There are FDA complications. It is difficult to understand a body's needs and determine the proper intake. They may have drug interactions. And some companies mislabel or mirepresent their products.