Missing this nutrient can age you twice as fast (even if you eat clean)

What you'll learn today

• Why you may not be absorbing protein

• Your collagen bank may be quietly declining

• How stress may be quietly rewiring your cravings

Happy Thursday amigos,

A few weeks ago, I had a call with a client in London.
42 years old. Lean. Mostly plant-based. Runs a 9-figure fund.
On paper? Peak performance.

But under the hood, it was a different story:

• Brain fog creeping in

• Chronic soreness that wouldn't let up

• Gut issues getting louder

• Blood markers showing signs of early aging

We took a closer look — and what we found is something I now see in almost every high-performing client over 40:

1. Not enough quality protein (especially on plant-based diets)

2. Stress gut-punching the gut-brain axis

3. Collagen + glycine levels in freefall

You can eat clean, train smart, and still be missing the few key things that hold everything together.
When they’re off? You lose muscle. You crave junk. Inflammation creeps in.

Let’s unpack what’s really going on — and how to fix it.

🔗 The most valuable link you’ll click today

🌍 wellnessindubai.com

Your daily-updated guide to Dubai’s best wellness events, longevity breakthroughs, and health rituals that actually move the needle.

Over the past year, I kept running into the same problem:
Wellness info was scattered.
Events were hard to find.
And most advice? Fluffy, unscientific, or influencer nonsense.

Worse, I kept missing game-changing (and often free) events simply because there was no reliable hub.

So I built one.
Curated. Credible. Zero fluff.
Built for high-performing, health-conscious professionals.

Finally—everything that matters, in one place.

You are eating protein-but not absorbing it

Plant-based proteins are fine — until they’re not.

Here’s the problem:

• Most are incomplete (missing key aminos like leucine)

• They’re less bioavailable than animal sources

• And many “healthy” go-to’s (like nuts, grains, and broccoli)?
  Barely count as real protein.

Translation:
You can eat plenty of something that looks like protein…
and still lose muscle.

What to do instead:

→ Don’t confuse protein content with protein quality
→ Hit 30g+ of complete protein per meal
→ Add leucine-rich aminos post-training (especially on plant-based days)
→ Use fermented plant protein blends for better absorption

Feeling Tired All the Time?
Here’s Why—and What to Do About It

→ Watch here (4 min)

Your collagen bank is quietly running low

By the time you hit 40, you’re losing about 1.5% of your collagen every year.

And that decline hits harder than most realize:

• Collagen = gut lining integrity

• Collagen = joint + connective tissue resilience

• Collagen = skin, hair, nails — and bone strength

When your levels drop?

→ Recovery slows
→ Your gut turns leaky and inflamed
→ And the aging process accelerates

💡 The fix:

→ 10g collagen peptides daily (paired with vitamin C for absorption)
→ Glycine before bed = better sleep + liver support
→ 1–2 cups of bone broth daily = elite-level gut + joint recovery

Want a performance edge that compounds with age?
Start with your collagen.

Stress may be rewiring your cravings

When you’re stressed, your body doesn’t just feel it — your gut senses it.

Your microbiome literally shifts in response.
And that shift can set off a cascade:

• Cravings for comfort food

• Leaky gut (a.k.a. gut permeability)

• Mood swings, low energy, and chronic inflammation

Left unchecked?

→ You lose metabolic flexibility
→ Belly fat creeps in
→ You feel “off” — even when your labs say you’re fine

🔧 What to do:

→ Feed your gut: prebiotics, fermented foods, polyphenols
→ Reset your nervous system daily: box breathing, cold exposure, humming
→ Train your vagus nerve like a muscle

Your gut and brain aren’t separate.
When one’s inflamed, the other suffers.

Want to fix this now?

→ The Anti-Inflammation Performance Stack: My exact daily protocol for reversing muscle loss, gut dysfunction, and cellular aging — used with top execs and high-performers.

📩 Reply with the word “STACK” and I’ll send it to you directly.

If someone forwarded this to you, click below.