| Protein is essential to have in our diet. Protein is | | | | should vary the food where you can get your protein |
| important to maintaining our health, strength and vitality. | | | | from. For example, you can get protein from grain |
| However, taking too much protein in your diet can do | | | | foods such as millet, buckwheat, nuts and seeds. A |
| you more harm than good. If we eat too much protein | | | | rich source of protein can also be derived from green |
| our bodies are not able to store it to be used when it | | | | leafy vegetables. If you find it difficult to eat less red |
| is needed. Therefore, the liver has the job of taking the | | | | meat then, try leaner meats such as organic chicken |
| unusable excess protein and processing it so, that it | | | | meat. If you like eating dairy products choose the low |
| can be eventually removed from the body. However, | | | | fat options as this means you can still get the protein |
| this process of converting the excess proteins creates | | | | without the fat. |
| toxins which have side effects such as over tiredness | | | | Another great source of protein is fish. The best and |
| and weight gain. | | | | healthiest fish to go for are the oily fish. These fish |
| It is important to have a balanced diet that contains | | | | contain essential fatty acids that are very good for our |
| enough protein to maintain good health. Protein can be | | | | health. These are known as omega oils and they can |
| derived from a number of different food sources and | | | | help with regulating hormone levels as well as |
| some of these sources are better than others. The | | | | regulating blood sugar levels. Also, these types of oily |
| western diet can use a lot of animal meat as its main | | | | fish are considered to help our bones and joints. |
| source of protein. However, this source of protein is | | | | The best oily fish to eat is mackerel, herrings, wild |
| not the best because our body's digestive system has | | | | salmon and pilchards. Try and eat the fish as fresh as |
| problems breaking down animal protein effectively. | | | | possible. You can freeze fish and cook them at a later |
| Meat that is not organic contains a lot of antibiotics and | | | | date. Try and avoid tinned fish as the tinning process |
| other chemicals that put added pressure on organs | | | | makes the fish meat less nutritious than eating freshly |
| such as your liver. | | | | caught fish. |
| To get a better balance of protein in your diet you | | | | |