Why Do We Use Stevia In Our BCAAs?
The Physique Formula BCAAs are sweetened with stevia and are artificial sweetener free..
But why did I insist on using stevia?
I've been asked this a few times so I wanted to get down to the bottom of my reasoning.
BCAAs With Stevia
For years I bought nasty tasting raw, flavorless BCAAS (they really weren't flavorless, they actually tasted like metal) and I mixed them with whatever natural powder I could find, and it was really hard to do that circa 2010.
I knew the studies even back then that linked artificial sweeteners (sucralose, aspartame, etc) use to such conditions as diabetes, increased hunger (they make you eat MORE calories), hormone dysfunction and numerous other harmful situations.
I wanted to avoid that.
So in researching a natural sweetener to use with my bcaas, I came across stevia. You see stevia isn't just a natural sweetener, it actually has ALOT of health benefits.
Stevia contains multiple antioxidants including flavonoids, tannins and quercetin as well as magnesium, vitamin A and vitamin C.
As the stevia breaks down into a NON-carbohydrate compound, it can actually help to stabilize and lower chronically high blood sugar.
This make stevia a perfect sweetener for individuals whom already follow a low carbohydrate diet.
Stevia may also improve weight loss since you’ll replace your use of artificial sweeteners, which are known to increase caloric intake. Plus stevia is always better than consuming sugar.
Blood Pressure Control
Stevia has actually been shown to relax blood vessels and facilitate the elimination of sodium from the body which we know is critical to prevent heart attacks and other cardiac conditions
Healthy Mouth
Stevia has been shown to reduce bacterial formation in the mouth and cavities which is why it is used in so many natural toothpastes.
Those are a lot of benefits for a sweetener that you never even considered using for their health benefits, I mean it’s just thrown into a BCAA supplements.
You see, branched chain amino acids are fantastic for a variety of training issues, primarily endurance, strength and muscle growth.
But we didn’t want to taint them with any artificial sweeteners so we hope you’ll try The Physique Formula BCAAS will stevia.