By Dr. Thomas S. Lee, NMD

People are eating more meat to avoid the dire consequences of high-carbohydrate and low-fat “weight loss” diets.  Popular diets today advocate increased amounts of protein to avoid obesity, diabetes, and other chronic disorders of the blood sugar metabolism.

While this trend sweeps this carnivorous nation, another message is unveiling the terrible realities behind the “production” of all that meat and dairy.  The abuse of animals, our environment, and our own bodies of these commercial practices are tragically obvious.  (View the “The Meatrix” animated presentation.)

What is our spin on this?  We all want a healthier and more spiritually aware world.  Worldwide changes must happen in the way we grow food, treat animals, and respect our wild lands and seas.  We would all prefer that “better world” to our present confused and toxic one.

Meanwhile, balanced and healthful diets include fresh and clean proteins, fats, and carbohydrates.  Here I will mention one aspect of protein nutrition to help you get right with that.

Animal protein is made of amino acids.  These have various medical effects in their own right, some almost as powerful as hormones.  Each animal body part is made of different amino acids.  Muscle meats have different amino acids than joints or tendons.

The effects of these foods are also different.  Excess muscle meat can raise the levels of tryptophan, promoting inflammation and the effects of stress and slowed metabolism.

The connective tissue and cartilage in less favored cuts of meat such as feet, knuckles, organ meats, and stew meat are rich in the proteins glycine and proline.  These amino acids help reduce inflammation, calm mental activity, and promote sleep, making stress less dangerous for the body.  The diets of traditional peoples included the complete animal, with all its parts.  These native populations were remarkably free of the degenerative diseases of modern civilization.  We recommend that you increase the amount of amino acids such as glycine and proline in your diet by eating dishes cooked with these cuts.  Another good source is unsweetened gelatin, which is readily available and can be made into hot drinks or fruit-juice treats.

If you find that arthritis, high blood pressure, insomnia, or muscle pain have become problems for you, consider changing your diet to that of an “Ascended Carnivore.”  Native hunters respect their game animals to the point of worship, and honor them by wasting none of their parts.  The better world we all seek will be revealed by a return to the more balanced ways of eating and living of those ancient people.