Losing muscle and strength from disuse has much broader health implications than most people realize. Recent research has made it clear that significant loss of muscle and/or strength will:
 
* increase your risk of cardiovascular events * decrease survival from various diseases, including cancer, and chronic obstructive lung disease * Impair recovery from major surgery * cause bone health to suffer
 
These health issues are all related to muscle mass. The reason that muscle is at the core of all these health conditions is due to muscle's role as the reservoir for amino acids.
 
Amino acids from your muscles are mobilized when other tissues and organs need an increased supply of amino acids, such as to battle infection, for an increased exercise regimen, metabolic balance, for wound repair and more.
 
Most people see muscle loss as something "that old people deal with," but disuse brings muscle and strength loss no matter how old, or young, you might be. This applies to everyone.
 
The loss of muscle can start in some people as early as age 30, but by age 50, almost everyone is starting to lose a significant amount of muscle.
 
It is typically hard to notice muscle loss for two reasons:
 
#1 Your body weight does not change or you might actually be gaining weight

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Usually, muscle loss sneaks up on you. It does not happen overnight. It is a slow process, but it is always happening..  unless we are taking active measures to counter balance it.
 
Thankfully, it is possible to reverse muscle loss and to prevent muscle loss. That is the beauty of the right balance and ration of essential amino acids.
 
With a steady intake of the essential amino acid solution (EAAS) formula, along with an exercise program, your body can maintain mass and even repair itself from muscle loss.
 
Aging might not even be a concern for you at this point, but remember it is much easier to maintain muscle mass than to regain it once lost. That holds true for two primary reasons:
 
#1 After you have lost a significant amount of function, you are limited in the amount of exercise you are able to perform.
 
#2 Once muscle is depleted, there are metabolic changes that make it less receptive to the beneficial effects of essential amino acids.
 
The bottom line is to try to maintain your muscle mass and function before you lose it.
 
Your are young, so keep going. The right balance and ration of essential amino acids will help you increase your strength and muscle mass for many years ahead of you..

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