Food for thought..
Good Protein Bad Protein: 4 Ingredients To Avoid and Why It’s Mandatory for Physical and Mental Stamina
I’m sick of seeing the same damn poison on the shelf of every gym I go to…
As a private pilot, I travel a lot. And no matter where I go, gym owners and personal trainers always get their protein recommendation wrong. As a chemist, it’s annoying. Not only is it counter to health, but it’s also toxic. Before I explain, let me highlight the importance of getting enough protein, in case you didn’t already know.
The body is constantly refurbishing itself. Like a lizard shedding skin or regenerating a new tail, your atoms are always being reproduced to yield a newer, healthier you. Technically, it’s know as cellular turnover. And it’s fueled by protein.
In The Stop Eating So F#$%ing Much Diet, I taught that turnover replaces our entire skeletal system in the first year of life. As adults, 10% is renewed. The liver and the pancreas regenerate every year or two. Our gastrointestinal tract and skin are replaced every five days. And of course, turnover gives rise to lean muscle. After all, muscle is nothing more than the by-product of healing – the more you damage your muscles, the healthier they grow. Like so many things in organic chemistry, this proves the adage, “that which doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger.”
Just like cell turnover restores and ensures the integrity of our physical make-up, it also supports mental stamina. When working properly, it activates an internal pharmacy that manufactures pain killing and emotion soothing chemicals. They’re known predominantly as opioids. These compounds attenuate physical pain. But more importantly, they also help curb everyday stress and depression. Without them, life can be a real bitch.
This helps explain why many people who lack protein are typically ill, depressed or reach their “wit’s end” sooner and find life harder to cope with – they aren’t activating cellular turnover! Athletes, the elderly and children are most susceptible. In this regard, protein intake represents a forgotten, therapeutic option for increasing not only physical health but also mental stamina.
The best sources of protein are brewers yeast, seeds, nuts, fish, chicken, grass-fed beef, whole eggs, cottage cheese and whey protein. The easiest way to ensure proper protein intake is to incorporate whey into your daily diet.
A byproduct of the cheese making process, whey is loaded with essential amino acids (EAA’s). These are mandatory fuel for cellular turnover. Not only has whey proven to be a miracle cure for atrophy, but, it’s also been discovered to activate a host of anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer compounds produced by cellular turnover.
4 Things to Avoid in Whey Protein Powders
Sadly, the FDA has little regulation on how whey is processed or what can be added to it. Therefore, what should be healthy, is actually a product that seriously undermines your health. Here are four things to avoid in bad protein powders:
Denatured and Hydrolyzed Protein
Proteins only work if they keep their three dimensional shape. That’s because, like a key for a lock, they work by triggering select receptors. When whey protein undergoes denaturing or hydrolyzation, it loses the proper dimensions intended by nature. Effectiveness is lost and the renewing process of cellular turnover wanes. Adding to the negative outcome, these processing methods give rise to toxic levels of free aspartic acid and glutamic acid (MSG). Both have toxicity profiles that make party drugs look like health foods.
