beachedbeluga wrote:
I was at a small race this weekend, and there was a company with a truck there advertising/selling a betalain supplement.
Company- AltRed. I haven't heard anything about it. Anyone use it/something similar, or know anything about it? I have talked to a couple friends about it- one swears by it, the other thinks that it is complete garbage.
EDITED to correct beta alanine to betalain.
I can tell that your friend who thinks its complete garbage has never tried it! I thought it was bullshit too before I started using it before Boston marathon last year.
Since then, I've become the Digital Marketing Manager for AltRed and of the 3,000+ athletes we've served since July - we haven't had 1 person ask for the their money back because it didn't work.
I won't try and sell you on the product, but simply provide you with access to correct information about it.
Most companies out their who sell a beet product - base their benefits on the fact that their products contain "Nitrates". The assumption being the nitrates convert into nitric oxide in your blood stream to provide the performance benefits. However researchers can't specifically measure those nitric oxide levels in the blood due to the extremely quick half life (<1 sec).
Betalains (which is the only active ingredient in AltRed) is found in beets. It is a phytonutrient and pigment that gives beets their reddish color. When found in beets and other beet performance products - the Betalains are not bioavailable (means they can't be used by the body) - however when extracting the Betalains from sugars and nitrates, the Betalains become bioavailable and can be used in the body.
That is the biggest difference between AltRed and any other beet, beetroot or nitrate product on the market.
AltRed is based on our science directly studying the benefits of our product during exercise. We have gone to lengths to make sure our product is certified by INFORMED CHOICE and NSF FOR SPORT, two of the biggest leaders in the sports certification industry.
We have 2 double-blind crossover studies which have documented the performance and recovery benefits that AltRed provides during exercise. Find those here (
sur.co/phytoscience)
Again, if anyone claims it's complete garbage - there's a strong chance they haven't given it a shot.
If you or your friend want to put it to the test - you can use
SLOWTWITCH50 for 50% off your first bottle. If you don't get the results we promised - I'll personally give you your money back!
Thanks
Eric
eric@sur.co
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