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THE SKINNY ON PROTEIN

I’m going to shout this bit. Protein is VITAL for our bodies, even more so as we get older, and it’s not just about keeping fat levels down… (but yes, I’ll talk about that too). First we’re going to look at how it makes our bodies beautiful.

Brace yourselves for some background. Every single cell of our body is made up of protein. The enzymes involved in the thousands of chemical processes

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