8 Clean Protein Supplements for Your Health Hike
- Christian Van Camp
- Dec 10, 2020
- 3 min read
Are you fed up with protein powders loaded with gas-inducing maltodextrin, bad fats like sunflower oil, sweeteners like sucralose, & a bunch of other ingredients you can't pronounce?
Most of us don’t consume enough protein with the nutrients required for energy, repair & longevity. A little help from a friend is all you need to hit those macro marks. BUT opting for cheap products filled with toxic additives will hinder your health hike. These crappy powders ruin skin, gut & goals. Instead, add these yummy, powerful powders to your diet!
Let's dive right in, shall we?
Vivo Life Perform is packed with bio-fermented pea protein, organic hemp protein, chlorella, spirulina, turmeric, BCAA, digestive enzymes and more. This is one of the best vegan choice on the market. The Salted Maca Caramel is my favorite flavors hands down! Tastes like crack (but the healthy kind of crack). I like to whip of a a scoop of this with banana and peanut butter along with some ceylon cinnamon (for blood sugar support and flavor) in my Ninja blender, and dang.... that's all I got to say,
I used to not be a fan of whey protein because I thought it made me bloat, break out and give me diarrhea bombs blowing up the back of the toilet seat. Turns out, I was wrong. Very wrong. What was actually giving me those runs and inflaming my poor teenager body was the additives in it like sucralose (an artificial sweetener contributing to the bloat and killing your good gut bacteria), and the protein itself from sourced from sad cows living in unethical conditions being fed corn, soy and other inflammatory unnatural cow feed (like this example here). I recently got back into it this 2020–but with a different state of mind. I focus on simplicity and genuine resourcing (grass-fed happy cows). Grass fed will provide a better omega-3 profile than conventional. The whey products like these also use natural stevia as a sweetener without added fillers. Whey to go!
Killer Organic Stuff right here! That’s not what KOS stands for but hey, that’s what I get out of it. This is one of the cleanest and tastiest and bioavailable sources of plant protein that is a complete vegan protein powder has a 5 protein blend of Pea, Flax Seed, Quinoa, Pumpkin Seed AND Chia Seed + essential vitamins & minerals. It is also Gluten Free, Dairy Free & Soy Free and contains enzymes for digestion—all while being ethically and responsibly sourced. Plus it’s damn good tasty.
One of the tastiest and cleanest brands of bone broth is Dr. Axe’s Ancient Nutrition, especially the chocolate ahhh. You can make it as a chilled shake with ice and maybe add nut butter and a banana, or add hot water and make some hot cocoa! Bone broth is incredible for healing the gut and body. It’s loaded with collagen and aminos acids that will support a balanced mind~body~spirit!
If you can’t get enough healthy crack—look no further than KinoCollagen Blueberry Muffin flavor! This stuff is sooo healthy and delicious. By taking it daily, you can also support muscle growth, skin, joint and cartilage, healthy blood vessels and heart, satiation and hunger, and gut health! (The same applies when taken with bone broth!). No muffin top with this stuff!
If you prefer not to have flavor in your complexion-boosting, hair strengthening and gut-healing protein, this collagen is for you (especially if you want to upgrade your morning coffee!). Enhanced with Biotin, Hyaluronic Acid plus Vitamin C this protein is needed in your pantry. It is hydrolyzed multi collagen protein with Types I, II, III, V, X which is great for holistic healing. These types of collagen heal different parts of the body from the tissue in your knee and gut, to your skin, hair, and nails! It is NOT a complete protein, so it won’t help out with muscle repair all that much. Stack this collagen with one of the clean whey proteins or plant-based ones above.
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