Let us start in the beginning. When you are born, your only supply of food is the milk that your mother supplies you. Now, this is the only time in your life that your bones double or triple in size, does it not make sense that this is the time if you whole life that you need a lot of protein? It does make sense, does it not? So what do we do to double and triple in size? What do we do? We drink our mothers milk, and we have since the beginning of our existence. Human mothers milk is 3-5% protein, and according to Dr Cohen, 0.9% protein in human mothers milk, either way, this number is a lot lower than any advert you assume the industries would suggest.
Where do we get protein education?
The milk of a mother rat has more protein that humans do. The World Health Organization (WHO) tells us that we do not need that much protein to live, .6g/kg/day. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN)give us a similar level and The National Research Council (NRC) also tells us that we do not require very much protein either giving us the RDA of .75g/kg/day, however, the dairy and meat industries tell us we need a lot more than these figures. Nature and even our government agencies tell us we do not, but, the corporations that sell us these very products tell us we do? Who do you believe? I will tell you who you believe, you believe the psychological created advert that tell you that you do, these companies have billion dollar teams on finding ways to sell their products, why do you think a 30 second spot during the Super Bowl (The most important game in American Football) cost 1,000,000 (One million dollars), because advertisement works and it works well. Do you really think they would pay that much money for something that they did not only believed to work but did work?
How much Protein do we need?
Why not ask nature? Ask a elephant, a gorilla, a horse or a cow. Of course we can, we can by observing what they eat. Horses eat grass and cows do the same, not including the cows that are on milk farms that are being force fed Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) corn, hormones, chemicals, and the list goes on. A horse manages to get as big as it does by eating only grass and of course a lot of exercise and a cow is no different besides the fact that they do not get as much exercise. If these animals get as big as they do by eating vegetation, do you not think that it is possible that we can too? Of course we can and we do. Going back to the first paragraph, as adults we do not double or triple in size, and with that said, 3-5 % protein a day is a large number since we are not doubling or tripling in size. The figures quoted by the WHO, the NRC and the AJCN are recommended daily allowances (RDA) figures with large safety allowances just in case you are one of those people that like to over do things, meaning that the actual figures are much lower than these numbers.
Meat and maggots
Meat is a decayed corps. Yes, we like to fool ourselves and call it curing the meat, what ever it takes for us to eat it. Just like a pig, the reason for the name change is because no one wanted to eat a pig in the beginning. This decayed corps is uneatable so we hang it up and cure it, or let it decay more, then we still can not eat it so we cook it, can we eat it yet? No, so we cook it, can we eat it yet? No, so we add spices and sauces on it in order to eat it. Humans go through all that trouble just so they can eat meat, which is not even conveniently offered in nature as many other types of food; fruits vegetables, grains, seed and nuts. These do not even need to be cooked, the real fast food of nature, baked to perfection by the sun. Guess what, a carnivore eats meat raw, and a cousin of the carnivore are known as scavengers which eat already killed animals, however, they only eat meat that is less then 72 hours dead, using their instinct. Who eats meat that is more than 72 hours in decay? We do, I mean you do, and maggots. Humans eat the food of maggots.
Energy and food
When we eat we get a transfer of energy. When someone is in the hospital and appear to be dead an EEG and EKG will be done to see whether the heart and brain have any energy and if there is no energy they are proclaimed dead using this method. Now, all of the energy comes from the sun, and in a transfer of energy, only 10% is retained. Trees retain 10 percent of its energy from the sun, they grow 300 feet tall and live for thousands of years. The creatures that live the second longest are the ones that eat the plants; elephants, rhinos, hippos, horses, cows and the list goes on. Horses eat 20-40 years, elephants 60-90 years, chimps 55 years, meaning that the animals that eat the plants live the longest. The carnivores live an average of 15 years. Endurance: cheetahs run 70 miles an hour for 3 minutes, horses run all day every day, may this have something to do with the fuel (food) intake?
There are potato clocks, clocks with prongs that work by feeding off the energy of a raw potato, now, if you were to cook that potato the energy clock would not work, because there is no energy, so, if we eat for energy exchange, how much energy can we get from a decayed, thermally degenerated (cooked), chemically added (sauce and spice) piece of fuel? Not much, unless you are a… maggot.
