What Is Micellar Casein Protein Powder Exactly?

 

ave you ever asked yourself what is micellar casein protein powder exactly? Until recently I had never heard of this, however it is most interesting and I hope you find this article as interesting as I found doing the research.

 

Whey protein and micellar are both derived from milk however they react in very different ways in the body. Whey protein is a protein that works extremely quickly in the body. It is absorbed fast into the body. You will find that body builders takes whey at all three stages of exercising as they can digest it quickly. This enables them to the get the benefit of whey when they need it. They need it at the beginning of exercise, whilst they are exercising and naturally after they have exercised.

 

The other protein, micellar works totally opposite to whey. It is released slowly into the blood, muscles and cells. Body builders would be wise to ingest this type of protein at times when they do not eat and maybe at bed time. Because the proteins resides for a lot longer in the body it assists the body in marinating lean muscle mass.

 

Micellar indicates that the casein is taken out of the milk without the involvement of chemicals. It filters in a unique manner so as not to detract from the natural benefits that are derived there from. Due to the manner in which it comes apart from the milk, it is thought to be very high quality source of protein.

 

Caseinates are also proteins however the method of processing this is unnatural as chemicals are required to achieve this. The process of causing chemical reactions is known as denatured. It is advisable to pure micellar casein protein powder, it may be much more expensive however results that you will achieve using it are well worth the extra money.

 

There are two words you must familiarize yourself with when researching about these proteins. These are, catabolic and anabolic. Catabolic is atrophy of the muscle and anabolic is converse to this, it is all about muscle growth.

 

Micellar protein powder is known to promote lean and strong muscles. It will elevate the amino acids for as much as 7 hours. This amazes and impresses scientists no end. This is what assists amino acids in keeping muscles that are under stress from weakening for a much longer time span than other proteins.

 

This protein is also responsible for strengthening the immune system. This is invaluable because today with all the viruses floating around we need to have real strong immune systems. Immunoglobulin and glutamine are ever present here and they are the best kind of amino acids which help in absorption of protein into the body. This is especially beneficial for sportsmen and woman and body builders that place excessive strain on their muscles whilst lifting weights and partaking in heavy duty athletics and sports events.

 

Tissues in the body are also dependent on glutamine and this helps them to not rob the muscles of this. The digestive tract lining is renewed every three days as a result of glutamine ingestion.

 

Those that are lactose intolerant should exercise caution with micellar casein protein. Digestive problems could arise from ingestion of this for the lactose intolerant. There is also a condition called anaphylaxis which can be life threatening. This a severe allergic reaction which can result in death. The good thing is that because the protein is not the milk it does not affect people with that specific allergy.

 

Always read labels when looking at ingesting these products. Today technology has allowed better tasting proteins. There was a school of thought that felt that these proteins where destroyed when coming into contact with gastric acid. This was never substantiated and it is the writers opinion that this was more to do with negative marketing on the behalf of competitors than actually the truth.

 

Most trainers, sports and nutrition experts are more than impressed with the results produced by the combined ingestion of these two proteins.

 

Micellar is right at the top of list when it comes to digesting it- The Food and Drug Administration board have a ranking system for the metabolism of various proteins. One is considered to be the highest. Having said that, it is interesting to note than anything in excess of one is not utilized by the body and is therefore considered to be waste.

 

The people in the know tell us that MC forms a gel like substance in the body and it is for this reason that the protein lasts in the body for is long.

 

As mentioned earlier most people confuse this with whey as they both come from milk. There are those who debate the merits of fast or slow release protein. Others prefer to use protein powder.

 

Common sense tells us that there is a place for both forms of the protein. Sometimes the body needs a quick acting protein and then other circumstances that call for the protein to remain in the body for a more prolonged period.

 

This may be better explained by using your car as an example. Should you wish to overtake a car that is driving slowly, then you would accelerate and that would cause you to overtake. Then you may be on a long, open and lonely road, you would then just cruise at one speed. This cruising would preserve your fuel in your car's tank for much longer.

 

The whey is what would cause you to 'accelerate' and pass the slower car. The other protein preserves all your body's functioning parts, it feeds all the parts that needs feeding and repairs muscles and prevents muscle atrophy.

 

The process of synthesis of MC takes a number of hours before the right level of amino acid is achieved in the body. It is clear that this awesome protein needs time in order to do its job in the human body. Conversely whey is metabolized within sixty minutes.

 

I hope that reading this article has given you better insight into what is micellar casein protein powder. It is also hoped that you now have a better understanding as to how it differs in functioning to whey protein.