After 40 years of age, muscle mass decreases by about 1% per year until you reach 70 years. After 70 years of age, muscle mass decreases by about 1.5% per year.
For myself, I take 100 grams of protein per day along with working out 3 times per week. For females, I recommend 75 grams of protein per day to reduce the loss of muscle along with resistance training (weights).
Protein increases circulation, creatine to regenerate ATP, hydration 64 ounces of water per day, and 7-8 hours of restful sleep.
Melatonin is a hormone that your brain produces in response to darkness and aids in the timing of your cardiac rate. Melatonin levels play a role in sleep, and the release of this hormone in the brain is connected to the time of day. It plays a role in natural sleep-wake cycles. The most amount of this hormone is released at night.
Creatine is an amino acid (protein) mostly located in your muscles and brain. It aids your muscles to produce energy during workouts.
ATP is the “energy molecule” and produces energy to your cells and drives many body processes in your cells, such as muscle contraction.
Creatine generates ATP in the in your cell’s, so protein plays a big role in muscle contraction and weight loss.
Taking a protein powder, I recommend WHEY protein chocolate as it tastes better than vanilla, and do weight training to contract the muscles.
Protein consumption increases creatine that produces energy during workouts and generates APT to increase energy in muscle cells, thus increasing muscle contractions during workouts.
For those who cannot get into the gym, the E-Stim machine does the muscle contraction in the area you want. Three sessions per week for 30 minutes each session. All you have to do is increase your intake of protein. Call our office for a free consultation for the E-Stim muscle contraction machine and our program to increase your energy and increase muscle mass.