When digestion is a problem, not getting enough protein can cause health to start spiralling down, because protein is necessary for the production of antibodies.
Even worse, it can cause your hair and nails to look just awful! As vain as that sounds, hair and nails are actually good indicators of protein assimilation.
Loss of protein-tissues occurs with malnutrition, following surgery, injury, and chronic illness. In order for protein synthesis to occur, all the amino acids must be supplied at the same time. Mammalian sources of protein are complete for us humans while plants have to be combined to form complete proteins. Some of the deficiency symptoms of inadequate protein include - a reduction in the quality and the quantity of antibodies that fight infection - therefore repeated infections - the inability to make certain hormones - improper mineral absorption - allergies - impaired wound healing (i.e. a cut or sore that just won't heal)
- edema (fluid collection) in your hands and feet or abdomen
- not enough neurotransmitters - therefore depression - and more.
Once during a stomach illness when I wasn't digesting protein well, my hair and nails stopped growing, little sores wouldn't heal and I started catching one weird bacterial or viral infection after another, because the body needs its proteins to make antibodies.
I drove to the health food store to see if they had anything interesting.
Liquid Predigested Collagen Protein - It Tastes Just Like It Sounds!
That's how I discovered the miracle of TwinLabs' Liquid Protein, a brown predigested liquid protein made from collagen just for cases like mine. I left the health food store a happy camper.
Until I tasted the stuff. This is not for the fearful.
With half of a boullion cube, though, I was able to make a nice Protein Tea! Simmering a piece of meat with the bone for a couple of hours and using that broth as a base, you'll get added nutrition. Homemade broths in general are wonderful health-builders especially when made with the bone.
It Worked!
After just a few days the little sores on skin started to heal and a couple of weeks later my hair and nails were growing again. As a nice plus, my face and skin looked younger - cell turnover! - and I started coming alive again. I'm excited about liquid pre-digested protein and its possibilities for sick or older people - especially people on chemo. Even powders made from whey and soy are more difficult to digest than this and we truly are protein-needing creatures.
Digestable Protein - or Things to Aid Digestion, Whichever Works Caroline Sutherland's hair was thick like the hair of a 30-year-old and she looked a good 12 years younger than she was when she was talking recently about taking hydrochloric acid at meals to help with the breakdown of protein as you get older. She specifically mentioned that once you started digesting your proteins again you'd see your hair grow back thick and fast and your nails get strong. She was certainly testimony to the fact.
If hydrochloric acid is problematic for you, predigested protein is a solution. This protein should be completely assimilated.
If you're not eating meat, know that Biotin, B-12 and magnesium are necessary to process amino acids.
