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APF—Advanced Protection Formula is particularly valuable as sports nutrition to improve the adaptive response to athletic conditioning and to protect against the potentially negative effects of physiological and psychological stress.
APF aids in the development and maintenance of skeletal muscle. This muscle building effect is especially important as stress from the conditioning program combined with environmental factors, can lead to a catabolic state where the horse is unable to gain additional fitness and may actually begin to lose skeletal muscle.
APF has a significant, positive effect on energy regulation by improving the transport of glucose across the membrane of muscle cells and its subsequent conversion into high energy phosphate compounds. This effect is especially beneficial during intense conditioning programs when elevated cortisol levels may interfere with glucose entry into muscle cells. Additionally, Rhodiola rosea - as well as Eleutherococcus senticosus - (adaptogens in APF) have been shown to be able to improve the mobilization and utilization of fats as an energy source.
APF has valuable anti-oxidant benefits, helping to reduce the damaging effects of oxidative stress. Oxidative stress can occur as a result of physical stressors, and as a result of exposure to a multitude of environmental factors. During oxidative stress, free radicals are formed. These molecules are detrimental to cell health and survival. In addition, mitochondria, which are the energy factories within cells, are damaged by oxidative stress. Researchers have recently found that preserving mitochondrial health is critically important for preventing disease, facilitating healing and promoting good health.
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