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Thu Feb 27, 2014 3:04 am  |
Foods that are full in protein resulted in dirty skin – what foods did that for you?
When people talk about proteins, often times what in essence we are discussing is amino acids (Proteins are made from long chains of smaller molecules called amino acids). Amino acids make up 75% of the human body, and are vital to every part of human function. One of the most talked about properties of amino acids is how it can assist in muscle building. Amino acids are boasted as the key ingredients in many body-building supplements, though the degree of success they achieve in that form is debatable. Careful attention to amino acids isn’t just for people who want to build muscle. Different studies have linked amino acid balances with fighting everything from depression to Fibromyalgia. The body is unable to store amino acids so you have to be getting it from foods.
So things like Goji Berries are fantastic (they’v got 8 of the essential aminos plus other goodies), but there are other fantastic vegetarian options too like soya and quinoa (these provide all 8 essential amino acids, and as such are complete proteins). The foods which commonly supply the most protein in a vegan diet are pulses (peas, beans, lentils, soya products), grains (wheat, oats, rice, barley, buckwheat, millet, pasta, bread), nuts (brazils, hazels, almonds, cashews) and seeds -sunflower, pumpkin, sesame. Also sea vegetables are awesome for containing aminos and minerals too.
Also one brazil nut isn’t usually sufficient for the recommended RDA for selenium. If anything I’ve heard recommendations of consuming one handful of brazil nuts a day for not just selenium RDA but also heart health and other benefits.
Oranges can be good for some bodies, but for others they produce a high blood sugar rise, which can then trigger off a chain of events that’s not so beneficial. I knew one person one time to go overboard with consuming oranges and orange juice and the actually turned the colour of their skin orange through over consumption of them. So like most things for me it’s a question of working with the body in a balanced and holistic way. Not all fats are equal and whats often missing from people’s diets is what is called Essential Fatty Acids, which are very different than Trans Fatty Acids, and the best sources for those by far are plant based products like flax seeds, linseeds, chia seeds, hemp seeds, and even coconut oil to some extent are all great EFA sources but again these need to be consumed with other food sources to really make the most of it.
Someone was once asking the question which is the best vitamin for antiaging, and in reality there isn’t one specific vitamin or mineral alone that will stop a person from aging, because vitamins and minerals not only work in a team within their own category, but also with other things like fats, water, minerals etc so trying to isolate one is pretty difficult and doesn’t take into account the fuller picture. |
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