To release growth hormone, the amino acids must be free-form. Protein in food is absorbed as peptides so it does not work for this purpose. (Peptides do absorb better than aminos, so food is preferred for general protein requirements.)
Mixing with sugar is going to trigger insulin which will divert the amino acids to protein synthesis instead of the desired pharmacological result. That's why aminos are taken on an empty stomach. (And for growth hormone purposes, bedtime gives the best results because most growth hormone is released at night.)
Is there any evidence that raw sugar is beneficial? I know that honey is, but the sugar is probably just a bystander.
Peanut butter is going to be contaminated to some extent with aflatoxin, a fungal toxin which causes liver cancer. The USA has a rather relaxed standard (20 ppb) while Europe uses 4 ppb. This paper states that "If the level of protection desired is that aflatoxin exposures would not increase lifetime HCC risk by more than 1 in 100,000 cases in the population, then most current regulatory standards are not adequately protective even if enforced". Here's an example of a peanut plant that got away with being filthy for years due to lax oversight.
Mixing with sugar is going to trigger insulin which will divert the amino acids to protein synthesis instead of the desired pharmacological result. That's why aminos are taken on an empty stomach. (And for growth hormone purposes, bedtime gives the best results because most growth hormone is released at night.)
Is there any evidence that raw sugar is beneficial? I know that honey is, but the sugar is probably just a bystander.
Peanut butter is going to be contaminated to some extent with aflatoxin, a fungal toxin which causes liver cancer. The USA has a rather relaxed standard (20 ppb) while Europe uses 4 ppb. This paper states that "If the level of protection desired is that aflatoxin exposures would not increase lifetime HCC risk by more than 1 in 100,000 cases in the population, then most current regulatory standards are not adequately protective even if enforced". Here's an example of a peanut plant that got away with being filthy for years due to lax oversight.