PROTEIN: MYTHS AND TRUTHS

Dead Protein versus Living Protein found in Sprouts

By KK Fowlkes

High protein diets seem to have been the fad for many years now. Many experts recommend as much as one to two grams of protein per day per pound of body weight in order to maintain and build the body. This can amount to 175 grams or more of protein for a person weighing 175 lbs !! When a person eats that many grams of protein per day, where does he get it? In many third world countries, people get their protein from a diet of rice and beans. In the United States and other western countries, we get our protein from a mixture of beef, fish, chicken and dairy products. These forms provide protein, but also contain a high amount of saturated fats! Animal protein in the form of a steak, a burger or a cheese pizza, no doubt tastes good, but is this form of protein helping our health?

Or are we in fact getting too much protein?

"The average American eats about twice as much protein than what is actually required. Some people, in the pursuit of thinness, are going on high-protein diets and are eating up to four times the amount of protein that their body needs. Protein deficiency is certainly not a problem in America . So exactly how much protein does your body really need? Much less than you think. According to the American Heart Association and the National Institutes of Health, as little as 50-60 grams of protein is enough for most adults. This breaks down to about 10-12% of total calories. Your body only needs 0.36 grams of protein per pound of body weight. To calculate the exact amount you need, multiply your ideal weight by 0.36. This will give you your optimum daily protein requirement in grams. Since the amount of protein needed depends on the amount of lean body mass and not fat, ideal weight is used instead of actual weight. Infants, children, pregnant and nursing women require more protein." (Monique N. Gilbert, High Protein Diets-Are You Losing More than Weight?)

There is no doubt that protein is essential for the health of the body. The source from which we get our protein is a MAJOR KEY TO HEALTH!!

We have found through our study of the Ann Wigmore program, that there is a protein that one can obtain through a diet of living foods. Adding all kinds of sprouts to the diet can furnish LIVING protein to the starving cells of the body. Cooked protein does not furnish the body with the nutrients it needs to thrive and regenerate. Only living protein can do this.

How can we do this without having our food become bland and uninteresting? We like smoothies for breakfast! To have a living breakfast, we take:

2 or 3 cups of fresh squeezed grapefruit juice or orange juice,

1 organic banana,

2 to 3 T. fresh ground flax seed (for the Omega oil)

1/3 cup to 1/2 cup of a mixture of sprouted bean, lentil, mung, garbanzo, peas, alfalfa, or broccoli---whatever sprouted seeds we have on hand. (We have a protein powerhouse mixture on the website.)

BLEND.

It has a great taste! Sometimes we also eat a few dried olives. We love this breakfast! If you haven't yet learned how easy it is to sprout, we have added some great mixtures and sprouting seeds to our website, along with some different kinds of sprouters. Please see our Sprouting Supplies.

SPROUTING SUGGESTIONS:

We have many interesting sprouters on our website now. We like the easy sprouter for its ease and convenience, and the Sprout Garden for its ability to sprout many types of sprouts at the same time. It is important to sprout the seeds for about 3 days and then put the whole thing in the refrigerator, especially in the heat of the summer. The sprouts will continue to grow. We take what we need each day, re-arrange the sprouts with a fork, and rinse, then putting the container back into the fridge. We also like to put sprouts in a bowl, squeeze with lemon juice, salt and cayenne pepper. Delicious!


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New Cancer Inhibitor - Black Raspberries

Pamela Nathan

December, 2007

Black raspberries may soon gain a new reputation as the most promising form of cancer treatment. In the 1990s, Gary Stoner, Professor of Internal Medicine at Ohio State University (OSU), began studying the effects of black raspberries on cancer, specifically colon and esophageal cancer. "There are a large number of compounds in berries that inhibit cancer in animals," said Stoner.

Upon close chemical examination of the raspberries, Stoner and other scientists found that anthocyanins, the compounds that gives the berries their color, play a crucial role in preventing the development of cancer. Scavenging free radicals, molecules that alter and destroy DNA, and inhibiting the inflammation process are among the ways scientists believe anthocyanins help prevent and treat cancer.

"The inflammatory process produces cytokines," said Stoner. "Cytokines stimulate cell growth and inhibit cell death - this drives the cancer process."

After seeing the success of Stoner, other Ohio State doctors became anxious to try the fruit compounds on other types of cancer, including oral and non-melanoma skin cancer. Dr. Susan Mallery, Professor for the College of Dentistry at OSU, teamed up with Dr. Russell Mumper, Associate Director of the Center for Pharmaceutical Science & Technology at the University of Kentucky, who created a molecule-adhesive gel from black raspberry extracts for the treatment of oral cancer. Mallery said that while oral cancer is not the most common type of cancer, it does have major side effects. "Treatment is usually to cut the cancer out; it can be very disfiguring" said Mallery. "Even with the cancerous tissue out, many have recurrences."

During the first clinical trial at OSU earlier this year, 20 patients with pre-cancerous lesions, called dysplasia, were brought in to try out the gel before surgery to remove the lesions was performed. Mumper said that the patients were instructed to apply the black raspberry gel to their lesions four times a day over a period of 42 days. At the end of the trial, the patient's lesions were evaluated, and biopsies were used to determine what effect the gel had made at the molecular level.

According to Mumper, half of the patients showed a clinical downgrade in their dysplasia. In some cases, the lesions went away completely. "The berry formulation is having a positive effect at the molecular level, changing enzymes and proteins," said Mumper. "It's very tantalizing. OSU is moving forward with phase two of the trial at several different cancer centers."

Following suit of the Ohio State doctors is Dr. Ramesh Gupta, Professor of Oncological Research at the University of Louisville. Using a mixture of berries including blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, and black raspberries, Gupta has been testing their impact on lung and breast cancer in rats. Gupta explained that for the lung cancer trials, the rats were exposed to cigarette smoke five days a week for nine months. During this time, some of the rats were fed one pound of berries a day. At the end of the trial, Gupta observed that less than 30% of the rats who were fed berries developed tumors as opposed to the rats who were not fed berries.

A similar trial was conducted for rats that were fed chemicals that caused breast cancer, and corresponding results were experienced when the rats who ate berries produced less of the cancer-causing enzymes.

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