Protein
and
Amino
Acids
 •  So
far,
we’ve
done
a
lot
of
work
on
what
to
 avoid
(gluten,
grains,
cow’s
milk,
soy,
PUFAs,
 etc.)
 •  Now
we
move
into
the
process
of
opBmizing
 what
you
eat!


Body
ComposiBon
 •  Before
we
get
started
on
this
week’s
topic,
 which
covers
protein
and
amino
acids,
let’s
 add
a
liGle
context.
 •  Let’s
ask
the
quesBon,
“how
important
are
all
 the
different
nutrients
we
eat?”.


Body
ComposiBon
(70kg
man)
 •  Your
body
is
mainly
water
 (head,
torso
shoulders).
 •  Protein
and
fat
are
the
 next
two
most
prevalent
 building
materials.
 •  Then
you
have
glycogen
 (stored
sugar)
and
 minerals./


Body
ComposiBon
–
Similar
Concept


The
Exact
Numbers
Don’t
MaGer
 •  The
purpose
of
these
diagrams
is
to
give
you
an
 idea
of
your
body’s
hierarchy
of
needs
when
it
 comes
to
nutriBon.
 •  Water,
protein
and
fat
are
more
important
than
 vitamins
and
minerals
(so
is
carbohydrate,
it’s
just
 that
carbs
are
used
to
make
energy,
not
 structure).
 •  If
you
think
you
can
be
healthy
because
you
take
 vitamin
and
mineral
supplements,
think
again!


RoGen
Wood,
Golden
Nails
 •  If
you
wanted
to
build
a
liGle
sailing
boat,
you
 wouldn’t
get
very
far
trying
to
hammer
roGen
 wood
together
with
golden
nails.
 •  That’s
the
principle
I
want
to
get
across.


Macronutrients
 •  Macronutrients
are
relaBvely
large
molecules
 and
are
comprised
of
protein,
fat
and
 carbohydrate
(sugar).
 •  Micronutrients
are
smaller
in
size
and
are
 vitamins,
minerals
and
cofactors.

 ***The
micronutrients
can’t
do
much
unless
 adequate
macronutrients
are
available***


Protein
&
Amino
Acids
 •  Protein
is
one
of
life’s
building
blocks.
 •  The
building
blocks
for
protein
are
amino
 acids.
 •  You
can’t
have
“life”
without
amino
acids
–
 that’s
how
important
they
are!


Protein
&
Amino
Acid
FuncBons
 •  Every
Bssue
is
made
of
protein
(skin,
hair,
bone,
 muscle,
tendons,
organs,
etc.)
 •  Amino
acids
are
essenBal
for
energy
producBon
 •  Every
enzyme
is
a
protein
 •  AnBbodies
are
proteins
 •  DetoxificaBon
requires
enzymes
 •  NeurotransmiGers
are
amino
acids
 •  Thyroid
hormone
is
an
amino
acid
structure


EssenBal
Amino
Acids
 •  Eleven
amino
acids
are
what
we
call
 “essenBal”,
which
simply
means
they
can’t
be
 manufactured
by
your
body.

 •  Thus,
in
order
to
ensure
ideal
levels,
you
must
 receive
them
from
the
food
you
eat.



CondiBonally
EssenBal
AA’s
 •  Labeling
an
amino
acid
non‐essenBal
assumes
the
 body
has
other
nutrients
needed
to
make
it.
 •  Glycine
for
instance
is
produced
by
the
transformaBon
 of
the
amino
acid
serine.

 •  This
transformaBon
requires
vitamin
B6.

 •  Thus
a
simple
B6
deficiency
would
block
this
 conversion
now
qualifying
glycine
as
an
essenBal.


Amino
Acid
Deficiencies
 •  When
there
aren’t
enough
amino
acids,
your
 body
will
compensate
by
breaking
down
its
 own
muscle
muscle
Bssue.
 •  This
releases
amino
acids,
which
the
body
can
 then
use
for
various
purposes.
 •  It’s
essenBally
“auto‐cannibalism”
and
is
a
 situaBon
we
really
would
like
to
avoid!


