1 Essential body processes such as water balancing, nutrient transport, and muscle contractions require protein to function. 2  Protein is a source of energy. 3  Protein helps keep skin, hair, and nails healthy.  Protein, like most other essential nutrients, is absolutely crucial for overall good health.
By Jamie Kennedy. With four majors, 14 career PGA and European Tour titles and more than Â£30m in earnings, Rory McIlroy may not be your typical custom-fitting customer. However, he was the first to use Nike's first ever Performance Fitting Centre based in Archerfield Links in East Lothian.
RORY MCILROY: How Nike's $200 Million Man Spends His Money. 1  Mar.  Rory McIlroy is well positioned to become one of the world's highest-paid athletes for a long, long time. Going into the 2014 Masters, the 24-year-old already has two major championships and a deal with Nike rumored to be worth $200 million. He also has the makings of a pretty fantastic lifestyle off the course, with a lavish house in Florida, a $400,000 car, a wildly successful fiancÃ©e, and more.