| Good quality protein powders are available from rice, milk (whey proteins), or soy (organic soy only).
Smoothies are easy to make, delicious, and only require minimal equipment and preparation. All you need is a blender (unless you wish to squeeze or press your own juices first, which is the ideal). You can personalize your smoothie to include your favorite flavors, the protein you need for an active lifestyle, as well as hide potent detoxifiers in those cool, rich drinks. | | Similar problems have turned up in people using any nutrient-deficient protein powders, without supervision, as a weight loss tool. All of these risks are minimized with juice fasts of no more than two weeks duration or when basic minerals (potassium, calcium, and magnesium) are supplemented during water fasts. Having our progress monitored through physical exams, blood tests, and even electrocardiograms is another way to protect ourselves from fasting's potential hazards.
Another "side effect" (really a "side benefit") of fasting is the way it affects and changes our personal lives. |
Dianne Onstad
See book keywords and concepts |  Soy foods that are not fermented, such as soy milk and protein powders, also contain substances that can block thyroid function, mineral absorption, and glucose uptake in the brain. This means that soy milk is not a good food to feed infants and children on a regular basis. Like all foods, soy should be eaten in moderation, and the focus of consumption should be on fermented products, which include tempeh and miso. Because of the controversial nature of soybeans and soy products, it would be wise to do a little research to see if you wish to include these food products in your diet. |
Elson M. Haas, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Other supplements can be used to balance the sugar issues, such as the blue-green algae just mentioned, as well as protein powders, the minerals chromium and vanadium, adrenal glandular, B vitamins, and vitamin C. Juice cleansing with diabetes needs to be done with caution (especially with insulin dependence) and with an experienced medical guide.
Heart and Blood Vessel Disease
I believe that the detoxification process can prevent, or at least delay, the incidence and progression of blood vessel atherosclerosis and subsequent heart disease. |
Schuyler W. Lininger, Jr. DC
See book keywords and concepts |  Soy Tofu, tempeh, miso, and some protein powders in health food stores are derived from soy beans (p. 332). A meta-analysis of many studies has proven that soy protein reduces both total and LDL cholesterol.37 Isoflavones from soy beans may also have this effect.38 Trials showing statistically significant reductions in cholesterol have generally used more than 30 grams per day of soy protein.
Sugar Eating sugar has been reported to reduce protective HDL cholesterol39 and increases other risk factors linked to heart disease. |
American Medical Publishing
See book keywords and concepts | | When marketed as dietary supplements, amino acids are sold as single compounds, in combinations of two or more amino acids, as components of protein powders, as chelated single compounds, or in chelated mixtures. Amino acids are promoted for a variety of uses, including body-building. Some are promoted for claimed pharmacologic effects. |
Ralph Golan, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Also, try hypoallergenic protein powders, free-form amino acids, seeds and nuts, nut butters, and seed and nut yogurts.
