If your goal is to maintain muscle as you age or actually build muscle from the workouts you're already doing,

essential amino acids matter more than most women realize. I take essential amino acids daily because it helps fill in the gaps when life, stress, or appetite get in the way of perfect nutrition.

Here's the problem. Most women aren't getting enough essential amino acids from food

alone. And that matters because they're required for muscle protein synthesis, tissue repair,

recovery, and even nutrient absorption. If you're underconsuming them long term, it can

quietly chip away at muscle, strength, and resilience as you age. Personally, I take Keon Aminos daily. It contains

all nine essential amino acids and is especially rich in leucine, which is the key amino acid

that flips on the switch for muscle protein synthesis. Because I work out early and I struggle

to eat beforehand, I always take aminos before my workouts to help fuel my training.

I also take them, though, on rest days to help support muscle maintenance. In fact, the other

day, my stomach was off and I couldn't eat before heading out to an appointment. So I took a full

serving of Keonaminos to support muscle instead of skipping nutrition altogether. They come in

capsules or powders, and yes, the powders taste great.

If you want to naturally support energy, preserve lean muscle and get more out of your workouts.

Keonaminos is an easy win.

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Welcome to well-fed women where we have authentic unfiltered conversations about the latest in health.

This is episode number 566, the first of 2026.

Steph and I will be discussing the impact of friendship on inflammation.

This is actually something really interesting to me.

I've been diving into the literature on that, and I think it will set the stage, hopefully.

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