Protein Myth; Micronutrients Travel in Water (WAS: How do I get enough protein? ...)

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Yes, I've written about this topic several times, in the archive. And this

" admission deficiency " at our hospitals,which you describe, is not for lack

of documentation ... of this we can all be certain!

 

There is not even a diagnostic code for a systemic protein deficiency. Now,

given all the diagnostic codes that have been created, if there were any way

someone could have created one ....

 

And yes, before someone jumps in about " kwashiorkor " , I know. This diagnosis

was created in Africa in 1932. At first, it was thought to be a label for

protein deficiency. But upon further examination, is really just another

name for " starvation " . When someone is starving to death, of course they are

deficient ... in everything. What is the first " standard treatment " for

kwashiorkor)? Carbohydrate. Why? The body cannot process proteins (or

anything else) without energy, which comes from fuel. No machine can do

anything without some source of energy.

 

Generally speaking, eating is all about refueling the system. If we can

internalize this basic idea, then the rest becomes much easier, because we

can let go of all those topics that only serve to defocus us. That eating is

about refueling this is why fruits, filled with glucose and fructose (a.k.a.

" fuel " ) work so well for us humans. Our forebrain creates fuel requirements

unlike those of any other animal on the planet. In addition, the vast

majority of micronutrients we require travel in water. And the few that

travel in fat are present in the fatty content of fruits and green leaves. I

am aware of no exception to this statement ... and I realize that it is a

strong statement to make.

 

I cannot remember at this moment who is the most recent person to bring up

this protein discussion here. The discussion originates circa 1947, when the

animal food industry group, fearful following publication of a European

(Norwegian as I recall) study directly linking increased consumption of

animal foods with increased death due to heart attacks/heart disease. This

is the time frame when the so-called " food pyramid " was invented by the food

industry and peddled to the Food and Drug 'em Administration.

 

If you focus on protein, you'll miss the mark by a country mile. No one here

has a protein deficiency. And while I'm at it, I'd venture to speculate that

no one here has a fat deficiency either. And yet, many people may be

dehydrated and, in general, malnourished. Why? As I said above, most of the

nutrients we require travel in water -- in high-water-content foods. And

most people consume far too few high-water-content foods.

 

This is not a " school of thought " , it has nothing to do with " natural

hygiene " or raw food or any other specific viewpoint. I mean, even the U.S.

government, as backward and barbaric as its health-related recommendations

typically are, recently increased its recommendations for daily consumption

of fruits and vegetables.

 

Rather, if you simply take a list of the micronutrients we need, you'll

readily find that almost all of them travel in water. That is, they travel

in fruits, green leaves, and vegetables. And because most vegetables are

high in starch, which we do not digest well, we are left with the rather

straightforward conclusion that the nutrients we require are most readily

available to us, as I say, in fruits and greens.

 

Eat this way, eat a fruit meal following every period of physical exertion,

and you'll have all the protein you require.

 

Best to all,

Elchanan

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mstrong56 [mstrong]

Monday, October 29, 2007 5:05 AM

rawfood

[Raw Food] Re:How do I get enough protein?...raw meat...

 

It is interesting to note that in the US total hospital admissions for

anything related to a lack of protein, as long as records have been kept are

ZERO.

 

There is way more protien in a good vegan diet with plenty of leafy greens

than your body can possibly make use of. So don't worry about it and eat

your spinich.