L-Phenylalanine: The Perfect Holiday Lift

Overview

Use this article as a practical way to think through your next wellness step. The goal is not a complicated routine; it is a clearer one you can return to consistently.

Appetite out of control this holiday season?

Okay you’ve decided to lose weight and take charge of your health. But how do you deal with those late night snack appetite attacks?

How will you manage your appetite over the holidays?

Phenylalanine may be the answer! Okay you’ve decided to lose weight and take charge of your health. But how do you deal with those late night snack attacks and mid-afternoon cravings for candy, cookies, soda, and chips - especially with Thanksgiving and Christmas looming ominously in the near future.

No matter how hard you try to avoid calorie-laden carbs, let’s face it-after a lifetime of bad eating habits, it’s tough. And even if you’ve switched over to eating fruits and air-popped popcorn, the carbohydrates quickly add up, which can contribute to a rapid increase in blood sugar levels, and in turn the body responds to by raising levels of insulin. Eventually, if this pattern continues, your body becomes overwhelmed by the amount of insulin and is sluggish in response to it. So you end up developing insulin resistance and possibly Syndrome X... which inevitably results in weight gain, a thickening around the middle, and a craving for sweets, breads, or other carbohydrates shortly after a meal-which only adds to the vicious cycle of trying to get off the carbohydrate merry-go-round.

If you’re really serious about controlling your appetite and are tired of battling your cravings and added pounds, here’s a safe way to control your appetite and finally get your weight under control! Phenylalanine is the nutritional supplement that curbs your appetite and elevates your mood

What is Phenylalanine?

Phenylalanine is an essential amino acid that acts as an appetite suppressant by promoting the release of intestinal hormone-cholecystokinin-which signals the brain to feel satiated after eating.

Here’s how appetite control works: cholecystokinin (CCK) is released as food enters the stomach. It tells the digestion to slow down and then gives the message to the brain that you are "full," so your appetite naturally decreases. This takes time - usually around 20 minutes.

Phenylalanine is found in a variety of foods, including almonds, avocados, bananas, brown rice, cheese, corn, eggs, fish, lima beans, peanuts, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, and soy products. Problem is, you’d have to eat lots of extra calories in order to get an effective amount.

If you take Phenylalanine in 30 minutes to one hour before eating a meal, you’ll notice that you’ll feel full faster, so you don’t fill up on extra calories that you don’t need! And not only that, you’ll stay full longer so you don’t get that late afternoon or after-dinner snack attack. Before you know it, those extra pounds you’ve been carrying around will start to melt away-safely and effortlessly. Not only can Phenylalanine suppress your appetite and help you lose weight, it can elevate your mood.

Useful reset points

Notice

Start with the pattern you can actually see

Energy, sleep, digestion, mood, movement, and recovery all leave clues. Paying attention to the pattern makes the next step more useful.

Simplify

A smaller routine is easier to keep

Choose one or two habits that fit your real week. Food quality, hydration, movement, sleep, and stress recovery usually matter before complexity.

Support

Match supplements to a specific priority

A focused supplement routine works best when it supports a clear goal and sits alongside the basics you already repeat.

Lose weight and stay positive!

Once you have made up your mind to lose weight, you should make that commitment and go into it with a positive attitude. Think like a winner, and envision yourself the way you want to look and feel. Don’t get discouraged if you slip now and then, and eat something you know you shouldn’t have. We’re all human. If you eat something you know isn’t good for you, enjoy it without feeling guilty. You don’t have to be perfect! It’s not what you do occasionally that counts, it’s what you do consistently on a daily basis.

L-phenylalanine is one of the main ingredients in these two Life Priority products:

Lift Caps™ were designed by Life Extension scientists Durk Pearson & Sandy Shaw for their own use. Lift Caps™ fire up your brain naturally and jump starts your day. They are in capsule form - a convenient alternative to Lift™ powder. They contain important ingredients for making and using noradrenaline, the brain's version of adrenaline and an important neurotransmitter (used by nerve cells to transmit information). Read More About Lift Caps Here

Lift™ Powder is an energy-boosting nutritional supplement to help you fire up your brain naturally and add the key nutrients to help eliminate mental fatigue. A great tasting natural fruit flavored drink mix containing the important nutrients; B12, B6, and L-phenylalanine with the right co-factors to help promote a long lasting energy Lift. Lift™ nutritional supplement fires up your brain and naturally and jump starts your day. It contains two important ingredients for activating and using noradrenaline, the brain's version of adrenaline and an important neurotransmitter. Read More About Lift Powder Here

Caution: Phenylalanine should not be taken by pregnant women, or those who suffer from high blood pressure, diabetes, phenylketonuria, skin cancer, or anxiety attacks. It should not be used it taking MAO inhibitor drugs, commonly prescribed for depression.

LIVE LONG & PROSPER!

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Practical takeaways

Ways to apply it

Small actions, repeated

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Hydration
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Common questions

Where should I start?

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Do supplements replace the basics?

No. Supplements are best used as support for a broader routine that includes food, movement, recovery, and professional guidance when needed.

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