Inside every cell of your body, millions of biochemical reactions are happening every second.

And one of the most important — and least understood by most people — is a process called methylation.

It’s not something we always feel directly if it’s happening properly. But it quietly governs almost every aspect of health, from energy creation to hormones, mood, cortisol levels, detoxification, DNA repair and even how efficiently we burn or store fat.

And if it’s not functioning properly, then we do feel it, often not knowing what it is.

When methylation runs smoothly, we feel alert, resilient, and focused.

When it falters, everything from mood to metabolism can begin to break down.

So understanding exactly what this system is and how it works — and supporting it properly — is very important.

Let’s dive in.

Fasting, a practice that has been around for thousands of years, is where we consume little or no food or drink containing carbohydrates, fats or proteins — calories — for a certain amount of time.

This can be done for a day, a few days, a week, or even longer.

And it’s much simpler and easier than most people think.

But why is fasting is done, why would someone not eat for days or even weeks?

When we don’t ingest any proteins, fats or carbohydrates for a certain amount of time, our body goes into a sort of cleanse, a repair and rebuild state called autophagy.

In this state DNA repair occurs, faulty or damaged cells and cellular components are recycled and we build defense against oxidative stress to our cells and nervous system.

Fasting also addresses excess weight, helps increase antioxidant capacity, improves the gut microbiome and supports healthy blood pressure and healthy inflammatory responses.

And it improves metabolism, supports healthy insulin levels and can even slow the aging process.

It's very effective.

But how is it done and what exactly happens?

Let’s dive in.

Today we want to walk you through a day in the life of someone using PerfectAmino Creatine, PerfectAmino and other BodyHealth Products to build more lean muscle, increase energy and endurance, and improve recovery, all while slimming down.

Also, how it helps them to improve mental focus and clarity during the day and address stress levels mood, the ability to relax in the evening and sleep.

We're going to show when and how they're taken for best results.

And not just that, what other actions do they take during the day? What exercises do they do and when? What foods do they eat and when? (And we include recipes.) How do they get maximum sleep for recovery?

All of these points are important.

We have the PerfectAmino Usage Guide, which provides a high level description of how to take PerfectAmino depending on your goals, and which covers all the main questions.

But in this article we’re going into the details, along with the proper diet and key actions to take during the day to maximize lean muscle building while slimming down as covered in the Lean Body/Lean Bulk Protocol.

Let's dive in.

While most people have used creatine for muscle building and recovery, and still do, more and more information has come out about it’s affects on our energy levels, our brain and nerve health, our mental focus and clarity, our stress levels, sleep and recovery and even our overall longevity.

What makes creatine unique is its role in buffering and recycling cellular energy. It acts like an internal battery pack, keeping our energy output stable and responsive during moments of high demand — whether that’s physical exertion, intense mental concentration, or recovery.

But this system becomes even more important as we age, as our body’s natural production of creatine begins to decline.

When creatine levels run low, the consequences ripple throughout our body: low energy, cognitive fatigue or lack of focus, stress, slower recovery, and even increased risk of muscle and bone loss.

So, although our body can manufacture small amounts from amino acids, diet and supplementation are key to keeping levels high for long-term vitality.

Let's see how this works.

Did you know high cortisol levels don’t just make you stressed—they actually break down your muscle, prevent protein synthesis, cause fat gain and prevent fat loss?

Cortisol is a hormone we need to survive, but when it’s too high for too long, it blocks progress in the gym, slows recovery and causes poor sleep. It keeps you from building lean muscle, makes fat loss nearly impossible, and leaves you sore and drained.

But there are ways to counteract this and protect your body from its damaging effects. Creatine, amino acids, and proper recovery can all tip the scales back in your favor.

Let’s break it down.

Creatine is one of the most studied and used supplements there are, both for lean muscle gain, energy, endurance and recovery, but also for reaction time, cognitive health and focus, affecting the brain, nervous system, heart and much more.

It’s used by athletes for more explosive power: sprinting, heavy lifting and intense exercise.

It allows for greater endurance in training, more reps per set before fatigue sets in, faster recovery between sets or sprints and can help lengthen workouts and exercise time.

It also helps with lean muscle creation, reduced muscle damage and even helps maintain lean muscle during calorie restriction or fasting — without breaking the fast.

And it adds fullness and denseness to our muscles.

But it does more than this. Just as it supports muscle, it also supports the neurons that make up our brain and nervous system, supporting focus, cognition and mental fatigue, and many people take it solely for this.

Due to this it helps with reaction time, memory and exhaustion.

It also helps with aging, helping prevent muscle loss as we get older, supporting bone density and improving overall cellular energy levels, as energy failure is central to nerve degeneration.

And for vegans and vegetarians it’s a must as creatine comes almost exclusively from meats, not plant sources. 

So if we’re not eating meats we have to rely solely on creatine being created inside our body, which happens at lower levels due to lower amounts of amino acids received from plant foods.

This can lead to lower energy levels, less muscle mass, mental fatigue and stress.

As creatine is vegan, vegans and vegetarians supplementing with it can experience some of the most noticeable benefits both in energy and muscle, as well as focus and stress levels.