Symptoms
of
Amino
Acid
Deficiency
 –  Low
energy
levels
(even
 chronic
faBgue)
 –  Depression
 –  Anxiety
 –  Memory
and
 concentraBon
problems
 –  Low
thyroid
funcBon
 (which
affects
 everything!)


–  Allergic
symptoms
 –  DigesBve
symptoms
 –  Inability
to
detoxify
 properly
 –  Loss
of
muscle
mass
 –  Increased
body
fat


Why
Deficiencies
May
Occur
 •  You
simply
don’t
eat
enough
protein
(or
the
 quality
of
protein
you
consume
is
not
ideal).
 Vegetarians
a
vegans
may
struggle
here.
 •  Your
digesBve
system
can’t
break
down
your
 dietary
protein
properly,
or
absorb
it
from
 your
intesBne.


Protein
and
Your
Gut
 •  Factors
that
affect
protein
digesBon
and
 absorpBon
include:
 –  Low
stomach
acid
levels
(H.
pylori
can
cause
this)
 –  Low
pancreaBc
enzyme
levels
 –  IntesBnal
damage
from
gluten,
Candida,
parasites,
 etc.


Protein
and
Your
Gut
 •  You
cannot
heal
your
gut
without
adequate
 protein,
and
you
won’t
make
digesBve
 enzymes
effecBvely
as
they
are
made
from
 protein!
 •  You
must
be
able
to
digest
and
absorb
protein
 properly
to
have
improved
health.


GI
Effects
Stool
Test
–
Protein
DigesBon
Example
 •  This
client
had
very
high
putrefacBve
SCFA
 levels,
indicaBng
poor
protein
digesBon.


Why
Deficiencies
Occur,
cont.
 •  Once
in
your
body,
amino
acids
may
not
be
 able
to
get
into
your
cells
where
they
are
 needed.
This
happens
when
folk
are
insulin
 resistant
(quite
common!).
 •  Amino
acids
are
used
up
too
quickly
because
 of
a
combinaBon
of
stress
on,
and
toxins
in,
 your
body
(certain
amino
acids
are
used
up
 very
quickly
in
these
situaBons).



Assessing
Amino
Acids
 •  We
have
two
lab
tests
that
help
check
amino
 acid
status.
 –  One
test
is
“direct”
and
measures
amino
acid
 levels
in
your
blood
(I’ll
cover
this
one
here).
 –  The
other
is
“indirect”
and
measures
the
effects
of
 protein
deficiency
in
your
urine


Amino
Acid
Bloodspot
 •  Finger
prick
–
done
at
 home
 •  11
or
20
amino
acids
 •  Can
idenBfy
specific
 deficiencies,
or
 uBlizaBon
problems
if
 certain
amino
acids
are
 too
high.


PracBcal
ways
to
opBmize
your
 protein
intake!


OpBmizing
Protein
in
Your
Diet
 •  Let’s
begin
with
a
list
of
high‐protein
foods:
 –  Meat
(beef,
buffalo,
lamb,
pork,
wild
boar)
 –  Birds
(chicken,
duck,
turkey,
etc.)
 –  Fish
(haddock,
halibut,
sole,
etc.)

 –  Seafood
(mussels,
oysters,
scallops,
crab,
shrimp,
 etc.)
 –  Eggs
 –  Dairy
products
(if
tolerated)


Take
Your
Food
List
 •  You
were
given
food
lists
earlier
in
the
 program.

 •  Please
take
a
look
at
one
now.
 •  They’re
available
under
the
video
window
 again
if
you
can’t
find
your
original
copy.


