CLEAN PROTEIN™

CLEAN PROTEIN is a physician-grade, clean and pure, easily digestible, protein blend of the highest quality whey protein isolate, hydrolyzed collagen peptides, and L-Glutamine. This Total Body Protein Blend supports total body recovery of lean muscle, joints, ligaments & tendons, skin, immune health, and cellular health.*

• 6g Branch Chain Amino Acids
• 12g Essential Amino Acids
• 1.5g Glutamine 
• Zero Added Sugar
• Stirs & Mixes Easily
• Great in Smoothies & Shakes

Suggested Use: Add 1 scoop to 6 oz. of cold water, or your favorite beverage and mix well. Consume pre or post-workouts, anytime you desire a high-quality protein drink, or as directed by your Healthcare Professional.  Consult your Healthcare Professional before starting any exercise program.

Warning: For adults, use only as directed.  If pregnant, nursing, or taking medication consult a Healthcare Professional before use. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.

Notice: Use this as a food supplement only. Do not use for weight reduction.

Contains:  Milk

The Importance of Maintaining Lean Muscle for Fat Loss

It is widely acknowledged that maintaining lean muscle mass is crucial for overall health and sustainable weight loss. Lean muscle is essential for maintaining strength, mobility, bone density, and overall well-being. Additionally, muscle plays a significant role in metabolism. Did you know that muscle is the primary location in the body where calories are burned? This means that the more lean muscle you have, the faster your metabolism works, resulting in more calories burned around the clock. In other words, having more lean muscle makes it easier and faster to lose fat. Dr. Louis Aronne, Weill Cornell Medicine stated “Maintaining muscle mass could enable more sustained weight loss as metabolic rate wouldn’t decline.” Individuals on reduced or restricted diets are at risk of losing a significant amount of muscle mass. Generally, when people diet, approximately one-third of weight loss is likely to be lean muscle. Dr. Almandoz of UT Southwestern Medical Center said “This loss can be problematic. More lean mass correlates with better metabolism.” The key is to maintain an adequate, consistent protein intake, especially if exercising. 

Furthermore, prolonged low glucose levels resulting from restricted food intake, particularly for those who exercise, can potentially compromise muscle tissue. While lower glucose levels combined with exercise should theoretically promote higher fat utilization, the increased energy demands during exercise may lead to muscle breakdown for energy needs through the process of gluconeogenesis. This can result in both muscle and fat loss.

Exercise increases the need for lean muscle repair, thus increasing your daily protein needs. Additionally, the quality of the protein you ingest post-exercise can significantly impact the quality and speed of your recovery. But, for those people taking weight loss medications, it can be difficult to get enough protein. CLEAN PROTEIN is the ideal choice. It’s easily digestible, great-tasting, low-calorie, high-quality, and all-natural to support your goals.

CLEAN PROTEIN is the first product to support total recovery in one product. CLEAN PROTEIN goes beyond simple muscle recovery to help your whole body, so you can look and feel your best. It contains a precisely balanced “Total Body Protein Blend” which is designed for rapid bioavailability, providing fast repair of lean muscle and joints, reduced muscle soreness and oxidative damage as well as improved gut & immune support.  

CLEAN PROTEIN is a delicious, guilt-free way to increase your protein intake, support your body, and satisfy your hunger cravings. Meticulously formulated with everything you want and need but nothing more. It is naturally flavored and naturally sweetened with no added fillers, sugars or sugar alcohols.

1.Hormone-Free, Ultra-Filtered, Whey Protein Isolate & Hydrolyzed Collagen Peptides: Supports Lean Muscle, Joints, Skin & Exercise Recovery*  

Whey Protein has been shown in a multitude of clinical trials to be the superior protein for muscle recovery and hypertrophy, especially post-exercise. Whey is easily and rapidly digested, to quickly support, protect and build lean muscle. It has a superior amino acid profile, rich in essential amino acids that are vital for muscle protein synthesis and suppress muscle breakdown. Protein quality is typically measured by a protein digestibility-corrected amino acid score (PDCAAS). Whey has a perfect score and amino balance, which plant proteins do not.

CLEAN PROTEIN is formulated with the highest quality Whey Protein Isolate available. This carefully selected Whey isolate is chosen not only for its superior, cold, ultrafiltration process that protects the integrity and bioavailability of the protein but also for its purity. Whey isolate undergoes more extensive filtration than whey concentrate, resulting in greater protein content with significantly less fat, cholesterol, carbohydrates, sugar/lactose, and calories. CLEAN PROTEIN is derived from certified hormone-free cows, meaning the cows were not treated with recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST), also called recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH).

