Raw protein – lean body?

Hemp protein contains all 20 known amino acids including the 9
essential amino acids (EAAs) our bodies cannot produce. Proteins
are considered complete when they contain all 9 essential amino
acids in a sufficient quantity and ratio to meet the body’s
needs. Hemp seeds contain an adequate supply of these high
quality proteins (EAAs) for a well balanced diet.

Hemp protein is free of the tryspin inhibitors which block
protein absorption and free of oligosaccharides found in soy,
which cause stomach upset and gas. Not as easy to get lean now
that you are no longer in your twenties, right? Or maybe you’ve
never been very fit, but are trying to lose fat for the first
time and don’t have the benefits of that youthful high
metabolism. No bizarre fad diets are needed, just the standard
high protein/low fat plan. Each daily meal should feature a good
source of lean protein but very little animal fat or sugar.

An increasingly educated and health-conscious public is learning
about the health benefits of supplemental protein powders,
recognizing that they can be part of a healthy lifestyle for
just about anyone, not just bodybuilders. In health fitness,
muscle growth is perhaps the most important thing that you can
do. In fact, it may be the most important thing you can do for
your body and mind. The reason growing lean muscle is so
important is because it will help with controlling your weight
by helping you burn more calories. It helps the mind by
increasing confidence and self worth.

It is of utmost importance in the elderly population, because it
will help with osteoporosis, by building stronger, bigger bones
and also allows one to be physically stronger and fatigue less
easily. So by growing more muscle daily tasks are much easier,
not to mention much safer, helping prevent falls and
injuries.

Protein is an essential part of our (living) body and there is a
difference between protein that has been cooked and protein in
its raw (living) form. We should realize that our body (which is
made of some 100 trillion living cells) is composed of 15
percent protein, making protein the primary solid element in our
body, and second only to water, which composes 70 percent of our
body. Protein is composed of amino acids, and amino acids are
made up of chains of atoms. These atoms that make up amino acids
that make up protein literally become the building blocks for
our body.

The problem is that cooking kills food and de-natures or
re-arranges the molecular structure of the protein, causing
amino acids to become coagulated, or fused together.

In his 1980 book, The Health Revolution, Horne writes, “Cooked
protein is difficult to digest, and when incompletely digested
protein enters the colon it putrefies and ammonia is formed.”
Horne quotes Dr. Willard Visek, Professor of Clinical Sciences
at the University of Illinois Medical School as saying, “In the
digestion of proteins, we are constantly exposed to large
amounts of ammonia in our intestinal tract. Ammonia behaves like
chemicals that cause cancer or promote its growth. It kills
cells, it increases virus infection, it affects the rate at
which cells divide, and it increases the mass of the lining of
the intestines. What is intriguing is that within the colon, the
incidence of cancer parallels the concentration of ammonia.” Dr.
Visek is quoted in The Golden Seven Plus One, by Dr. C. Samuel
West, as saying, “Ammonia, which is produced in great amounts as
a by-product of meat metabolism, is highly carcinogenic and can
cause cancer development.”

And meat in any form is not good for humans. We do not have a
digestive system designed to assimilate protein from flesh: We
do not have the teeth of a carnivore nor the saliva. Our
alkaline saliva is designed to digest complex carbohydrates from
plant food, whereas saliva of a carnivore is so acidic that it
can actually dissolve bones. The digestive tracts of carnivores
are short, about three times the length of their torso, allowing
quick elimination of decomposing and putrefying flesh. All
herbivores have long intestines, 8 to 12 times the length of
their torso, to provide a long transit time to digest and
extract the nutrients from plant foods.

When you consider the health problems caused by consuming too
much indigestible (cooked) protein, it should drive home the
point that our body is a living organism made up of living
cells, and protein composes 15 percent of our body, therefore
the protein we take in should be living rather than dead.

Hemp protein is a living plant protein which contains all 20
known amino acids including the 9 essential amino acids (EAAs)
our bodies cannot produce. When pressed and milled, the result
is the perfect high performance vegetarian whole food which may
be used in place of all protein sources or supplements. Proteins
are considered complete when they contain all 9 essential amino
acids in a sufficient quantity and ratio to meet the body’s
needs. Hemp seeds contain an adequate supply of these high
quality proteins (EAAs) for a well balanced diet. In fact, hemp
Protein is not only very high in fiber, but is unique in the
plant kingdom for its perfect balance of protein, fiber, and
carbohydrates, making it easy to substitute into any type of
diet. A live protein concentrate, hemp protein is loaded with
what your body needs, including all 9-10 essential amino acids,
Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids, enzymes, natural anti-oxidants,
vitamins, minerals and fibre.

Hemp protein is free of the tryspin inhibitors which block
protein absorption and free of oligosaccharides found in soy,
which cause stomach upset and gas. Soybeans contain a higher
total percentage of protein, but these are complex proteins that
many people find difficult to digest. An important aspect of
hemp seed protein is a high content of arginine (123 mg/g
protein) and histidine (27 mg/g protein), both of which are
important for growth during childhood, and of the
sulfur-containing amino acids methionine (23 mg/g protein) and
cysteine (16 mg/g protein), which are needed for proper enzyme
formation. Cysteine’s importance is related to the presence of a
sulfur-containing thiol group in its side chain. This group
participates in the catalytic reactions of certain enzymes, such
as that of papain. Methionine is required because it assists in
the breakdown of fats and thereby prevents the build-up of fat
in the arteries, as well as assisting with the digestive system
and removing heavy metals from the body since it can be
converted to cysteine, which is a precursor to gluthione, which
is of prime importance in detoxifying the liver. The amino acid
methionine is also a great antioxidant as the sulfur it supplies
inactivates free radicals. It may also be used to treat
depression, arthritis pain as well as chronic liver disease -
although these claims are still under investigation. Some
studies have also indicated that methionine might also improve
memory recall.

Approximately 65% of the protein in hemp seeds is made up
Edestin and is found only in hemp seed. “Edistins (also spelled
edestine) are plant globulins, and are classified as globular
proteins. Globulins perform many enzymatic functions within the
plasma itself. The human body uses globulin proteins to make
antibodies that attack infecting agents that invade the body.”
Edestin aids digestion, is relatively phosphorus-free and
considered the backbone of the cell’s DNA. The other one third
of hemp seed protein is Albumin, another high quality globulin
protein similar to that found in egg whites.

In addition to being an excellent protein source, hemp powder
can also be used as a quick and convenient blood sugar
stabilizer because of the high fiber content which will again
help in weight loss.

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