Meat
 •  We
recommend
only
eaBng
red
meat
3‐4
 Bmes
per
week.
 •  Most
people
are
already
inflamed,
and
its
 amino
acid
profile
is
pro‐inflammatory
 (cysteine
and
tryptophan).
 •  Beef,
buffalo,
lamb,
elk,
venison,
broth,
 gela:n
(more
on
broth
and
gela:n
later)


Birds
(poultry)
 •  Organic
chicken
and
turkey,
1‐2
Bmes
per
 week.
 •  ConvenBonally
raised
chickens
are
fed
diets
 high
in
PUFA.

 •  Chickens
are
unable
to
convert
unsaturated
 fats
to
saturated
fat,
consequently
these
foods
 are
high
in
PUFA’s.



Eggs
 •  I
(Dave)
tend
to
eat
organic,
outdoor‐reared
2‐3
eggs
 per
day
without
any
problem
whatsoever.
 •  I
like
to
make
omeleGes
and
friGatas!
 •  If
you
are
not
confident
of
the
source,
minimize
your
 egg
intake
to
1‐2
per
day.

 •  Eggs
where
the
chickens
are
fed
corn
and
soy
should
 be
minimally
consumed
(2
per
week
if
that).



Fish
 •  Oily
fish
–
salmon,
herring,
mackerel,
sardines,
 etc.
contain
a
lot
of
PUFA.
Eat
these
no
more
 than
1‐2
Bmes
per
month,
if
that.
 •  Ideal
fish
are
haddock,
halibut,
cod,
sole,
 plaice,
snapper
(as
fresh
as
possible,
and
line
 caught,
wild
fish
where
possible).


Fish,
cont.
 •  Avoid
large,
predatory
fish
as
they
contain
 larger
amounts
of
mercury
(the
higher
up
the
 food
chain
you
go,
the
more
mercury
tends
to
 be
in
the
fish).
 •  Avoid
farmed
fish
at
all
costs
–
farmed
salmon
 is
the
most
toxic
food
on
the
planet
according
 to
the
US
EPA.


Seafood
 •  Seafood
is
rich
in
several
minerals
we
have
 trouble
gekng
from
other
foods,
including
 selenium
and
zinc.
 •  Prawns,
oysters,
mussels,
scallops,
lobster,
 crab
and
others
are
all
good
choices.
 •  2‐3
Bmes
per
week
is
excellent.


Dairy
Products
 •  As
long
as
you
can
tolerate
cow’s
milk,
it’s
ok
 to
consume
milk,
cheese
and
yogurt.

 •  If
you
tolerate
goat’s
products
beGer,
that’s
 great
too.
 •  Goat’s
cheese,
milk
and
yogurt
can
replace
 cow’s
milk,
as
can
sheep’s
milk
products.


Cheese
 •  Organic
ricoGa
cheese
is
the
purest
cheese
you
can
buy
 containing
only
vinegar
salt
and
whole
milk.
 •  Parmaggiano
reggiano
is
usually
a
good
choice.
 •  Hard
cheeses
should
contain
only
animal
rennet
and
 salt.

 •  All
vegetable
rennet,
cultures
and
enzymes
are
 quesBonable
(it
may
contain
gluten).


***Don’t
Get
Too
Hung
Up***
 •  I
wouldn’t
worry
too
much
about
the
dairy
thing.
 •  Enjoy
experimenBng.
 •  I
(Dave)
personally
eat
ricoGa,
parmigiano
 reggiano
and
som
goat’s
cheese
(occasionally
 some
yogurt).
 •  I
avoid
the
rest
unless
I’m
sure
what’s
in
it.


Liver
 •  Liver
is
an
excellent
source
of
B‐vitamins,
fat
 soluble
vitamins
and
minerals
(it’s
far
more
 nutriBous
than
muscle
meats).
 •  If
you
enjoy
liver,
eat
it
once
per
week.
 •  Don’t
consume
more
than
that
unless
you’re
 definitely
anemic
(iron
deficiency).


GelaBn
 GelaBn
is
the
connecBve
Bssue
of
an
animal,
the
 collagen.
It
makes
up
50%
of
the
protein
in
an
 animal.
Over
35%
of
the
amino
acids
in
gelaBn
 are
glycine,
alanine,
proline
and
hydroxyproline.