So that’s what it does and what it affects.

But what is it, how does it work and, most importantly, how can you use it to help you?

Did you know collagen powders don’t give us as much collagen as we think?

They don’t. Not nearly as much.

And they don’t give us any of the other proteins needed for softer, firmer, more youthful skin.

In fact, collagen often gets credit for qualities that other proteins bring.

If we want more elastic skin that allows skin to stretch out and then come back without creating wrinkles, that’s elastin, not collagen.

If we want softer, smoother skin (not to mention thicker, fuller hair and stronger nails) we need keratin.

But we don’t get these from collagen powders.

This is because, as with any protein (and collagen is just a type of protein), our body doesn’t use the collagen we consume in the form it comes in — it uses the amino acids that it’s made of.

And if they aren’t the right amino acids or the right amounts? It can’t use them.

So let’s dive in and see what’s happening here.

Let’s look at not only what does and doesn’t produce collagen (and how much), but let’s also look at the other proteins that provide qualities which are often associated with collagen, but which, in actual fact, are not from collagen.

What produces those? (Hint: it’s not collagen powder.)

And finally, let’s see what actually gets us the softest, healthiest and most youthful skin.

Ready? Here we go.

There are two main things driving obesity rates in America today, the exact things which make it easy to gain body fat and hard to lose it: processed sugars… and soy- and corn-based processed foods and meats.

Each of these increase cortisol levels more than almost anything else in our diet, and each for their own reasons.

We’ve already covered processed sugars.

Now let’s cover processed foods.

The use of corn and soy in our diet, and the diets of our cows and chickens, has grown steadily over the last hundred years.

But in the last several decades its use skyrocketed. And this is one of the key factors behind obesity rates in America today.

Today about 80% of what our livestock is fed is soy and corn. And corn and soy are also used as a base for almost all processed foods.

But while they are high in carbohydrates, and that increases body fat creation, they’re also high in something else: Omega 6 fatty acids.

And high omega 6 levels lead to high cortisol levels. And that leads to high body fat creation, high stress levels, poor sleep and recovery, and a host of other physical conditions now prevalent in society today.

Let’s dig in and see how this works.

When working out, training, or just going about our daily lives, optimal blood flow is very important.

It's necessary for the fullest recovery after exercise, high energy levels, performance, muscle building, and fat loss. Not to mention, overall health.

Poor blood flow even affects our mood.

It's how the nutrients, water, and oxygen needed for energy creation and cellular repair flow to our cells.

And how the toxins flow out.

If our blood flow is lower, our cells do not get these nutrients or oxygen fast enough and our energy levels go down during high intensity workouts, or in daily life.

This lowers endurance, slows recovery, muscle building, and fat loss significantly, and can leave us feeling exhausted, low energy, and even depressed.

Achieving healthy blood flow then is important for maximum results and maximum overall health.

There’s a lot of talk right now regarding processed foods and seed oils.

Are they bad for us, good for us, don’t make a difference?

Which is it?

In this article we’re going to dive into seed oils.

But before we do, let’s make sure we’re looking at this properly.

We only ever really get into trouble knowing if something is “good” or “bad” if we’re speaking in generalities.

Because the statement “seed oils are bad” isn’t true. But the statement “seed oils are good” is also untrue.

Some seed oils, cooked at very high heat, can be very harmful to us, causing accelerated aging, poor skin, inflammatory responses in the body, low energy and much more.

But others are not only beneficial, they’re absolutely essential.

So if we want to know the truth, we need to ask:

Which seed oil are we talking about?

What does that seed oil do in the body?

Are we talking about imbalances where in one amount it’s bad but another it’s good?

How was the seed oil used: was it raw, lightly cooked or cooked at high temperatures, thus changing it into something else entirely that our body can’t use?

There are some seed oils that help with fat loss, some that prevent fat loss, some that are needed for our cells to work properly and some that destroy our cells.

So instead of speaking in a generality of “are they bad or good,” let’s break this all down and see if we can't get some real answers.

The ability to fully digest and absorb protein determines our body's ability to not only burn fat, but to keep it off afterwards.

It also affects our energy levels, hormones, inflammatory response, ability to build lean muscle, and overall health.

Even more, when protein digestion goes, along with it goes the ability to protect ourselves from harmful microorganisms.

Everything hinges on protein digestion.

So, understanding exactly how digestion works, and how to keep or get it working, is very important.

Today we want to walk you through a day in the life of someone using PerfectAmino and other BodyHealth Products to build more lean muscle, while slimming down, showing when and how they're taken for best results.

And not just that, what other actions do they take during the day? What exercises do they do and when? What foods do they eat and when? (And we include recipes.) How do they get maximum sleep for recovery?

All of these points are important.

We have the PerfectAmino Usage Guide, which provides a high level description of how to take PerfectAmino depending on your goals, and which covers all the main questions.

But in this article we’re going to dive into the details, along with the proper diet and key actions to take during the day to maximize lean muscle building while slimming down as covered in the Lean Body/Lean Bulk Protocol.