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The Funk'tional Nutrition Podcast

How much protein do we *really* need? | Ep 85

The Funk'tional Nutrition Podcast

Erin Holt

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Nutrition

4.9 • 759 Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2020

⏱️ 79 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Is too much a protein a thing? I answer this question and dive deep into the benefits of protein/what it does in the body/why we need it, dietary recommendations for protein, what you need to know about amino acids, glutamine, why I don’t use Tylenol, symptoms of protein deficiency, collagen peptides, bone broth, best sources of protein, protein powders, vegan protein options, and my thoughts on the Impossible Burger. In this episode: -Benefits of protein/what it does in the body/why we need it -Is too much protein a thing? -Dietary recommendations for protein -What you need to know about amino acids -Glutamine -Why I don’t use Tylenol -Symptoms of protein deficiency -Collagen peptides -Bone broth -Best sources of protein -Protein powders -Vegan protein options -Thoughts on the Impossible Burger Coyote River Hemp Co. FUNK10 for the 10% off code at goodandcompany.co Join us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/the.funktional.nutritionist/ Micronutrient Panel: https://www.erinholthealth.com/tests-and-consults Dietary Guidelines should reflect new understandings about adult protein needs: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2666737/ Vegan Kale Caesar Salad https://www.erinholthealth.com/erin-holt-health-1/vegan-kale-caesar-salad Arsenic, Lead Found in Popular Protein Supplements: https://www.consumerreports.org/dietary-supplements/heavy-metals-in-protein-supplements/

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Functional Nutrition Podcast. I'm your host, Erin Holt, and I'm a board-certified, integrative, and functional nutritionist. I live on the sea coast of New Hampshire and work with clients in my virtual practice all over the world through private consultations and online nutrition and functional

0:22.4

medicine programs.

0:24.1

Functional medicine nutrition is all about diving deep with people to get to the root cause

0:29.1

of their health issues.

0:30.7

And that's exactly what I tackle in this podcast, all things health, food, and nutrition,

0:36.8

unpacking current research and almost a decade of clinical

0:40.3

experience. I love to bring experts and thought leaders to the table so we can all learn

0:45.4

together. Please keep in mind this podcast is created for educational purposes only and should never

0:51.9

be used as a replacement for medical diagnosis or treatment.

0:55.8

Thanks for joining me.

0:57.3

Now let's dive in.

1:01.2

Welcome back to the show.

1:02.6

Today we are taking it back to basics.

1:05.9

We're talking all about protein today.

1:08.6

It's like nutrition 101.

1:14.5

But the amount of times that I get asked about protein today. It's like nutrition 101. But the amount of times that I get asked about protein, I started to realize, okay, I got to dedicate a whole episode to this one macronutrient.

1:21.0

We'll for sure be getting into some of that higher level functional medicine stuff that I love so much. But as I always say,

1:31.2

we can't do that high level stuff without addressing the foundation and the building blocks first.

1:37.0

And today, I mean that quite literally we'll be talking about amino acids, which are the actual building

1:42.5

blocks of protein and of your body. Now, I noticed this

1:47.1

past year with some of my clients, I would tell them to, I would talk about protein and tell

1:53.1

them how much they should be eating and what they should be focusing on. And some would be like,

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