 These
amino
acids
provide
many
cell
protecBve
 acBons
including
cells’
energy
producBon.



GelaBn,
cont.
 •  TradiBonal
cultures
ate
the
enBre
animal
 including
the
collagen.

 •  Today,
most
of
the
animal
is
discarded
and
only
 the
meat
is
kept
for
food.

 •  The
problem
is
most
muscle
meats
(including
 human
muscle)
contain
high
amounts
of
 tryptophan
and
cysteine,
which
when
released
to
 make
glucose,
have
many
anB‐
metabolic
(thyroid
 suppressing)
and
toxic
affects.



Benefits
of
Adding
GelaBn!
 •  GelaBn
does
not
contain
tryptophan,
and
Bny
 amounts
of
cysteine,
which
both
are
 inflammatory.

 “Restric4ng
only
tryptophan,
or
only
cysteine,
 produces
a
greater
extension
of
the
life
span
than
 achieved
in
most
of
the
studies
of
caloric
 restric4on.”

 
‐
Clive
McKay


Benefits
of
GelaBn
 •  GelaBn
aids
in
wound
healing,
suppression
of
 tumor
growth
and
reducBon
in
systemic
 inflammaBon.

 •  According
to
N.R.
GoGhoffer
in
Gela4n
in
 Nutri4on
and
Medicine,
“gela4n
can
aid
in
the
 diges4on
of
milk
and
milk
products”.



Benefits
of
GelaBn
 •  GelaBn
has
a
sparing
affect
on
proteins
which
 means
the
body
is
less
likely
to
catabolize
muscle
 Bssue
protein
during
Bmes
of
fasBng
and
weight
 loss.

 •  Voit
found
that
gelaBn
aids
in
gastric
secreBon,
 thus
promoBng
beGer
digesBon.

 •  GelaBn
reduces
inflammaBon
of
the
mucous
 membranes
in
the
gut
(it
is
gut‐healing).


Benefits
of
GelaBn
 •  Glycine
in
broth
and
gelaBn
is
used
in
the
 synthesis
of
hemoglobin,
bile
salts,
 glutathione,
nucleoBdes
DNA
and
RNA.

 •  10.
Broth,
when
using
marrow
bones,
contains
 high
amounts
of
immunogobulins
that
support
 the
immune
system
(many
of
which
are
in
 your
gut)


Separate
Lesson
on
GelaBn
 •  Please
refer
to
the
separate
lesson
on
gelaBn.
 •  There’s
a
liGle
too
much
for
me
to
teach
in
this
 session
alone.

 •  I’ll
teach
you
how
to
quickly
and
easily
 incorporate
gelaBn
into
your
diet,
including
 different
types
of
gelaBn,
how
to
use
them,
 recipe
ideas,
etc.



Protein
Powder
Supplements
 •  They
can
be
useful
in
certain
circumstances,
but
 should
not
be
relied
upon.
 •  Powdered
gelaBn
is
MUCH
beGer!
 •  I
only
recommend
egg
protein
and,
occasionally,
 rice
protein
(a
specific
product
for
detoxificaBon).
 •  There’s
a
separate
session
on
this
topic,
too.


Plant
Protein
 •  We’re
omen
asked
why
we
don’t
recommend
 vegetable
protein
in
the
form
of:
 –  Soy
(we’ve
covered
that
one!)
 –  Nuts
and
seeds
(we’ve
covered
that
one,
too!)
 –  Beans
 –  Legumes
(peanuts,
lenBls,
chickpeas)


Plant
Protein
 •  These
foods
contain
substances
that
challenge
 metabolism.
 •  Legumes,
soy‐beans
and
nuts
and
seeds
contain
 high
levels
of
phytates
and
phytoestrogens.

 •  Phytoestrogens
can
influence
hormonal
 imbalances
and
suppress
thyroid
funcBon.

