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Pre-Workout vs Protein Powder: Do You Actually Need Both?

Pre-Workout vs Protein Powder: Do You Actually ...

Janelle Babka

Most pre-workout has a formulation problem, not an efficacy problem — and that distinction matters more than any comparison between the two products. The crash, the jitters, the heart-pounding forty...

Pre-Workout vs Protein Powder: Do You Actually ...

Janelle Babka

Most pre-workout has a formulation problem, not an efficacy problem — and that distinction matters more than any comparison between the two products. The crash, the jitters, the heart-pounding forty...

Choline in Pregnancy: Why the "Recommended Amount" May Not Be Enough

Choline in Pregnancy: Why the "Recommended Amou...

Janelle Babka

The number you've been told to aim for — 450mg of choline per day — was not set based on fetal brain development. It was established in 1998 using data...

Choline in Pregnancy: Why the "Recommended Amou...

Janelle Babka

The number you've been told to aim for — 450mg of choline per day — was not set based on fetal brain development. It was established in 1998 using data...

Heavy Metals in Protein Powders: How to Safely Tell Fact vs Marketing

Heavy Metals in Protein Powders: How to Safely ...

Janelle Babka

Even informed users are taken aback to learn that detection of heavy metals in protein powders is not rare. They’re even more surprised on finding out that, contrary to widespread...

Heavy Metals in Protein Powders: How to Safely ...

Janelle Babka

Even informed users are taken aback to learn that detection of heavy metals in protein powders is not rare. They’re even more surprised on finding out that, contrary to widespread...

The Truth About Protein Powder Sweeteners: A Science-Based Guide

The Truth About Protein Powder Sweeteners: A Sc...

Janelle Babka

Choosing a protein powder means evaluating more than just protein content. The sweetener used affects taste, digestibility, blood sugar response, and safety during pregnancy and breastfeeding. This Nutranelle guide helps...

The Truth About Protein Powder Sweeteners: A Sc...

Janelle Babka

Choosing a protein powder means evaluating more than just protein content. The sweetener used affects taste, digestibility, blood sugar response, and safety during pregnancy and breastfeeding. This Nutranelle guide helps...

three lab technicians testing three different forms of whey protein to compare isolate vs concentrate vs hydrolysate

Whey protein concentrate vs isolate vs hydrolys...

Janelle Babka

Contrary to popular assumption, whey protein concentrate, isolate, and hydrolysate are not three tiers of quality. They are three levels of processing. TL;DR Multiple whey types exist because they solve...

Whey protein concentrate vs isolate vs hydrolys...

Janelle Babka

Contrary to popular assumption, whey protein concentrate, isolate, and hydrolysate are not three tiers of quality. They are three levels of processing. TL;DR Multiple whey types exist because they solve...

two women in combat stance as a conceptual representation of hemp vs whey protein

Hemp vs Whey Protein: How to Choose Without Blo...

Janelle Babka

Most people comparing hemp vs whey protein are asking the wrong question. Hemp is not just “plant protein,” and whey is not just “dairy protein,” and treating them that way...

Hemp vs Whey Protein: How to Choose Without Blo...

Janelle Babka

Most people comparing hemp vs whey protein are asking the wrong question. Hemp is not just “plant protein,” and whey is not just “dairy protein,” and treating them that way...

miniature wooden figurines of women climbing a gigantic mountain of protein powder as a conceptual representation of the best protein powders for muscle gain in women

5 Best Protein Powders for Muscle Gain in Women...

Janelle Babka

Most protein powders marketed for muscle gain technically work. That’s not the problem. The problem is that many of them quietly fail women in ways that have nothing to do...

5 Best Protein Powders for Muscle Gain in Women...

Janelle Babka

Most protein powders marketed for muscle gain technically work. That’s not the problem. The problem is that many of them quietly fail women in ways that have nothing to do...