What is the difference between Original, Gourmet, and Supreme? Why is the Creatine Citrus better than Creatine Monohydrate? How is Creatine HP different from the other Creatines? Which Peak Products are comparable to other name brand weight loss products and how do they compare? What are Ion Exchange, Whey Isolates and Hydrolyzed Proteins? What can I mix Creatine or Protein with? Should I take anything else when I am taking (product)? Is cycling of Creatine recommended and why? What is Colostrum and why is it important for me to take? What is special about your Megavites? Why aren't your tablets coated? Why don't you have Glucosamine and Chondroitin in a combination tablet? How can I gain lean muscle mass without becoming flabby? Should I drink Ultra Slim Down Meal Replacement or a Whey Protein Drink? How can I maximize my immunities and prevent muscle atrophy? Can I increase the number or size of muscle fibers? Can I get one product that strengthens bone, provides anti-estrogen, anticatabolic, and powerful anabolic effects, while still boosting testoserone? How can I prevent "gynecomastea" or enlargement of the breasts in men? How can I increase protein synthesis without using steroids? Can I increase my body's production of Human Growth Hormone? What important ingredients may be missing from the food I am eating? WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL, GOURMET, AND SUPREME? Peak Nutrition has developed 3 distinctive lines of Whey Protein powders to accomodate the different taste preferences and nutritional needs of our customers. We offer 4 main flavors in our Original and Supreme lines, but for the individuals looking for variety to spice up their large consumption of protein daily, we offer 15 different Gourmet flavors. The main differences you will find are as follows: Protein Nutritional Contents Per Serving Original 24g protein 3g carbs 1g fat 0g glutamine Gourmet 24g protein 3g carbs 1g fat 2g glutamine Supreme 20g protein 8g carbs 3g fat 0g glutamine Return to Top WHY IS CREATINE CITRUS BETTER THAN CREATINE MONOHYDRATE? Peak Nutrition's Creatine Citrus product was designed to boost the serious bodybuilders results by being 225% more bioavailable than Creatine Monohydrate products. It is also 10 times more soluble, and has a 90% absorption rate compared to just 40% for Monohydrate. A great citrus flavor combined with a more effective product makes Creatine Citrus the clear choice for serious gains in lean muscle mass. Return to Top HOW IS CREATINE HP DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER CREATINES? Peak Nutrition's Creatine HP product is a highly bioavailable supplement that not only mixes as well as all other creatine products, but has these additional benefits:   -a high glycemic index, mixed with amino acids and phosphates, maximizes the body's absorption   -a great berry flavor to make it easy to drink   -the insulin spiking that results from the sugars in this product improves the uptake of the creatine into the muscles In short, this formula provides the best utilization of creatine supplementation with maximum muscle and weight gain benefits. Return to Top WHICH PEAK PRODUCTS ARE COMPARABLE TO OTHER NAME BRAND WEIGHT LOSS PRODUCTS AND HOW DO THEY COMPARE? Peak Nutrition carries a variety of weight loss products to meet every dieters needs. Our Pure Thermo Burn is a thermogenic, non-ephedra metabolism increaser that helps to suppress cravings, reduce water weight, and burn stored fat. Lipotropic Fat Burner/Appetite Suppresants are designed to control your appetite, make cholesterol more soluble to prevent attachment to artery walls, and to burn fat. Our CLA is a lean muscle builder and fat storage inhibitor that is essential to weight maintenance after you reach your target weight. Colon Cleanse Formula PM helps to rid your body of unwanted toxic materials, while assisting with fat burning to promote healthy, effective weight loss. These four products combined provide a safe combination to help you lose the weight, maintain your energy, and give your diet the boost it needs. Return to Top WHAT ARE ION EXCHANGE, WHEY ISOLATES, AND HYDROLYZED PROTEINS? With all of the different terms associated with protein supplements, it's not difficult to understand why we get confused. When talking about whey proteins, the term ion exchange is common, but what does it really mean? Ion Exchange is one method used to produce protein supplements. According to information from Optimum Nutrition, this is a process that separates proteins on the basis of their electrical charge. Various solvents are used to create an attractive charge on the proteins, which causes these proteins to migrate toward oppositely charged resin beads in the reaction vessel. The protein can be later removed from the resin beads by reversing the charge to result in a highly purified Whey Protein Isolate. Ion Exchange is only one method used to produce these protein isolates. What is a WPI? By definition WPI's are protein powders that contain >90% protein by dry weight. Hydrolyzed Whey Peptides (HWP) are debatably the best - at least in terms of bioavailability - whey proteins that money can buy. HWPs are short chains of amino acids produced by strategically digesting (with enzymes) various bonds in whole whey proteins. Preliminary research suggests that HWPs are more easily absorbed (and probably utilized) than any other protein that we know of. Unfortunately, HWPs have an extremely bitter taste, so they can only be used in conjunction with other proteins and added in relatively small amounts. You will find that Peak Nutrition's delicious line of proteins combine the ion exchange process with HWPs to produce a high quality product, that is fairly priced. Return to Top WHAT CAN I MIX CREATINE OR PROTEIN WITH? When it comes time