Proteins are molecular compounds integral to the life functions of every type of living cell. These large, complex molecules might contain as many as a thousand amino acid units. Of the twenty-two amino acids, only a few will be found in most proteins. The variance in the total number of amino acids present and the order of amino acids in the chain accounts for the vast number of different types of protein. Most of the flesh in animals and most of the organic material in plants is composed of proteins. All enzymes, antigens, antibodies, and hormones are proteins.
All protein contains the elements hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, and especially nitrogen, although some contain phosphorus and sulfur as well. Living cells use proteins (amino acids) as chemical building blocks for growth, repair, development, and a host of other vital tasks. In essence, it is amino acids that build muscle, strengthen tissues, repair cells, and maintain the structural integrity of the body.
Amino acids are vital in the formation of the two essential brain hormones serotonin and dopamine, which play a strong role in how we feel each day. Research has shown that the complementary protein principle—the idea that foods such as beans could be eaten with foods such as rice to create a complete protein—is unnecessary, as the body accumulates amino acids which creates protein even if some amino acids are absent from the food we intake for a meal, a day, a week, etc.
Beans and legumes contain coarse proteins that are unfavorable for beauty. To some degree sprouted grain also contains coarse proteins that, when excessively eaten, disfavor beauty. Nuts are notoriously acid-forming and, as we have seen in the previous chapter, must be balanced by eating sufficient green-leafy vegetables.
Cooked animal protein is not a very good protein source since it coagulates and makes difficult to digest which creates inflammation and is not good for kidneys. The elastic, lightweight polypeptides (free-form amino acids) found in plant foods make them a superior and ideal source of protein-building blocks.
If you are new to eating raw foods or simply new to dietary changes in general, I recommend that you include more proteins (amino acids) in your diet in the form of some of the protein-rich foods listed on
The Best Protein Foods
* Almonds
* Bee pollen (probably the best of all high-protein foods)
* Blue-green algae (from Klamath Lake)
* Brewer’s yeast (not good for those with candida or other fungal conditions in or outside the body)
* Chlorella
* Durian
* Earth’s Essential Elements (E3 Live fresh algae)
* Goji berries (14% protein)
* Grass powders (dehydrated and powdered grasses)
* Green-leafy vegetables (such as parsley, spinach, kale, collards, green cabbage, arugula, etc.)
* Hemp seeds (contain the globular complete protein edestin)
* Hemp protein (3 grams of protein per tablespoon!)
* Incan berries (16% protein)
* Maca (powdered root superfood from the Andes)
* Marine phytoplankton
* Mature grasses (chew on the blades before they have flowered)
* Olives
* Propolis (a resinous substance from saps collected by bees to help build the hive)
* Pumpkin seeds
* Pure Synergy or other green superfood formulas
* Spirulina
* Sprouted grains
* Sprouted wild rice
* Sprouts of all types
* Vegetable powders (dehydrated and powdered green vegetables)
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