The Question..?

   Quit unfortunately the word DIET on a sociological basis has been attached to weight loss or the need to manage what you eat for physical reasons. Although this is one of the dictionary definitions the greater meaning or bottom line of the word is that whatever we consume or ingest in the way of food solids or liquids is our diet. With an ever increasing problem of obesity globally, I've come to believe that the lack of knowledge of food and of eating is the actual cause. Now I'm no doctor and this is my opinion but it takes a degree as a dietitian to decipher what is actually required by our bodies on a daily basis.
    Society has adopted because of this lack of knowledge, the idea of what our body needs more in the way of amounts of food rather then by its true characteristics, such as calories, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, proteins, specific fats, and other nutrients. These are the raw fuels our bodies actually need and use geared to our physical activity.
    The simple truth about food and eating is the less you do the less you need to eat, because if you are not burning up what you filled the tank up with, it will save it for a rainy day/time of famine.
We have over time conditioned ourselves with this amount of food concept as being what is important, to the point our bodies are graving more and more. This brings me to the point of Empty Food DIET!
    People have come to treat their expensive vehicles better than their own bodies, but the analogies are there. The empty foods we have adopted for our diets can be likened to running your car on a cheap blend or even something other then gas. It might run but it sure isn't healthy for it, in turn shortening its lifespan! We don't do this to our vehicles because they have become so expensive and we need them to last as long as possible.
    Once your body has given you the signal that it is in need of food, it doesn't define exactly what it requires, yet only reminds you that it is hungry. So we just put in food and more times than not these are of the nutritionally empty food category, containing little if any of the required substances to fuel our bodies. The point of focus here is that we need first to change our psychology on the process of eating in direct proportion to the purpose of eating!
    COMPLEX!?? You bet your ummm, aaaa, ummm, well your life it is.
            Proteins = (which break down)
         to peptides  ( wbd )
         to Amino Acids  ( wbd )
         to groups    ( wbd )
         to Amino group ( wbd )
         to Acid group   ( wbd )
         to atoms of
          -n  nitrogen
          -h  hydrogen
          -c  carbon
          -o  oxygen    ( wbd )
         to  electrons
         and protons

   Man OH MAN...no small wonder why we don't get IT and are diseasing like hell.
Here's the BIG kicker....
The naturally occurring amino acids that life itself is based on are-
alanine
arginine
asparagine
aspartic acid
cysteine
glutamine
glutamic acid
glycine
histidine *
isoleucine*
leucine*
lysine*
methionine*
phenylalanine*
proline
serine
threonine*
tryptophan*
valine*
tyrosine
* = The eight essential Amino Acids your body depends on for life itself!
If you are missing even one of the big eight in your daily diet consumption your internal physiological system is S O L and now out of BALANCE, BUT wait not to worry, as long as you know which one you skipped yesterday and also where and/or what to get it from today... and that cooking destroys two of those eight big AA's then your alright. BUT the fact is the average person couldn't tell you what one is, let alone describe what it is for and does or even how important they are. Tryptophan and Lysine are destroyed at 111 to 118 degrees. This is just below medium rare industry standard temps. Your Lymphatic system uses the essential eight in varying formulas to produce the other twelve AA's. Amino Acids are your cells building blocks and repair systems.   
That's the question you need to ask yourself !

 Remember:
Each one of us
is an individual cell
of the Human Race

Most Sincerely
Alan Stevenson
co-founder
The Human Restoration Project