Protein

Where Do I Get My Protein?

Proof that protein is commonly misunderstood is the fact that most of us still believe we only get protein from meat and dairy products when in fact it comes from both plants and animals.

       
It is important to know that protein is made up of amino acids and what our body needs is the amino acids and not the full proteins.  When we eat protein, our body has to work hard to disassemble the protein so it can capture the amino acids and then reconstruct them into a new protein that is required by our body.  This is a complex process and can become extremely hard on our body if the protein is complex or long in length.

Protein comes from both plants and animals and is very different in composition.

Example of simple protein	Example of complex protein

The protein from plants is a very simple or very short protein that is easy to disassemble and reconstruct while the protein from animals and dairy is complex and very difficult for our body to disassemble and reconstruct.

It’s also important to know that plants have the perfect amount of protein in them.  In fact, they contain about 8% protein that happens to be exactly what our body requires.  Animal based foods like chicken, meat and dairy contain higher amounts of complex protein that is now known to cause most disease like cancer, heart disease and obesity.

Protein from plants is far superior to protein from animal based foods.  If you have any doubts, read “The China Study” by T. Colin Campbell that is the most comprehensive nutritional study ever undertaken and funded by our own National Institutes of Health and every other top rated cancer and heart association in the country.

The evidence is overwhelming that meat, dairy and processed foods are the biggest problems in our diet today and they are causing cancer and heart disease to soar out of control.

Another great reason to get your protein from plants rather than animals is that studies repeatedly show that vegan athletes are bigger, stronger, faster and have more endurance.

It is also important to know that there are certain high protein plants like hemp seed that are available if you want to increase your protein intake safely.

The main message is that our bodies require amino acids to make the protein we need and it is optimum if the amino acids come from very simple plant protein rather than protein from meat and dairy.