Dr. Mark Hyman recommends aiming for up to 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight, with a 4-ounce chicken breast providing about 40 grams. He favors grass-fed meat and wild-caught fish over industrial options, and stresses tailoring portions to your body size and when you eat.
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What is the amount of protein we need? What kind of protein is good for us? The amount we need is probably more like up to a gram per pound. That may seem like a lot, but there's a way to do it and it's not as much as we think. For example, a small chicken breast has like 4 ounces, almost 40 grams of protein. It's really relatively small amounts. That gives you a big bang for your buck. Not all protein is equal. Now industrial meat is not good. So we should not be eating feedlot meat. We should not be eating industrial agricultural products. It's got hormones, antibiotics, different types of fats and more inflammatory process. But grass fed meat is far superior if you're eating eating fish. I know wild caught fish can be great, but there's also regenerative fish, regeneratively farmed, which again is unusual. But fish is delicious for your size. The palm size of a piece of protein is probably what you need. So I'm 6, 3, 180 pounds. It's different than if some 5, 2 and you know, 110 pounds. The key here is make sure that you get adequate protein, the right kinds of protein at the right time and your life will change dramatically. Leave a comment how have you noticed your diet change if you add protein? What have you learned about your own body's response? We'd love to hear from you.