CLEAN PROTEIN contains Hydrolyzed Collagen as well. Hydrolyzation breaks down into smaller proteins called peptides for easier absorption. Collagen naturally makes up ⅓ of the body’s protein. It is a major component in skin, bones, tendons, ligaments, muscles, and blood vessels. As a person ages, their collagen production naturally declines, leading to health issues such as bone, joint, and skin problems. In addition, several studies have found that Bovine collagen helps prevent bone loss and combat osteoporosis, a condition in which your bone density declines. Collagen also makes up 75% of your skin, which is mainly composed of types I and III collagen. This matches the types of collagen found in bovine collagen. Therefore, it has been clinically shown to exert beneficial effects on the body, such as improved skin quality, reduced wrinkles, increased skin elasticity, and improved skin moisture. Collagen has also been clinically shown to support the entire gastrointestinal system improving digestion and helping combat against leaky gut as well as inflammatory bowel disease (IBS).

2.Pure, Micronized Glutamine: Supports Exercise Recovery, Immune Health & Cellular Health*

Glutamine has been extensively researched and been shown to help gut function, immune function, fight infection and numerous other cellular processes. During times of stress the body uses more glutamine to help protect the body and promote recovery. It also plays a critical role in supporting the natural production of Glutathione, the body’s main antioxidant.  

In addition to immune support, Glutamine also has a wide range of metabolic/cellular benefits and may reduce exercise induced fatigue. It plays a key role in cell proliferation, energy production, glycogenesis, ammonia buffering and maintaining pH balance. A 2023 study concluded that The therapeutic effect of L-glutamine after exhaustive exercise was even more effective than preventive before exercise. They stated that the subjects had “..less tissue injury in the cardiac muscles, and kidneys than the prevention group after exhaustive exercise. Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid in the body, constituting more than 30% of the amino acids in muscle. Your body’s Glutamine level is critical to lean muscle maintenance, health and recovery. Physical activity can deplete your body’s supply of it.

3.Rich in Essential Amino Acids & BCAAs: Promote Rapid Lean Muscle Repair & Cellular Energy*

Amino acids are the building blocks of lean muscle. Part of the amino acids needed are called Essential Amino Acids (EAA). They are considered “essential” because the body cannot manufacture them on its own. Therefore, these amino acids must be obtained in our foods or supplements. The EAAs are made of 9 aminos, which are histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylethylamine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine. 

CLEAN PROTEIN is rich in Essential Amino Acids (EAA). Scientific research has shown that EAAs supplemented post-exercise help reduce muscle damage and inflammation, leading to faster recovery. EAAs can also improve the rate of muscle protein synthesis during recovery, helping repair lean muscle faster and promoting a reduction in muscle soreness or DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness).

Contained with these EAAs are Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs). BCAAs are very important for several reasons. BCAAs can be used by the muscles directly as they bypass the liver when absorbed. This allows them to be used as fuel for energy. This is especially important for people who try to maintain a lower glucose level and exercise. Since your body can use these for energy, it helps prevent the body from breaking down hard earned lean muscle (Anti Catabolism) for energy use.

4. Physician-grade, Clean & Pure Ingredients: Easily Digestible & Rapid Bioavailability*

The experts at MEDThrive carefully scrutinized and selected only the finest, most pure ingredients available to use in CLEAN PROTEIN to create a truly clean product. The ingredients are pure and there are no added fillers, preservatives, artificial colors, flavors or sweeteners. The Whey Isolate chosen for CLEAN PROTEIN is hormone-free and purified by cold, ultrafiltration to maintain its highest native quality. This careful processing elevates its bioavailability and benefits by protecting the protein from being denatured as well as preserving health-boosting bioactives such as Lactoferrin, Immunoglobulins and Glycomacropeptides. Science has proven its rapid absorption provides a surge of muscle-protecting aminos to the body, speeding recovery by helping prevent muscle loss (especially for those on restricted calorie diets), while also stimulating protein synthesis (muscle repair and building). The hydrolyzed Collagen used is also carefully selected for the same processing and purity reasons as well as rapidly supporting your joints, skin, cartilage, tendons and bones.

CLEAN PROTEIN’s unique blend of whey isolate, collagen peptides and Glutamine are blended together in clinically based amounts to synergistically drive total body recovery. 

5. Lean Muscle Helps You Stay Hydrated:

Protecting your lean muscle with increased protein intake also helps keep you hydrated. For those on a calorie restricted diet, blood glucose levels usually become low too. This extended reduction of blood glucose, especially for those who exercise too, can lead to dehydration. Glucose is stored in muscle as glycogen which helps maintain your energy levels and also plays a key role in maintaining hydration. That is because each gram of glycogen holds about 3 grams of water in the body.  Thus, low glycogen can lead to dehydration so maintaining muscle helps combat this condition and the discomfort associated with this. 

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