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Professional Supplements I-Load 60 Capsules
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Supplements I-Load, short for “Insulin Load”,
was designed to increase insulin sensitivity, and
force carbohydrates, amino acids, creatine, and
other anabolic nutrients into muscle tissue.
Main benefits of I-LOAD™ Include:
● Increase amino acid uptake in muscle
tissue
● Increase insulin receptor sensitivity
● Increase glycogen storage in muscle
tissue
● Increase protein synthesis and DNA
replication
● Increase potassium uptake
● Increase blood flow
● Decrease breakdown of protein
● Enhance nutrient partitioning
How important is Insulin for building muscle?
Insulin is the most powerful anabolic hormone in
your body that has the ability to increase protein
synthesis, inhibit protein breakdown and transports
glucose, amino acids and creatine into muscle
tissue. Almost every amateur and professional
bodybuilder is familiar with the power of insulin
due to the powerful glycogen pump it can produce
along with hyper-loading of nutrients post workout.
In addition, insulin also has a huge
nutrient-partitioning effect, driving food (and
stored food energy) into building muscle instead of
building fat. The challenge with using prescription
insulin is that if you make one bad mistake it could
cost you your life or put you into a coma. Not good.
So the key here is to manipulate this powerful
hormone without risking the dangerous side effects.
Why is insulin sensitivity important?
One of the key elements to managing the power of
insulin (and maintaining health), is to increase
one’s insulin sensitivity and also reduce the chance
of becoming insulin resistance. A person who is
“insulin resistant” has a hard time processing
carbohydrates and their body releases a ton of
insulin to get glucose into the resistant cells.
This “resistance” is not a good thing, &
overproduction of one’s own insulin can lead to type
2-diabetes which can cause kidney failure,
blindness, arterial disease and coronary heart
disease. The key to an efficient, healthy body is to
increase insulin sensitivity where the body doesn’t
have to release a ton of insulin to get the glucose
into the cell. Insulin sensitivity is partly genetic
and varies with each individual usually peaking
highest in professionally trained athletes. Three of
the best ways to increase insulin sensitivity is
through resistance training, cardiovascular training
and manipulating one’s diet.(1)(2) A moderate
carbohydrate diet rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, fish
oil and fiber can make a dramatic impact upon one’s
insulin sensitivity. On the flip side, the
low-carbohydrate, high-fat diets that have become
popular lately can decrease insulin sensitivity.
People should be very careful of these types of
diets and limit their use to a maximum of 3 weeks at
a time especially if muscle gain is one’s preferred
goal.
How do I use I-LOAD™?
To feel the effects of a full-on glycogen pump, take
(1-2) capsules with your pre-workout meal or shake.
Meal or shake must contain at least 40-50 grams of
carbohydrates per capsule. For increased amino acid
& glucose uptake and speed recovery, take (1-2)
capsules immediately post-workout with at least
40-50 grams of carbohydrates per capsules. Advanced
users may take (1) additional capsule per day with a
carbohydrate rich meal. Do not exceed 6 capsules per
day unless you are facilitating pre-contest carb
loading.
How does I-LOAD™ work?
There are quite a few supplements that can help
increase insulin receptor sensitivity and also drive
glucose from the blood and into the muscle cell. The
Glut-4 receptor inside your cell is the nutrient
“gate keeper” that opens or closes depending upon
the amount of insulin that is present in the blood.
I-LOAD™ was designed to open up the Glut-4 flood
gates & pull glucose out of the blood and into the
muscle. This helps your body work more efficiently
and keeps insulin sensitivity at its maximum.
I-LOAD™ is not your simple ALA/chromium combination. Utilizing cutting
edge science, I-LOAD™ uses the following powerful weapons to help keep
insulin sensitivity at its maximum and store nutrients like no other
product currently on the market:
Banaba Leaf - Banaba Leaf Extract provides a blood sugar lowering
effect similar to that of insulin. It induces glucose transport from the
blood into body cells. Recently, researchers have isolated an active
ingredient in the banaba leaf called corosolic acid, which was
originally thought to be "the" blood sugar regulating substance in the
leaf. A study published in the journal Planta Medica in 2001 compared a
whole-leaf extract of banaba with insulin in cell cultures. The
researchers concluded that the whole herb has a glucose lowering effect.