If this doesn't help, and you feel frustrated despite having tried everything in this chapter as well as the recommendations of your health care practitioners, try adding some fish or other animal protein, at least as a temporary medical/therapeutic measure. I would consider this recommendation early on in the treatment program if you are chronically ill or in a much weakened state—and especially if you have type O blood (see page 97). |
Paul Pitchford
See book keywords and concepts |  Protein powders are usually far too concentrated and often contain soy and other proteins in not easily digestible forms.* Nuts and seeds offer valuable concentrated protein and fats but must be consumed only in small amounts, to avoid liver problems and especially smelly flatu-
*Soybeans contain stachyose, a complex indigestible sugar that is transformed to a digestible form by sprouting or fermentation in tempeh, miso, and soy sauce; stachyose is removed in the process of making soy milk and tofu. lence. |
Elson M. Haas, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  People who are trying to gain weight, those wanting to build muscle, or those in heavy training do need additional protein, sometimes up to 150-200 grams daily, to stay in positive protein balance, especially when the calorie intake goes up near 3,000 a day. Some protein powders and amino acid formulas can be used to augment the protein balance. Aerobic-type exercises may slightiy increase protein needs but not as much as bodybuilding activities. Some extra protein intake, still along with a high-complex-carbohydrate, low-fat diet, will support muscle bulk while maintaining body fat levels. |
Lita Lee, Lisa Turner and Burton Goldberg
See book keywords and concepts |  Excessive consumption of protein powders containing isolated amino acids can also trigger an asthma attack by creating an acid stress on the body. This means that excess acid reserves are created, which the kidneys must continuously dump into the urine to keep the blood pH stable and slightly alkaline (7.34-7.45). I have known bodybuilding athletes who started wheezing as a result of drinking these isolated amino acid (protein) drinks. I have also
ASTHMA AND THE LUNGS. |
David Brownstein
See book keywords and concepts |  Tylenol, liquid ibuprofen, etc) Hot chocolate Laxatives Many low-fat foods
Mouthwashes Presweetened cereals Presweetened tea protein powders Sugar free chewing gum Tabletop sweeteners (Equal*) Toothpaste
Aspartame is the chemical name for the brand names NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, and Equal-Measure. Aspartame is a sweetener that is made up of three items: aspartic acid, phenylalanine and methanol.
Aspartic acid acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain. It helps the different cells of the brain communicate with one another. Too much aspartic acid in the brain kills brain
1415 neurons. |
George R. Schwartz
See book keywords and concepts |  It is difficult to avoid even in the finest of restaurants, where it is often hidden in protein powders and seasonings. The amount of MSG consumed daily by the average person has risen to a level where more and more people are experiencing harmful reactions. Even the cigarette smoker may get additional MSG since tobacco leaves have been cured with MSG for smell and flavor enhancement.
What is the basis for the popularity of MSG? It is technically termed a "flavor enhancer" and that is indeed what it does. But it can also mask inferior freshness and quality in the foods we eat. |
Textbook of Natural Medicine 2nd Edition Volume 1Michael T. Murray, ND
See book keywords and concepts | | Alcohol extraction, a process used in the production of many soy protein concentrates and isolates (used in soy protein powders), results in the removal of up to 90% of the isoflavones.12 The isoflavone content of soybeans varies considerably depending on the variety of soybean (there are over 10,000 varieties of soybeans), the year harvested, geographic location, and the plant part in question.13 Non-soy legumes, such as lentils and other beans, do not contain appreciable amounts of isoflavones. |
Elson M. Haas, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | I do not support high-protein diets or protein powders, although in some cases these may be helpful. People in active training do have some increased protein needs, but too much animal protein and powders can stress the kidneys and contribute to toxic metabolic products in the colon and body.
Salt tablets are almost always unnecessary—water and high-nutrient foods and occasional salted snacks will replace what is needed. Potassium and magnesium are needed as much as or more than sodium chloride. High-fat diets are also contraindicated. |
Marcia Zimmerman, C.N.
See book keywords and concepts |  Sunett is used in foods, beverages, tabletop sweeteners, pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements, including protein powders and nutrition bars, and cosmetics requiring a sweet taste. Sunett is extremely stable, making it suitable also for baked or frozen products. It isn't as fluffy as sugar and recipes using it must be revised, but otherwise it seems like a chemist's dream come true. Even though Sunett is sweeter than sugar, it contains no calories!
Like aspartame, saccharin, cyclamates, and other artificial sweeteners, Sunett is not metabolized as sugar. |
Elson M. Haas, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Nutritious liquid meals are a good choice. From protein powders to fruit or vegetable smoothies, these drinks can be packed with nutrients. One possibility for building and nourishing mother and baby is the "Baby Shake," an adaptation of the "Pregnancy Cocktail" described by Fred Rohe in The Complete Book of Natural Foods.
