the protein myth that is messing you up!
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Foods that heal – Foods that kill
The Protein Myth
Dr. Patrick Garrett, DC, B.Sci, DCCN, DABFM, FAAFM, BCIMConcierge Natural Healthcare
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Dr. Patrick Garrett
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Food as Medicine
The Protein Myth
Foods that heal Foods that kill
What are your thoughts on this subject?
Best Example
Ryan Nelson
Vegan
No meat athlete
What does he eat?I will eat basmati rice occasionally, but other then that I am a gluten free, grain free, vegan. In most cases I buy local and organic. Some of my favorite foods include sweet potatoes, garbanzo beans, lentils, split peas, squash, buckwheat, almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, chia seeds, avocados, strawberries, raspberries, apples, bananas, kale, spinach, sprouts & red pepper.
For example his training program includes:Breakfast: Apple, almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, almond butter, and flax milk.
Lunch: Big green salad with lentil veggie soup.
Snack: Banana & almond butter.
Dinner: Homemade buckwheat pizza.
Snack: Chia pudding.
Best Example
Rachel Godwin
Vegan
No meat athlete
What does she eat?• I eat 80-90% raw; more so in the warm months and less in the
winter months. My meals typically look like this:
Breakfast: 1 melon (summer)Oats or quinoa with hemp powder, goji berries, and cinnamon (winter)
Snack: 2 Cups of Strawberries, blueberries, raspberries or blackberries
Lunch: Mangoes, Pineapple, papaya or apples
Snack: Grapes, oranges or apples
Dinner: Giant spinach and kale salad with mushrooms, peppers, tomatoes, avocado (summer)Veggie stir fry or veggie soup (winter)
What are some “protein myths”?
• Without meat, you won’t get enough protein
• Without meat, you won’t get enough B12 & vitamin D
• Without meat, you won’t get complete proteins
What is protein?• Prior to 1838 - “animal substance” like muscles
• In 1838 – “Protein” was coined by Jöns Jakob Berzelius after the Greek god Proteus
• In 1838, Gerritt Mulder, a Dutch physician described the basic formula for protein – C40-H62-N10-O12
• Compare to carbohydrate or fat
– C6-H12-O6 Carb
– C10-H18-O2 Fat
How much do we need? (The Swiss study)
1865, Adolf Fick & Johannes Wislicenus, faculty of Swiss University– Protein-free diet for 24 hours – Ascended almost 2,000 meters
• They calculated the amount of work done during the ascent
• Measured the amount of nitrogen in the urine they excreted.
• Each metabolized approximately 37 grams (g) of protein.
How much do we need?(The German study)
• Wilbur Atwood – The newly formed USDA
• Average factory worker consumed 125g per day and seemed strong & healthy
How much do we need?(The American study)
• Kellogg worked with Yale scientist
• Yale athletes ate ½ the protein of Germans
• Remained vigorous and strong
• Had less urea and uric acid waste products
How much do we need?(The Rat Milk study)
In 1913– Mendel and Osborne – Reported rats grew better on animal, than on
vegetable, sources of protein
How much do we need?(The Rat Milk study)
Problems with rats– Rat babies have an 11 x higher need for
protein than human babies– Rats achieve adult size in 5 months– Human achieve adult size in 17 years
– Baby rats & baby humans are not the same
How much do we need?(The WHO)
• 5% of their daily calories
• 3000 calorie – 38 grams of protein for men
• 2300 calorie – 29 grams of protein for women
How much do Americans need?(The WHO – US Modified)
• 5% of their daily calories
• 2600 calorie – 31 grams of protein for men
• 2000 calorie – 25 grams of protein for women
Enough Protein?
How hard is it to get 30 grams of protein with 3 meals and 2 snacks?
It’s Not.
If you eat a diet rich in variety, unprocessed, whole foods, then you will get more than enough protein to be healthy and prevent disease.
Why does it not matter?
At a 2600 calorie diet, you would need a whopping 31 grams of protein. – 3 oz of beef – 28g (90%)– 2 eggs – 12g (39%)– 3 oz of oats – 15 (48%)– 1 cup of quinoa – 24g (77%)
– 3 oz of nuts – 21g (68%)– 3 oz of seeds – 15g (48%)
If you don’t eat meat, you won’t
get enough complete proteins!
What about amino acid deficiency?
Complete or balanced protein – Beef – balanced– Buckwheat – balanced– Quinoa – balanced– Kale – balanced– Chia – balanced– Hemp – balanced– Rice + beans – balanced
What about amino acid deficiency?
Amino acids are building blocks or proteins
– Essential Amino Acids: Histidine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Threonine, Tryptophan, and Valine.
– Nonessential Amino Acids: Alanine, Asparagine, Aspartic Acid, Glutamic Acid.
– Conditional Amino Acids: Arginine (essential in children, not in adults), Cysteine, Glutamine, Glycine, Proline, Serine, and Tyrosine.
What about amino acid deficiency?
Balancing amino acids– Low lysine foods – add salmon– Low tryptophan – add nuts, seeds, salmon
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What about B12?
• First – Do animals make B12?
• Second – Where do animals get B12?
What about B12?
Bacteria – Your best friend• Over 750 species • 9 to 1 ratio• Fermented foods• Fermented drinks• Dirty living• Things that kill them
Do you have to be vegetarian?
Not at all, it just helps.– The health of meat is
defined by the health of the animal and their diet.
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Protein Summary
For a healthy diet
• It is easy to get more than you need
• It is easy to get complete amino acids
• You can be healthy & vegetarian
• Most of the animals you eat are vegans
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