there are two kinds of forums on curezone, Support Forums and Debate Forums . you have posted in a debate forum, but you sound like you want a support forum. try here.

//www.curezone.org/forums/f.asp?f=85

there is also a "raw food" support forum yo may want to look at.

my advice? listen to your doctor. humans evolved eating meat. some can eat a vegetarian diet and be just fine. others can't. i have seen too many people i know insist on eating vegetarian even tho it is slowly destroying their health.

If you are eating a decent amount of protein now and still have a deficiency then there is no reason to suspect that by changing forms of protein (over to animal) that you will be any better. If you are not eating enough protein then you need to increase your protein, whether it be vegetarian or meat. I prefer vegetarian, but everyone is different. There certainly is no evidence to suggest a meat diet is better. As has been stated on this forum many times, the state of the meat supply today is pretty dismal. Very few people have access to free range meat that is free of chemicals, hormones etc. It is one thing to eat a deer that you have shot, quite another to buy ground meat from a supermarket. I have drank some of those protein shakes before when I was weight training. They aren't bad, but you have to be careful. Read the ingredients and look at the nutritional table. Some of those shakes have a TON of calories in them and are for guys who want to put on weight, whether it be fat or muscle. If you are sending posts to this forum then you have internet access. My advice to you is to research protein on google and find some sources that you like. I have no idea what your tastes are. Everything today can be researched on the internet. You can probably find a good comprehensive dietary site in less then 10 minutes.

I noticed that there is a HEMP protein shake. I saw a chocolate one, and a berry one. The berry one was just ground hemp seeds and dried berry powder and stevia, I think. You might want to add that in.

Do you eat a lot of green vegetables? Green juices? Things like romaine and broccoli have a lot of protein, per calorie (low calorie, though, so it takes a lot).

Are you vegetarian or vegan? If you're not vegan then you could eat eggs.
And if you are going to stop being a vegetarian but don't want to eat meat, you could eat those wild-caught sardines. Crown Prince has some from Norway that are MMMmmmm delicious. Beneficial fatty acids and protein.

You might want to consider taking a protese supplement with your meals, too - to make sure you are digesting any and all protein you eat.

I would look at improving the power of your digestion if you are inclined to remain vegetarian - vegetarian sources of protein may be difficult to digest properly and requires plenty of energy to breakdown into absorbable aminoacids. So HCl/pepsin may be helpful, along with digestive enzymes (protease specially).

Cooking helps breakdown and allow for easier absorption. If your body type is one that does well on animal protein than perhaps you can add it to the diet and monitor changes.

Animal protein is more like the "middle man", it usually provides more readily digestable/ absorbable nutrients that your body can recognize (after all your an animal too) - either way, if your digestion is weak than it won't help either veg of animal protein sources (they will accumulate as toxins)

Ultimately, protein must be broken down into the aminoacids for absorption so if you have trouble during this stage than free amino acids supplement can do wonders. They are readily absorbed - proper ratio of each aminoacid should be considered.

Mike

If your issue is lack of adequet veg. protein then supplementing may do the trick.I personally like to make protein smoothies with my vitamix5000.Ive been making the smoothies with 4cups of fresh apple sider,3heaping tlbs nutibiotic vegan vanilla rice protein,2tbls debittered brewers yeast,3tlbs of brown flax which I grind up first,1tsbl kelp powder,3tbls blackstrap molasses.And there are many other variations to keep things spiced up.Good luck on your quest for optimal protein uptake.may you be blessed with a complete restoration of health!

Thank you so much for all this good and sound advice. I never even considered that my body may not be breaking down the protein I feed it appropriately. I have always suffered from digestive problems as does my father. This is good information for both of us.

I do apologize for posting in the wrong location. I'll be more care in the future.

Again, many thanks.

Go here:
http://www.nutritiondata.com/nutrient-search.html

Search for the foods you want to eat that are richest in protein,
for example- an once of spirulina has 2 grams of protein and all essential amino acids. A cup of spinach has 5 grams, a cup of flaxseed has over 30 grams (but that's too much to eat at once)... lol you get my point. Just look for high-protein foods and you'll find them. Hempseed is another good one, also most nut butters.