 •  Phytates
can
interfere
with
mineral
absorpBon.



Just
because
we
can
eat
it…
 …doesn’t
mean
we
should.
 •  Many
of
the
plant‐based
protein
foods
are
 what
I
call
“poverty‐foods”
 •  They
offer
calorie
value,
but
their
nutrients
are
 not
easily
assimilated
during
digesBon.


Vegetarians
 •  I’m
not
necessarily
anB‐vegetarian.
 •  On
ethical
grounds,
in
an
ideal
world
I
would
 be
vegetarian
myself.

 •  But
I
tried
it
and
couldn’t
funcBon
properly!


Vegetarians,
cont.
 •  In
my
clinical
experience,
going
back
some
ten
 years
in
nutriBon
(six
of
them
in
funcBonal
 medicine),
I
can
honestly
say
that
I’ve
never
 succeeded
in
helping
a
vegetarian/vegan
client
 who
refused
to
eat
even
fish
or
dairy.
 •  But
those
who
added
small
amounts
of
animal
 protein
into
their
diet
experienced
speedy
and
 significant
improvements.



AcBon
Guide


Please
download
your
AcBon
Guide,
which
you
 can
find
below
this
video
window.


AcBon
Guide
 1.
If
you
have
not
already
done
so,
please
order
 one
canister
of
collagen
hydrosylate
powder:
 –  hGp://greatlakesgelaBn.com/storefront/ index.php/consumer.html
(US/Canada)
 –  hGp://www.purebodybalanceshop.co.uk/ Great_Lakes_GelaBn_UK_Greatlakes_GelaBn_p/ greatlakes%20h.htm
(UK
/
Europe)
 –  Watch
the
separate
session
on
how
to
use
this
 product!


AcBon
Guide
 2.
Be
sure
to
have
one
of
these
foods
at
each
main
 meal:
 –  Red
meat
(if
eaten
–
consume
2‐3
Bmes
per
week)
 –  Liver
(if
eaten
–
consume
once
per
week)
 –  Poultry
(consume
1‐2
Bmes
per
week)
 –  Low
fat
fish
(consume
freely)
 –  Seafood
(consume
2‐3
Bmes
per
week)
 –  Eggs
(consume
freely
–
combine
with
dairy)
 –  Dairy
(if
tolerated
‐
milk,
ricoGa,
parmigiano
reggiano,
 goat’s
products)


AcBon
Guide
 3.
Use
up
any
plant‐based
protein
you
have
in
your
 cupboards
or
pantry,
or
give
them
away:
 –  Soy
(eliminate
completely)
 –  Nuts
and
seeds
 –  Beans
 –  Chickpeas
and
lenBls


…or
limit
them
to
once
per
week
at
the
very
most
 to
add
variety
to
your
plan.


AcBon
Guide
 4.
Watch
the
separate
sessions
on:
 –  How
to
use
gelaBn
/
collagen
powder
for
cooking,
 smoothies
and
snacks
 –  How
to
make
sure
you’re
eaBng
enough
protein
 each
day
for
your
bodyweight
(advanced
topic).


Concerns?
 If
you
are
vegetarian
or
vegan,
please
contact
us
 immediately
should
you
feel
uncomfortable
with
 these
recommendaBons.


Simple
Summary
 •  Protein
–
made
from
amino
acids
‐
makes
life.
 •  Protein
builds
all
your
Bssues.
 •  Amino
acids
are
needed
for
enzymes,
energy
producBon,
 anBbodies,
neurotransmiGers,
hormones,
and
more.
 •  Poor
food
choices
can
cause
amino
acid
deficiency.
 •  Poor
gut
funcBon
can
cause
amino
acid
deficiency.
 •  You
can
test
your
amino
acid
levels
using
a
simple
home
 blood
test.
 •  Eat
protein
at
each
meal.
 •  Animal
protein
is
superior
to
plant
protein.
 •  Watch
the
supplementary
lessons.


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