to mix up your protein drink or creatine, there are many different suggestions for what to mix, your powder with. The easiest method of course is to simply mix your product with water, but sometimes that isn't what we happen to be drinking. We recommend that you mix your proteins with water or skim milk in order to least affect the nutritional content of the product, however, this does not mean that you can't mix with other liquids. Depending upon the flavor of your protein, it is acceptable to mix the powder with yogurt, add fruit with the milk to make a fruit smoothie, or even with your coffee as a creamer of sorts. If you are mixing Creatine Monohydrate, which has virtually no flavor, your choices are unlimited. Creatine Citrus is the only product that you might find difficult to mix with other things than water or juice due to it's inherent tart flavoring. As long as the taste is acceptable to your palate, and you are aware of the nutritional content of what you are mixing with, the choice is really up to you! Return to Top SHOULD I TAKE ANYTHING ELSE WHEN I AM TAKING (PRODUCT)? When considering products for weight loss, body building, or general health purposes, it is certainly probable that you will find more than one product that you would like to take. So, how do you know which products to combine, and when? The best recommendation is to of course first check with your doctor to be sure that any medications you may be taking will not be affected by herbal supplements. If you have been given the thumbs up, we can suggest beneficial combinations to suit your needs. If you are not sure about which products to combine, you can either email us, or call us at 1-800-600-2069 and speak to one of our respresentatives who will be more than happy to assist you with any questions you have. Return to Top IS CYCLING OF Creatine RECOMMENDED AND WHY? When considering adding creatine supplementation to your workout regimen, you should be familiar with the concept of cycling. Cycling is recommended with these supplements to prevent your body from becoming acclimated to the products, causing them to lose their effectiveness. We have researched and found that the most common cycling pattern is as follows: Loading Week 1 20g/day Maintenance Week 2-4 10g/day Loading Week 5 20g/day Break Week 6-8 0g/day Please remember that this is only a recommended cycling pattern, and is not intended to be construed as medical advice! Return to Top WHAT IS COLOSTRUM AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR ME TO TAKE? Colostrum is the first milk secreted by female mammals of any species after giving birth. This first milk is extremely high in protein and antibodies that help to provide the basis for a healthy, strong immune system. There are many benefits to taking a Colostrum supplement, and while we could list any number of these reasons, we felt the best way to prove why you should take Colostrum, is to let you read for yourself. Click here to read a testimonial page we found that covered all the reasons. Return to Top WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT YOUR MEGAVITES? Our Super Potency Megavites were originally designed with cancer patients in mind. According to research, cancer cells were found to be attracted to Iron. In order to assist cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments, Peak Nutrition has formulated our Super Potency Megavites without the Iron so that a daily vitamin supplement is viable not only to the general population, but to a group who desperately needs vitamin supplementation. Our product contains greater than the RDA of many of the essentials because the normal daily vitamin is designed for individuals in who wish to maintain their health, and whose bodies are not in high stress situations. These levels are non-toxic and the antioxidant CoQ-10 has excellent implications for better cardiac health. As with all Peak Nutrition caplets, our Megavites are not coated to achieve a faster breakdown and therefore greater absorption of the active ingredients. Return to Top WHY AREN'T YOUR TABLETS COATED? Most supplements purchased these days are produced in gelcap or encapsulated form. Peak Nutrition, in an effort to keep costs down for our customers, and to improve the effectiveness of our products, does not coat any of our tablets. We do offer a small number of supplements that come as a gelcap, as they are a liquid/oil product, but have no intentions for coating our other products. Return to Top WHY DON'T YOU HAVE GLUCOSAMINE AND CHONDROITIN IN A COMBINATION TABLET? If you have looked into Joint Health supplementation, you will find the "hot" combination at this time is a Glucosamine and Chondroitin capsule. Peak Nutrition carries each of these particular supplements, but they come as separate products. The reason for this approach is twofold. Due to patents on the combination, if we were to carry our own blended tablet/capsule, we would be required to pay royalties on every bottle sold, and this would mean passing on some of that royalty fee to our customers. Also, due to the fact that we do not invest money in coating our tablets, or put them in capsules,the combi-nation of these two ingredients along with the necessary agents required to bond them into a caplet, the size of the resulting product would be more than anyone could swallow easily. Peak Nutrition makes every effort to meet the needs of our customers, and still keep prices affordable for all. Return to Top HOW CAN I GAIN LEAN MUSCLE MASS WITHOUT BECOMING FLABBY? Sounds like a silly question, but gaining mass without gaining fat, is not always as easy as you might think. Of course, a well balanced, healthy diet is important along with a challenging physical workout, but supplementation is vital to assisting in your quest to achieve