241|Eating More Protein!

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241|Eating More Protein!

March 06, 2021

Are you eating enough protein? Why should you eat more of it?

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Topics Discussed in this Episode:

Things you need to consider when deciding to become pescetarian
How much protein you need to eat
The benefits of having enough protein in your diet

Key Takeaways:

We should be having 2.2 times body weight in grams of protein.
Protein is made up of amino acids that help us grow and repair cells and tissues.
Protein makes us feel fuller for longer.
Protein is great for bone health.
Protein has a higher thermo effect of food. This means it essentially burns more calories processing that food.
Protein can lower blood pressure and can keep us fit and strong.

Action Steps:

Eat more protein!

Add protein powder to your smoothie.
Eat more eggs.
Eat protein bars.
Take amino acids.

Leanne said:

“When I thought about how much protein I currently ate or ate prior to giving up meat, I don’t know if it was anywhere near enough. And I wonder if that hindered some of my fitness efforts in some way.”

“Having looked at hundreds of food diaries and anecdotal stories and thinking about how I’ve eaten, I think we get way too many carbohydrates in, probably not enough good fats, too many bad fats, and not enough protein”

Announcements:

On Friday, the 12th of March, we will be running a free webinar on burnout:

What to look for
What are the signs and symptoms both in yourself, and crucially, in other people
What can you do about it?
What are the interventions?

So this is really aimed at HR managers, HR directors, heads of people, chief people officers, who run organizations where you really care about people, you wanna lead with wellbeing, and you don't wanna turn a blind eye to the instances of burnout, which are happening in pretty much every organization. So, look out for that webinar, free to sign up for, very much hope to see you there if that's your cup of tea: Burnout at Work Webinar

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Links to things mentioned in the episode:

Alexandra Rock Nutritionist - http://www.alexandrarocknutrition.co.uk/Alexandra_Rock_Nutrition/Welcome.html
MAPS Amino Acids - https://www.evolutionorganics.co.uk/brands/international-nutrition-research-centre/map-master-amino-acid-pattern-120-tablets/
Vivo Life Protein Powder - https://www.vivolife.co.uk/
Burnout at Work Webinar - Sign up for free place: Burnout at Work Webinar