Key West Wellness Center

Category: Weight Loss

  • Valine Helps People Reach the Next Level

    Valine: A Safe Performance Enhancer

    If you’re a regular reader of our blog, you know that we offer a wide range of vitamin and supplemental injections. This is an important treatment that benefits people of all kinds of backgrounds and conditions. Some of our patients are in the course of normal aging, or have suffered an injury or have a congenital issue. But it also benefits people who are perfectly healthy, but just need something extra to reach a higher performance level and stay in the safe range of healthy activity.

    What Valine does

    One of the supplements in our repertoire is Valine. As an amino acid it plays an important part in the energy chain because it gives a critical boost of glucose when a person is pushing their body past its normal limits. It also protects the muscles that are working so hard, as well as other parts of the body like the liver and gallbladder. It may even mitigate some of the consequences of alcohol use.

    However, Valine is a special kind of amino acid called an “essential” amino acid. That means our bodies don’t produce it on their own. It has to come from our diet. There are many protein-based foods that do provide Valine, like meat, dairy and soy.

    Valine Deficiency

    Valine deficiency is often found in people who exercise a lot but don’t eat a diet that supports their high level of activity. If you were a teenager who was very active you may remember experiencing at least one symptom of potential Valine deficiency — urine that smells like maple syrup. Its clinical name is literally “Maple Syrup Urine Disease”. This also occurs in people who are building muscle mass or simply maintaining a low protein diet.

    Remember, we don’t just treat people who are experiencing poor health. We also help people unlock the next level of active, healthy living. The right supplement can be an important part of that equation. If you would like to learn more about what supplements may align with your health goals, call Dr. Ashley Hoyt at the Key West Wellness Center at 305-296-5358.

     

  • Taking the mystery out of GAC injections

    GAC injections

    GAC injections – what are they?

    GAC stands for “Glutamine–Arginine–Carinitine”. It may sound like Latin, but these are actually three separate amino acids contained in a single high performance injection. It’s a key supplement for anyone looking to lose weight, keep it off and maintain strong energy levels.

    The first step in weight loss is burning fat. To help give the body a kickstart it can often be helpful to get a boost of Carinitine. As a supplement to the amount already produced by the liver and kidneys, it can help a body pick up the pace by converting more fat to energy. More energy means more fuel to burn the fat, and the process just keeps going!

    The next step is Glutamine which is the most plentiful of the amino acids. If Carinitine helps break down parts of the body, Glutamine helps put them back together stronger and better than before. It makes exercise recovery more efficient which leads to better response times and endurance. Not only that, but it also converts energy stores to glycogen instead of fat, making energy much more accessible for immediate use and preventing weight gain due to fat.

    The last step is Arginine. This is a speed booster for your system, assisting in increasing blood flow and affecting performance in a number of positive ways. And if you think it’ll help your exercise regime, just wait – it also gives a welcome boost to sexual performance. By raising hormone levels and facilitating blood flow, it can result in a higher sex drive and better ability to meet it.

    So that’s GAC, a little acronym with big benefits. If you’re interested in weight loss, higher energy and better performance in more ways than one, GAC could be a big help. Call me at the Clinic of Alternative Medicine in Key West at 305-296-5358, or use the Contact form below. We’ll schedule a time that works for you to share your goals and hopefully start you on the path to achieving them.

    Best wishes for great health,

    Dr. Ashley Hoyt, A.P.

  • Leucine Injections and Weight Loss

    Leucine Injections and Weight Loss

    Weight loss is a continually evolving science. One of the emerging tools based on scientific study has been manipulation of an essential amino acid known as L-leucine. We’re going to show you how leucine injections and weight loss are connected.

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    Amino acids are the building blocks of every structure in the human body. L-leucine is an ‘essential’ amino acid. That means it is essential to us but can’t be produced by our bodies. It has to come from outside sources like meat and other animal products. If you have a diet that restricts these food types, you have to find L-leucine through other sources.

    In studies published in the Journal of Nutrition and the Journal of Physiology, L-leucine was shown to have a significant effect on maintaining skeletal muscle. Those are the lean muscles that are used in everyday tasks from walking up stairs to carrying toddlers. By binding itself to muscle tissue it strengthens the muscle and allows it to perform longer and more effectively.

    Building muscle is fundamental to a balanced weight loss regime. Those lean muscle groups require stability and endurance to get the full benefit of a diet and exercise plan.

    The Clinic of Alternative Medicine helps people grasp those benefits through injections of L-leucine in a safe and beneficial way. A safe level of L-leucine is administered to the body non-invasively and requires very little time. If you’d like to learn more about how leucine injections benefit you, call me at the Clinic of Alternative Medicine at 305-296-5358, or through the Contact form at the bottom.

     Dr. Ashley Hoyt, A.P.