What a full dose of essential amino acids actually looks like By Aali Qureshi, founder of Deadly Company · Published October 24, 2026 · Updated October 31, 2026 Short answer: A full dose of essential amino acids is one serving of roughly 15 to 18g of all nine EAAs, the zone where the muscle-building response […]

Perfect Amino’s label, decoded By Aali Qureshi, founder of Deadly Company · Published October 24, 2026 · Updated October 31, 2026 Short answer: PerfectAmino’s serving is 5g of a proprietary blend of essential amino acids plus nucleic acid building blocks, so its true EAA total is under 5g by an undisclosed amount and its leucine […]

Thorne Amino Complex’s label, decoded By Aali Qureshi, founder of Deadly Company · Published October 24, 2026 · Updated October 31, 2026 Thorne Amino Complex prints every amino on its label, and the disclosed panel adds up to about 3.82g of essential amino acids per scoop, leucine at 1.25g — half the roughly 2.5–3g per-feeding […]

GLP-1 Mate and the collagen-first blends, decoded By Aali Qureshi, founder of Deadly Company · Published October 24, 2026 · Updated October 31, 2026 Short answer: GLP-1 Mate’s 20g “Clear Protein and Collagen Complex” lists collagen peptides first and clear whey isolate fourth, and its EAA total and leucine are disclosed nowhere, so neither can […]

Hims’ protein bars and shakes vs an amino drink: which can a GLP-1 user actually finish? By Aali Qureshi, founder of Deadly Company · Published October 24, 2026 · Updated October 31, 2026 Short answer: Hims sells protein to GLP-1 users as bars and shakes positioned as meal replacements, formats that must be eaten or […]

GLP-1 protein needs for women over 50: muscle, menopause, and the dose math By Aali Qureshi, founder of Deadly Company · Published October 24, 2026 · Updated October 31, 2026 Short answer: Women over 50 on a GLP-1 should aim at the top half of the range: 1.2–1.6g of protein per kilogram of adjusted body […]

Menopause plus a GLP-1: protecting muscle through both at once By Aali Qureshi, founder of Deadly Company · Published October 24, 2026 · Updated October 31, 2026 Short answer: Menopause and a GLP-1 push muscle the same way at once: falling estrogen accelerates lean-mass loss while the medication suppresses the appetite needed to defend it, […]

How to read an amino acid label: the 6-point scorecard By Aali Qureshi, founder of Deadly Company · Published October 24, 2026 · Updated October 31, 2026 Short answer: An amino acid label can be checked in under a minute with six questions: total EAAs printed, leucine printed over the ~2.5–3g trigger, all nine EAAs […]

Proprietary blends: what ‘amino blend’ on a label actually hides By Aali Qureshi, founder of Deadly Company · Published October 24, 2026 · Updated October 31, 2026 Short answer: A proprietary blend lists ingredients in descending weight order under one combined weight, so each ingredient’s dose is undisclosed. On an amino label that hides the […]

‘5g equals 30g of protein’? The equivalence claim, fact-checked By Aali Qureshi, founder of Deadly Company · Published October 24, 2026 · Updated October 31, 2026 Short answer: The claim that 5g of EAAs equals 30g of protein compares a percentage to a pile. Utilization is a fraction of what is in the serving: 99% […]