This can be adapted to your special desires and the flavors you can tolerate. If something in the drink doesn't appeal to you, avoid it and try something else. Other fruits or juices can be used, or no juice and just milk, a banana, or another fruit as a base. |
Berkeley Holistic Health Center and Shepherd Bliss
See book keywords and concepts | | There are health-food stores which stock protein powders, vitamin and mineral supplements, and so on; but they exclude fresh vegetables, fruits, grains, fish, meat, poultry, and dairy products. There is nothing wrong with supplements in their place, but they cannot be used as substitutes for food. A proper nutritional education will include where and how to shop for food, how to prepare it, as well as when and how to consume particular foods. Again, it's more expedient to pop a pill than to work with a naturopath. Re-education of this sort is time-consuming and expensive. |
Elson M. Haas, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | Similar problems have occurred recentiy in people using the nutrient-deficient protein powders that have been freely sold; many unhealthy weight reducers have been put at risk by using these powders over extended periods on unmonitored fasts. This risk is minimized with juice fasting (up to two weeks) orwhen basic minerals, mainly potassium, calcium, and magnesium, are supplemented during water fasts. Having our progress followed medically through physical exams, blood tests, and even electrocardiograms is a way to protect ourselves from the potential hazards of fasting. | | Hospital diets should also be providing supplemental electrolyte powders to provide additional magnesium, and protein powders to support patients' healing and to prevent muscle wasting. I suggest, as Dr. Robert Haas does in his book Eat to Succeed (New American Library, New York, 1986) that people take their own nutritional supplements to the hospital; bring (or have family and friends bring them) good food, drinking water, and fresh juices; and encourage hospitals to provide more natural foods prepared with litde or no saturated fats, salts, and chemicals or preservatives. |
Mark Stengler, N.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Raw soy beans (soy flour, or protein powders made from raw or unferment-ed or unroasted soybeans) should not be consumed on a regular basis, as they may be harmful to the pancreas and thyroid.
There is speculation that the isoflavones in soy formula for infants and children may be a problem, but the American Academy of Pediatrics still endorses use of the formula. More research will be needed to determine what problems, if any, the formula may cause. Moderate intake appears to be fine.
SOY
Recommendations from the Natural Physician for ... | | Take fermented soy protein powders that have standardized isoflavone content and drink plenty of soy milk.
You also have a third option, which is getting isoflavone capsule supplements. Though the supplements aren't so good a source as food, this may be the most practical way to increase intake of soy isoflavones (although the least-studied). Supplements are available in 50-milligram capsules, and the usual dosage is 50 to 150 milligrams daily. | | With calcium-enriched soy milk available, soy milk has nearly all the benefits with none of the lactose-problems that come with "regular" milk.
Soy protein powders (isolates) are used by people looking for nonanimal protein sources. Soy protein powder is also a popular supplement for athletes and for anyone who's active. It helps aid muscle recovery and acts as an energy source.
Roasted soy nuts and toasted soy flour are also popular.
ALL ABOUT ISOFLAVONES
Soy isoflavones are unique components that have caught the attention of researchers and the media. |
Earl Mindell
See book keywords and concepts |  Frequently found in meal-replacement bars, infant formulas, and "muscle-building" protein powders, it is a powerful cholesterol-lowering agent, and can be used as a fat-reducing meat extender in baking, sprinkled on cereal, or blended with fruit or juice for a nondairy shake. If you can't find soy protein isolate, look for a protein powder that has soy protein isolate as the first or second ingredient. (Note: Products labeled "soy protein" could merely refer to soy flour, which is lower in protein than isolated soy protein and often higher in fat. Read labels carefully. |
Elson M. Haas, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | In the food industry, it is used in powdered formulas, such as infant formulas and protein powders for weight loss, weight gain, or body building. Lactose also helps carry flavors and aromas in foods and can improve the texture and flavor of baked goods.
Lactose is quite safe except for people who are sensitive to milk or who are lactose intolerant—that is, they do not have the enzyme, lactase, needed to metabolize lactose. Gastrointestinal symptoms, such as nausea, diarrhea, and bloating, or a variety of other symptoms may occur in the lactose intolerant person. |
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