A composition of bio-active compounds and methods for facilitating and supporting the metabolism and transport of glucose and carbohydrates into muscle cells. Preferably, the composition of bio-active compounds include 4-hydroxyisoleucine and one or more amino acids selected from the group consisting of arginine, aspartate, threonine, serine, glutamate, proline, glycine, alanine, cysteine, valine, methionine, isoleucine, leucine, tryptophan, phenylalanine, ornithine, lysine, histidine and gamma-amino butyrate. In one presently preferred embodiment of the present invention, the bio-active compounds are extracted from fenugreek seeds. A method for extracting a composition of bio-active compounds from fenugreek seeds is also disclosed, wherein the method comprises the steps of: (1) providing a plurality of fenugreek seeds; (2) preparing the fenugreek seeds; and (3) extracting a composition of bio-active compounds from the fenugreek seeds, wherein the bio-active compounds comprise 4-hydroxyisoleucine and one or more amino acids selected from the group consisting of arginine, aspartate, threonine, serine, glutamate, proline, glycine, alanine, cysteine, valine, methionine, isoleucine, leucine, tryptophan, phenylalanine, ornithine, lysine, histidine and gamma-amino butyrate. The composition of bio-active compounds and methods for extraction of same preferably include between about 10% and 70% of 4-hydroxyisoleucine and between about 20% and 40% of the amino acids.
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