Dave AspreyCreator of Biohacking, Longevity Expert & 4x NY Times Bestselling Author

Best animal proteins: fish and fowl.

Name: Best animal proteins: fish and fowl.
Uploaded: 2023-12-07T22:30:05+00:00
Duration: 58 s
Channel: Dave Asprey
Description: In this monologue, the speaker outlines a hierarchy of bird proteins—ostrich, geese, turkey, and organic chicken—based on the type of fat they contain…

7 Dec 2023 · 1 min

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In this monologue, the speaker outlines a hierarchy of bird proteins—ostrich, geese, turkey, and organic chicken—based on the type of fat they contain, arguing these are the optimal choices for animal‑based protein. The speaker then shifts to fish, acknowledging that while fish are high‑protein, they pose significant health risks due to mercury and microplastic contamination. The speaker advises that fish should not be consumed daily; only low‑mercury options like sockeye salmon can be eaten regularly, and high‑mercury species such as shark and swordfish should be avoided altogether. The overall message is to prioritize certain birds for protein and to limit fish intake to once or twice a week, focusing on low‑mercury varieties.

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Hey, guys, I just did a post on protein from animals and how to know which ones are better. But a lot of you been asking me about fish and about birds. So let me tell you which proteins are in best order for those things. If you're gonna eat birds, the very best one you could do is ostrich, followed by geese, followed by turkey, followed by organic chicken. And the reason for that is the type of fat that is available in those birds. The second thing is, what about fish? Fish are not a great source of protein. Yes, fish is high in protein and fish are animals. But fish so much mercury and microplastic now that if you try to rely on fish and eat it every single day for your protein, because somehow you think that fish are morally less important than the other animals that have made an agreement to work with us. We feed them, they feed us. But anyway, fish are so high in mercury, you can't eat them every day unless you live on just sockeye salmon. I've done that for a couple years. It kind of sucks, but that's how you do it. Avoid the high mercury fish if you're going to do it, but it's only good for once or twice a week. So don't eat shark and don't eat swordfish.