Why Protein Smoothies are not health food! #ayurvedalife #gutdetox #diethacks #protiensmoothie

Hi, my name is Salila Sukumaran. I am an Ayurveda diet and lifestyle expert, and today I had to tell someone why having a protein smoothie was not a good idea for them, especially because they had a certain symptom. Many of my protein smoothie lovers are high-powered executives who like to throw in their daily quota of fruit, veggies, and protein powders together and have it as a meal. This is wrong on 3 accounts. One, we are bypassing all the enzymes in the mouth that pre-digest starches and sugars to facilitate better assimilation and metabolism in the gut. 2. Our human gut has evolved over thousands of generations to handle these 3 distinct food groups much better when they are cooked over a fire with spices and oil. 3. You may force your gut to digest this mix because you do a lot of activity and you have high metabolism and you take supplements for digestion, but if you wake up every morning feeling dry and itchy and your skin is uncomfortable, know that your kidneys were taxed. If you're regularly noticing very dry skin in spite of staying well hydrated, you may have kidney inflammation. Based on the Ayurvedic wisdom, cut back on protein and let your kidneys recover, and then you can go back to your protein high needs.