In other animal studies, administration of banaba leaf extract resulted
in reduced weight gain, reduced triglyceride accumulation and reduced
adipose tissue, with no changes in diet.
Gymnama Sylyestre - Originating from India, Gymnema Sylvestre is
known as gur-mar, or "sugar destroyer." Scientists think its active
ingredients (gymnemic acids) protect the cells of the pancreas from free
radical damage, allowing them to regenerate and produce insulin more
effectively. A recent Harvard study indicates the Gymnema lowers blood
sugar levels in Type I and Type II diabetics. At King's College in
London, study stated that Gymnema acts by increasing cell permeability,
therefore reducing insulin resistance. Studies have shown that gymnema
can reduce glucose absorption from the intestine, help regulate blood
sugar levels and lower the amount of glucose available to be stored as
fat.
When gymnema leaf is placed directly on the tongue, it eliminates the
sensation of sweetness. The leaves of Gymnema sylvestre perform two
significant functions. First, they suppress blood glucose, especially
after eating. Secondly, they are insulin tropic and promote insulin
secretion. By this multi-pathway approach, Gymnema sylvestre proves a
valuable aid in hyper-loading glucose into muscles.
Momordica 10:1 Extract - Bitter melon is the common name for
Momordica charantia, also known as African cucumber, balsam pear and
bitter gourd. The phytochemicals present in bitter melon suggest that
there are multiple uses for this herb. Among the constituents in bitter
melon, charantin is identified as an important agent for blood-sugar
regulation. Charantin demonstrates hypoglycaemic (blood sugar lowering).
The Momordica fruit contain insulin-like peptides, including one known
as polypeptide P. In human studies, bitter melon demonstrates
significant blood-sugar control after food intake and overall blood
sugar-lowering effects.
In a study published in the journal Chemistry & Biology- March 2008, a
research team, headed by Dr. Mon-Jia Tan of the Chinese Academy of
Sciences in Shanghai, concluded that bitter melon has potent
anti-diabetes effects. In their study, Tan and colleagues isolated and
described several compounds from bitter melon known as cucurbitane
triterpenoids, and tested their effects on glucose (sugar) and fat
metabolism in cells and in mice. When tested in muscle and fat cells,
the researchers found, the compounds stimulated the glucose receptor
GLUT4 to move from the cell interior to the cell surface, thus promoting
more effective glucose metabolism. Several of the tested compounds had
effects comparable to those of insulin. Tests in mice of two of the
compounds found that they promoted both glucose tolerance and fat
burning, and one was particularly effective in promoting glucose
tolerance in animals consuming high fat diets.
Momordica has been found to be just as effective as glibenclamide in
reducing blood sugar levels (J Ethnopharmacol 2003; 88(1): 107-111). In
fact, a large study at Harvard University Medical School concluded that
mormodica is one of the best natural remedies for diabetes (Diabetes
Care 2003; 26(4): 1277-1294). It appears that mormodica contains
compounds similar in structure to insulin, which have the same effects
in regulating blood sugar levels. There is evidence that mormodica can
prevent the release of excess glucose into the bloodstream from the
liver (Am J Health Syst Pharm 2003; 60(4): 356-359).
Chromium Polynicotinate - Chromium helps insulin transport sugar
to the cells. Chromium works to make insulin more effective by
"bridging" insulin to cell membranes, thus increasing the number of
active insulin receptors, resulting in increased insulin sensitivity.
The trace mineral chromium is found in skin, fat, muscle, brain and the
adrenal glands. There is about 6 mg in each of us and it is important!
Chromium absorption through the small intestine is very poor; so
normally, a lot of it gets excreted in urine. People with diabetes
excrete even more chromium than healthy people; and the loss of this
vital nutrient makes it harder for their bodies to respond to insulin.
Studies show that chromium supplements can help both Type I and Type II
diabetics control their blood sugar.
There are various forms of chromium suitable for human ingestion. The
Polynicotinate form of chromium called "Chromium polynicotinate" is the
most absorbable. Chromium polynicotinate is a unique molecule that binds
chromium with niacin, a compound found in breast milk, which helps the
body better absorb and process minerals.
In June of 2002, one form of chromium was affirmed by the FDA as
"Generally Recognized as Safe" (GRAS) for use in food products, one of
only a handful of ingredients to have secured this status at clinically
effective doses for use in foods marketed for weight loss and glucose
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