Fuhrman Fact 2: Protein

*The information here comes from Super Immunity by Joel Fuhrman, MD pg. 83, 121-133*

I know all of us hear all kinds of information about protein, and we usually hear that we need more of it. With all of my concentration on protein the last couple of days, I thought it might be nice to reread and share!  Keep in mind that Dr. Fuhrman suggests eating NO animal product, but says if you do make it only "eggs, grass-fed meats, clean wild fish, and naturally raised, hormone-free poultry." p. 133

"Try not to eat more than one or two foods a day that are not health-supporting." p. 130

Did you know that the average American gets about 100g of protein daily? Thats about 50% more than we should get! Much of these grams come from all of the animal product we consume throughout the day. The problem is that when we exceed our bodies' protein requirement, the extra is converted to fat or removed from your body via kidneys which causes a lot of wear and tear on your bones.  When we eat too much animal protein the process is even harder on our bones and stomach because it is acidic. Vegetable protein is significantly more beneficial to your body, and with the protein added from other foods like nuts, seeds, beans, fruits, and some grains you will get around 50 grams of protein per 1000 calories. pg. 122-123

So, make sure you have variety each day, and you will easily get the required amount of protein! Fuhrman says these are the essentials to eat each and every day:
Greens, onions, mushrooms, berries, beans, seeds p. 83

Measuring and weighing is really...annoying. But, I just want to make sure that we actually are getting what we need.  So, hopefully after a few days of this I will be able to eyeball it and move much quicker! What do you think about the protein debate?

I feel like I just wrote a research paper lol. Instead of doing this again, I'm just going to share with you his website!
http://www.drfuhrman.com/default.aspx