protein and amino acids

[Guest guest]

I agree that protein is in all foods, but not all

the amino acids in one food. It seems to me that

whoever is eating vegetarian or vegan needs to have a

knowledge of how to get their amino acids unless they

supplement their diet. We, as Americans, do consume too much

protein so unless someone is starving themselves, they

should be getting sufficient protein. I am studying

holistic nutrition and kinesiology and so this is a very

important topic for me.<br><br>Marlene

[Guest guest]

I found the info on protein and amino acids. If

anyone else has additional info, please let me

know.<br><br>Beans can be combined with corn, nuts, rice, seeds and

wheat to make complete proteins with all essential

amino acids. Protein needs to be made available with

carbohydrates and fats. There can be protein deficiencies

called Kwashiorkor and maramus. Maramus is starvation

where there is no food at all and Kwashiorkor happens

mainly to children between 1 and 5 yrs.of age who have

been weaned from breast milk and are consuming mostly

starches and sugars. It also involves vitamin and mineral

deficiencies. High amounts of protein is needed for growing

children.<br>Marlene

[Guest guest]

Marlene,<br><br>Sounds to me as though you have

more to say. I am greatly interested in the subject of

getting adequate animo acids. So please develope the

subject as best you can.<br><br>Peter Gardiner

[Guest guest]

Actually I think some of your info is quite old.

Kwashiorkor or however it is spelled was found not to be a

protein deficiency but instead a calorie deficiency. When

they simply increased the calorie consumption the

symptoms went away. People who had this condition were

simply starving to death. <br><br>Also it has been

proven that you don't need to have all the amino acids

in one meal or even one day. This is just a myth. We

have a protein reserve pool that can combine the

proteins properly. You just need to get all the amino

acids in at a certain point in time. Even this may not

be true.<br><br>It looks like you got some info from

books or sources from the 70's or 80's. <br><br>What

about babies. Babies grow at the fastest rate that a

human will grow during it's lifetime. I've heard that

mother's breast milk is anywhere from 1.5% to 7% protein

at most. Why should adults need a higher protein

percentage than a quickly growing baby? If you get 10%

protein I'm sure you'll have more than enough.

<br><br>There is only one reason people are even worried about

protein consumption. Because all through our lives we

were brainwashed into making sure we had enough

protein. Who brainwashed us? It was the beef and dairy

industry so that we would make sure to keep on buying

their products. I've been living for the last 6 months

99% raw and vegan except for honey. <br><br>I haven't

had any problem building muscle. I do weight

resistance workouts regularly and have the same muscle mass

as previous to going 99% raw. The only thing I lost

was a little excess fat and plenty of toxins. In fact

I have experienced super health and peak

performance in many areas. <br><br>If I need something in my

diet, my body will tell me. I don't need to calculate

the amount of protein I am eating. <br><br>What I've

found is that the greatest obstacle to doing the raw

diet is all the misinformation there is out there. I

went to a talk this weekend by Dr. Fred Bisci. He's

been a raw foodist for 30 years. He is 73 and his skin

looks like that of a 30 year old. No wrinkles, vibrant,

and articulate. He tried a precise experiment for 8

years limiting his intake of certain essential

nutrients. He took lots of blood tests during this time and

he found that there was no drop off in his essential

nutrient levels. He discovered that the body can transmute

nutrients and turn them into what it needs for survival.

<br><br>Now it may take a certain amount of time or purity to

get to this point. But in my two posts today, I have

given everyone two real life examples of people who

have broken the so called rules of nutrition and are

in fact experiencing fantastic health with no

degenerative diseases. <br><br>It was for a long time

impossible for me to go all raw because of all the

misinformation I had. Dr. Douglas Graham really shed the light

for me. I attended two outstanding talks he made and

he blew away almost every raw food myth that was

holding me back. I then tried his ideas and have been at

least 99% raw ever since.<br><br>Roger

Haeske<br><br>P.S. Get a Free 6 Step Technique to Transition to a

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[Guest guest]

The info I have is copyrighted in 1996 and is

from a book I got from the School of Natural Healing.

Where did you get your info from? I would feel more

comfortable accepting your comments if you had something to

back it up as being truth. There are also many

theories out there about health and if we feel fine, why

try fixing something that isn't broken? I need to

learn as close to the truth as possible for my

education. I don't believe people need to be obsessed with

getting sufficiet amino acids, but if you have a long

history of family diseases; such as heart disease or

cancer, perhaps some of us need to look at all the ways

we can prevent these diseases in

ourselves.<br><br>Blessings,<br>Marlene