superior physical form in as little time as possible. Adding a quality protein, daily vitamin, and other essential amino acid supplements to your plan can accelerate your success, and help you reach top physical condition. Return to Top SHOULD I DRINK ULTRA SLIM DOWN MEAL REPLACEMENT OR WHEY PROTEIN? When you are implementing a weight loss regimen, how do you know which product is right for you? If you are looking to keep your carbohydrates, and fat low, you probably should consider a whey protein drink along with a good daily vitamin. Peak Nutrition's Whey protein supplies the necessary building blocks for your muscles to maintain their size and strength, while providing 2g of Glutamine per serving, but only containing 3g of carbs and less than 1g of fat! If you want an excellent combination of a meal replacement drink that includes all the vitamins and minerals in one, without having to add extras, then Ultra Slim Down Meal Replacement is for you! Either way you get a great tasting drink to assist you in achieving your weight loss goal. Return to Top HOW CAN I MAXIMIZE MY IMMUNITIES AND PREVENT MUSCLE ATROPHY? L-Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid found within muscle tissue, and without sufficient amounts, atrophy can occur.  With capabilites to assist your immune system functioning, and the ease with which it can be added to your diet, L-Glutamine is a powerful weapon in your lineup of nutritonal supplements. Return to Top CAN I INCREASE THE NUMBER OR SIZE OF MUSCLE FIBERS? When you are working to build muscle mass, the number and size of fibers in the muscle determines its actual strength and shape. Peak Nutrition's Vanadyl/Taurine product provides the necessary amino acids to enhance the ability to achieve both needs. This potent combination can not only build the muscle fibers you need, but help to build your immunities at the same time. Vanadyl Sulfate is a pharmaceutical quality anabolic mineral supplement with increased insulin like activity. This advanced pH controlled formula dramatically improves the body's ability to absorb and utilize Vanadyl Sulfate. These two nutrients aid the body in promoting muscle growth and performance. Return to Top CAN I GET ONE PRODUCT THAT STRENGTHENS BONE, PROVIDES ANTI-ESTROGEN, ANTI-CATABOLIC, AND POWERFUL ANABOLIC EFFECTS, WHILE STILL BOOSTING TESTOSTERONE? Seems like a lot to ask of a prohormone product doesn't it? Well at Peak Nutrition, we expect a lot from our products as well. Beta-Ecdysterone Stack is a potent combination of 6 different actives that will show superior muscle mass gains, strength gains, and help with rapid recovery. Beta-Ecdysterone not only aids in building muscle, but strengthens, bone structure, boosts testosterone, and reduces estrogen buildup all at the same time. Return to Top HOW CAN I PREVENT GYNECOMASTEA OR ENLARGEMENT OF THE BREASTS IN MEN? Serious body builders looking to gain lean muscle quickly will generally look to supplementation to help them out. Unfortunately, many testosterone boosting supplements can have the adverse effect commonly referred to as "bitch tits". This is due to in-creased levels of estrogen in the system caused by the breakdown of testosterone. Chrysin is a powerful anti-estrogenic pro- hormone that can prevent the formation of estrogen in individuals who take prohormones or natural steroids. This critical supplement should be taken on a daily basis for all individuals taking prohormones. Return to Top HOW CAN I INCREASE PROTEIN SYNTHESIS WITHOUT USING STEROIDS? Methoxyflavone is a powerful supplement that has many positive benefits. Not only can you increase your body's ability to use protein, it can increase calcium, nitrogen, and phosphorous potassium retention, but causes no androgenic side effects!  The wide range of benefits achieved by this supplement make it a must have in every serious bodybuilders arsenal! Return to Top CAN I INCREASE MY BODY'S PRODUCTION OF HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE? Human Growth Hormone is a cell building hormone produced in the human brain naturally. As we age, our active level of this important hormone begins to drop, causing our bodies to lose their ability to repair and rebuild cells. MGF-1 Muscle Growth Factor combines 8 potent natural components to increase the amount of HGH released by our pituitary gland to help prevent premature aging, decrease fat storage, and a host of other healthy benefits. Add to this the fact that most prescription HGH formulas are 20 times as costly, MGF-1 is a highly effective but affordable option for everyone. Return to Top WHAT IMPORTANT SUPPLEMENT MAY BE MISSING FROM THE FOOD I AM EATING? If you listen to radio, television, or read the news, you know that America is growing fatter every day. Obvious reasons are overeating, inactivity, and convenience foods. But did you know that an important supplement that everyone needs is missing from our diets? Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA for short) is both an appetite suppressant and fat reducer. The fact that we no longer primarily feed cattle on grass (CLA is produced by a chemical change of Linoleic Acid in the digestive tract of cattle), and due to lower beef related consumption in the interest of lowering heavy fat intake, we do not get enough of this vital supplement in our everyday diet. When people reduced their consumption of beef and dairy fats, they also reduced their consumption of CLA. Daily supplementation of just 3000mg a day can help your body to reduce its storage of fat, and increase lean muscle production. Added benefits include potential reduction in breast cancer, possible prevention of asthma attacks, and assisting in delaying the onset of type 2 diabetes. Return to Top *These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.