Protein Vs Athletes

When I is was working out in the gym, pounding the weights in my late teens to mid twenties, there were TWO key ingredients to my diet ... the first was CARBOHYDRATES and the second was PROTEIN. Carbohydrates gave me the energy for my work outs and the protein was eaten for recuperation and to build muscle. My enemy was FAT and SUGAR, since i wanted to show off all my hard work in the gym. I got my carbohydrates from cooked foods like rice,pasta,vegetables and fruit and processed energy shakes, and I got my protein from egg whites,chicken,tuna and beef steaks and processed protein shakes - The results were that i grew to about 100kg in body weight and I was stacked with muscle, but the question is WAS I HEALTHY ?

hmmm, well I looked healthy, but i still got very tired, i had mood swings, i would still catch illness, i craved sugar... and in my late twenties i CRASHED... WHY ??????? I have some suggestions ..... We have all heard by now the expression "You are what you eat" .... but i like to think "You are what your body can assimilate" and as an Athlete you want to be able to assimilate your food so that it can be used for MAXIMUM potential in order that YOU can become YOUR maximum potential. There is no point eating ANY food if your body cannot transfer that food into ENERGY, which as an athlete you need plenty of energy in order sustain yourself. SO WHAT'S RAW FOOD GOT TO DO WITH IT ?? ENERGY transfer happens on a CELLULAR LEVEL, studies from leading Raw food Guru and scientist Gabriel Cousens shows that eating TOO MUCH PROTEIN (including plant protein) thickens the cell base membrane, thus making it biologically harder for cells to take in nutrients and let out waste,making them less effective. So all my years of pounding in the protein to build muscle was actually making it harder for my body to absorb energy, because my cells were too thick (hence i crashed at 29).

Babies cells are very thin and porous, so that it can absorb all the nutrients needed to grow. Also, Gabriels studies have shown that the body cannot absorb animal protein as well as it can absorb plant protein. Animal protein is secondary, and an Athlete wants be No.1- not secondary. I used to have to eat 50% protein in each meal 6 times a day to build muscle and grow, it is interesting to know that our biggest growth spurt is when we are babies, studies show that breast milk contains only about 5% protein and feeds about every 2-3 hours, another sign that nature knows best. Protein also turns the blood ACIDIC, thus when the blood has too much acid its natural reaction is to balance that with something alkaline, its first point of call is Calcium, as this mineral is very alkalizing, the problem is that the calcium will be taken from the bones, this can then result in osteoporoses, not good for an athlete !!!! (green leafy salad is rich in calcium). SO my point is that if you are worried about eating raw food and how that will affect your strength and growth, you can be safe in the knowledge that LIVE RAW GREEN PLANT FOOD has all the power a natural human body needs. OH, and why not COOKED greens, well - cooking destroys the structure of protein, making it hard for the body to recognize and use.
As Gabriel Cousens M.D. leading expert in Raw food explains, when he was 23, he was a quarterback for his University American football team. Back then he could perform about 50 push ups in one go. On his 60th birthday after living 37 years on a raw live food diet he performed 600 push ups in one go, WOW !!!!! count how many you can do ?????

You can get sufficient protein from : dark leafy greens like spinach, kale, chard, spirulina,wheat grass, AFA (aphanizomenon
flos-aquae, its an algae) chlorella and also from nuts and seeds. NOT forgetting the power house supa food BEE POLLEN, the semen of the plant world, it has the ability to create LIFE, when eaten it sparks your own life force, plus it is rich in protein and all B vitamens and tons of minerals.

AND now... instead of spending time in the gym ... I use my precious time to practice yoga, with my slimmed down, more flexible body ... Try it ... you might like it ...