I use the powdered from, Deb. You can buy it these days at your local Wal-mart or Sams/Costco. I pick up about a lb of it for 50$ at GNC - it lasts me 7 or 8 months. 1 tspn is 5g and I mix it with my protein shakes, or in some water or iced green tea. Adding it to protein shakes tops the amount off at 10g as most whey proteins contain 4.9g to start with (soy protein contains more - there's a thread in the General LC forum about Soy Vs. Whey you might be interested in reading).

2.4g will definitely do you some good - but for it to get past the GI tract and work to help with muscle sorness and recovery you do need more. In the meantime you're benefiting from it's other main uses.

Nat