Re: What is the highest source of raw protein for us carnivores?

hi, deborah.
i picked up this info from somewhere... sounds very much like a 'curezone' post, but i can't identify its source, so please forgive me, but i thought it might be helpful to you...
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... some thoughts?from Andreas Moritz . from his superb book,?Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation.??Andreas says that he's been eating one-half of?an avocado in his mid-day salad for more than?20 years. It's one of the reasons Andreas is in perfect health. "An avocado is a very dense?fruit, packed with nutrients. It's especially rich in vitamin A, but also contains plenty?of B vitamins, 9 essential animo acids, and?a mountain of potassium."??Andreas adds that avocados have been shown to?benefit circulation, dilate blood vessels,?and lower cholesterol. Yes, they're high in fat, but it's primarily monosaturated oleic?acid (also found in olive oil), and it is this?oil which has a brilliant track record at lowering LDL cholesterol.??Avocados also have three times more glutathione than any other fruit. Glutathione?is a powerful antioxidant that blocks 30?different kinds of carcinogens (cancer-causing?agents).??David Wolfe, one of the gurus of raw food diets, has been eating 2 -5 avocados each?day for many years. In his book, The Sunfood?Diet Success System. David says that most of?his friends do likewise.??David says that "Avocados are THE best transition food from a cooked-food diet to?a raw-food diet. The gentle flavor, high-fat?content, smooth texture, and natural oils?within them, make avocados an ideal beauty food and baby food."??Paul Pitchford has this to say in his insightful book, Healing With Whole Foods:?"Avocados build the blood, harmonize the liver, and lubricate the lungs and intestines.?They are a natural source of lecithin, a brain?food. More than 80 percent of its caloric content is easily digested fat. Avacados are?also rich in copper, which aids in red blood?cell formation. They're often recommended for?nursing mothers." Paul adds that avocados?are good for treating ulcers, and are widely?known to beautify the skin.??... A good-sized avocado is a meal in itself.

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i also have a wonderful little book that has helped me through the years. it is called "the GOOD news about protein" and it has lists of amino acids and which foods contain them. i sat down with it one day and discovered that i could get all the amino acids if i just ate carrots, hazelnuts and apples. but now i also am aware that i can get them if i eat a variety of greens and fruits. it appears from this book that nuts do not contain all the essential amino acids but greens: kale, lettuce, celery, alfalfa do. also, fruits do not contain all the amino acids, but the above mentioned greens do. also, in studies comparing the nutritional value of vegetables that grow under ground and their green tops, the tops won hand down. so beet greens are far more nutritious than beets, and so on. i guess this is why so many of the top health/nutrition people long ago stressed greens and sprouts.

this is a list of foods they say contain all the essential amino acids...

alfalfa sprouts, almond, asparagus, banana, green beans, most all beans, bean sprouts, beets, brazil nuts, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, coconut, collard greens, fresh corn, cucumber, eggplant, hazelnut, kale, lentils, okra, peas, peanut, pecan, potato, summer squash, sunflower seeds, sweet potato, tomatoa, turnip greens, walnut

even Watermelon contains protein. :) and the woman who invented the 'complete protein' theory? frances moore lappe? she changed her mind and wrote a second book stating that you didn't need to combine proteins in one meal... if you eat enough REAL food (not manufactured, packaged food substitutes), you'll get all the protein you need.

being very healthy can be very simple and easy and fun.
love, patricia Tweet