Where can we get our protein?
Where do the other mammals on this planet get their protein? They get their protein from food, meaning fruits, vegetables, grains, seeds and nuts. All green vegetables are very high in protein and whether you believe it or not, more than you could find in any meat. Broccoli and asparagus, both green vegetables, both high in protein. Broccoli 35% protein, asparagus 32% protein, dead cows 26% protein, where do you think elephants get their protein and get so big?
Acid and disease
If you had a swimming pool or ever learned anything about maintaining a swimming pool, you would understand the importance of pH balance. If you do not keep the pool at a pH balance, the pool will develop bacteria and the color will eventually change to green and not that nice green you see of the coast of many beautiful beaches around the world. This is the same sort of growth that develops in the human body that has a pH that is too acidic. In addition, fat occurs when people consume too much acid on a regular basis and do not neutralize it. Meat is very high in acid not to mention a huge amount of other things that are not good for human consumption. Additionally, too much protein also turns into fat. All green vegetables are made of chlorophyll, and at the center of every chlorophyll molecule is a magnesium ion, and a magnesium ion keeps the body alkaline, giving you food while maintaining a pH balance.
A doctors point of view
Here are some excerpts from Robert M. Kradjian’s (MD) letter he gives to his patients:
First to be noted is that the recommended protein has been
steadily revised downward in successive editions. The
current recommendation is 0.75 g/kilo/day for adults 19
through 51 years. This, of course, is only 45 grams per day
for the mythical 60 kilogram adult. You should also know
that the WHO estimated the need for protein in adults to by
.6g/kilo per day. (All RDA's are calculated with large
safety allowances in case you're the type that wants to add
some more to "be sure.") You can "get by" on 28 to 30 grams
a day if necessary!
Now 45 grams a day is a tiny amount of protein. That's an
ounce and a half! Consider too, that the protein does not
have to be animal protein. Vegetable protein is identical
for all practical purposes and has no cholesterol and vastly
less saturated fat. (Do not be misled by the antiquated
belief that plant proteins must be carefully balanced to
avoid deficiencies. This is not a realistic concern.)
Therefore virtually all Americans, Canadians, British and
European people are in a protein overloaded state. This has
serious consequences when maintained over decades. The
problems are the already mentioned osteoporosis,
atherosclerosis and kidney damage. There is good evidence
that certain malignancies, chiefly colon and rectal, are
related to excessive meat intake. Barry Brenner, an eminent
renal physiologist was the first to fully point out the
dangers of excess protein for the kidney tubule. The dangers
of the fat and cholesterol are known to all. Finally, you
should know that the protein content of human milk is amount
the lowest (0.9%) in mammals.
One of the more thoughtful articles on this subject is from
Allan S. Cunningham of Cooperstown, New York. Writing in the
Lancet, November 27, 1976 (page 1184), his article is
entitled, "Lymphomas and Animal-Protein Consumption". Many
people think of milk as “liquid meat” and Dr. Cunningham
agrees with this. He tracked the beef and dairy consumption
in terms of grams per day for a one year period, 1955-1956.,
in 15 countries . New Zealand, United States and Canada were
highest in that order. The lowest was Japan followed by
Yugoslavia and France. The difference between the highest
and lowest was quite pronounced: 43.8 grams/day for New
Zealanders versus 1.5 for Japan. Nearly a 30-fold
difference! (Parenthetically, the last 36 years have seen a
startling increase in the amount of beef and milk used in
Japan and their disease patterns are reflecting this,
confirming the lack of 'genetic protection' seen in
migration studies. Formerly the increase in frequency of
lymphomas in Japanese people was only in those who moved to
the USA)!
In addition, here is Dr. Kradjian’s fascinating article on animal protein – Click here
Synthesis
All of the evidence shows us that we do not need meat and furthermore it is actually very dangerous from a number of perspectives. This avenue alone is a huge cause of obesity and the growing over weight population, not to mention dis-ease and cancers. We must see through the misinformation and use our common sense regarding corporate gain, manipulation, and the messages from nature to live a optimal functioning life.
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(This article is dedicated to my good friend, Kong)
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