“Too Much Protein Is Hurting Your Health.” That was a headline that recently ran in a national newspaper.
It seems that every time I turn on the TV or pick up a magazine lately, the “experts” are telling me that a high-protein diet is dangerous and causes more harm than good.
The list of health problems “they” say are connected to a high-protein diet is long and includes weight gain and excess body fat, cancer, diabetes, kidney damage, heart disease, osteoarthritis and more.1,2,3
But a protein-based diet is what our primal ancestors ate. Their whole culture was built around hunting for and eating meat. And they never suffered from the diseases that affect us today.
Let me explain why protein is so good for you.
A diet high in protein helps to:
- Add lean muscle mass and boost metabolism
- Increase energy
- Balance hormones
- Improve libido
- Sharpen memory
But there is a problem with a lot of the protein that’s available today. Let me explain.
Today’s toxic food supply
Today’s meat, poultry, and fish is nothing like the pure, whole foods our ancestors ate. Our toxic environment has contaminated our food supply.
Food safety is a serious public health issue. One out of six Americans gets sick from eating contaminated food each year. More than 100,000 end up in the hospital.4
Most beef in your grocery store comes from sick cows.
For food manufacturers, a bigger cow equals bigger profits. To increase the size of cattle and to get them to the slaughterhouse faster, manufacturers inject the animals with growth hormones. These hormones show up in the meat you feed your family. Japan, Canada, Australia, and the European Union have banned these hormones but the U.S. still allows them.
To further fatten them up, cattle are also fed an unnatural diet of grain, especially corn. A cow’s digestive system evolved around eating grass. Grain is so unnatural that it makes the animals sick. To counter this problem, the cows are pumped full of antibiotics.
Try to avoid this meat at all costs. Instead, choose grass-fed beef from cattle that were allowed to graze in open fields. The meat from grass-fed cattle is pure and full of the protein, vitamins, and nutrients you need to thrive.
