Heavy Metals in Protein Powder Supplements
A Consumer Reports investigation into the safety of protein supplements found that more than half exceed the California prop 65 …
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A Consumer Reports investigation into the safety of protein supplements found that more than half exceed the California prop 65 …
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This is bullshit. Many of the protein powders actually had less toxins than regular food items.
Are any of the vegan protein powders ‘safe’ and ‘healthy’? Considering green tea and cacao and coffee and in powder form but are healthy? There must be a healthy way of creating and consuming vegan protein powders? Any studies done on this? ☺️
Don’t eat powders, eat whole foods.
The problem is plant food has so much less complete protein than animal or protein powder .especially if you wanna reach your daily requirement of protein , there is no way to get it from plants without consuming a lot calories . Nuts beans have a lot carbs and calories ..most of experts in the field agreed that 1.2-1.6g/kg protein is for optimum life outcome ..
I use Vega vegan protein the one with added greens , So everyday I make a green smoothie with a scoop of vega protein, a scoop of my amazing grass raw reserve ( with e3live and probiotics And blue green algae/chlorella and Numerous other good things), one Banana a huge handful of kale ( or spinach/arugula mix) ground flax seed, chia seeds turmeric ( w black pepper) and cinnamon with unsweetened hemp or coconut milk ( carrageenan free) blend.
Topped w whole rolled oats and goji berries . Damn good shake and super food packed!
How does it get in there?
The more I know the more I don't like those protein powders. That stuff is not even regulated, who knows what's in them. Better to spend your hard earned money on real food.
get the led zeppelin out :O)
Hey, what about plant-based protein supplements?
I also noticed that the supplements were conventional protein manufacturers. What about non-GMO, organic protein powders from whole plant-based foods?
Before you tell me you can just eat whole foods, wouldn't it be more convenient to just supplement your protein vice versa worrying about bioavailability to array of fruits and vegetables, which many of us can't get anyway?
8 of 15 brands of whey samples had officially dangerous levels of lead..how much did the other samples have?
If you wish to continue discussing this further it would really help to hit me up on facebook if you have it. My name is Johan Agstam Or you could hit me up on my email me at johanagstam@gmail.com
There are two videos I want to post for you, but youtube won't let me post in comments. Search for dr. Doug Lisle, the videos are called "the pleasure trap" and "loosing weight without loosing your mind"
There is also research supporting why this works. If we eat a diet of 400 calories or less we will loose weight without exercise. A litte bit more calories (500-600) we will loose with a bit of exercise. Can't post that either, but google "lose weight calorie density 400 calories/pound"
The research by the top vegan researchers who engage in reversing diseases (and also gettng a natural weight) agree that keeping low-fat (10-15% of calories or less) does lower weight. You have Colin Campbell, Caldwell Esselstyn, dr. Barnard, dr. Goldhamer and many others.
But what if I want to lose fat, shouldn't I shy away from carbohydrates?
@pdz1122 you're wrong when it comes to worrying about how much protein and carbs you're getting. You don't need to worry about them. Just enjoy eating a variety of plant food. For the majority try to eat raw. Which is the most natural healthiest way. Eat when you're hungry and don't force food in you.
I still would not recommend a high-protein diet. We don't need the supplements, we can get all the protein we need from a plant-based diet. It's more important to replenish the carbohydrates, which is the main fuel used during exercise. But if you decide to use them, no you will not experience anything like lead poisoning.
Thanks! I feel better 🙂
yes, it does not apply to us. There might be plant protein that are processed in such a way that they contain toxins, but this study doensn't relate to them.
Plant protein powders aren't dangerous right? All I saw tested was whey.
So this leave many questions. How much protein does a person lifting weights actually need to maximize muscle growth during recovery. Which protein powders are in fact safe. Is there a way to identify a safe protein powder?
so out of the 15 protein supps which were the powdres that had the metals???
They only tested animal-based protein powders – so it doesn't really related to us at all. It would be like testing red meat & then saying "Eating food increases your chances of getting cancer", just as red meat has negative properties, this doesn't relate to the risk of eating other foods. It may turn out that some proteins, even plant proteins may be processed in such a way that they have some toxins in them, but this study doesn't relate to them at all.