Kevin’s Corner on Exercise and Nutrition

The question is are all Protein Powders all safe or do you you look at Protein Powders with the same critical eye as any other protein source. In other words, do you need to know how the source of the protein was produced / grown.

In my opinion, yes.  If the protein powder you are using in your shakes was derived from a cow that was not grown organically, you are basically injesting milk that may have been subjected to hormones, grain fed, and basically subjected to a lot more Omega 6 sources of food than you would want in a food source.

So, if you can find a basic protein powder that is organic, go with it. I was able to find organic protein powder from my local grocer in Issaquah, WA, PCC.If you really want to get a guaranteed source of chemical free, pesticide free and also grass fed source of whey protein powder get it from Dr. Mercola.  You can read the entire article here, but I will provide this excerpt;

” The milk used in Pro-Optimal Whey™ Protein Meal comes only from cows that graze on pesticide-free, chemical-free, natural grass pastures.

These cows are never subjected to chemicals, hormones, antibiotics, genetically modified organisms, hyper-immunizations, injected pathogens, or any bovine growth hormones – giving you peace of mind in addition to wellness.

Plus, these cows are not from factory farms that feed their cows grains. Grain-feeding can transform healthy milk proteins into allergens and carcinogens – which is caused by modern feeding methods that substitute high-protein, soy-based feeds for fresh green grass.

Grass fed cows’ milk has excellent levels of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), which is transferred to you in the whey powder. “

I read two really great books over the last couple of months, this is why I have been not blogging like I wanted to that drove me to write this post and to seriously question everything I eat and ask myself the critical question, am I following my own advice. This is now why, I have switched to organic whey protein and have ordered the protein powder from Dr. Mercola.  I have a very busy life and with all of the training I do, I don’t have the luxery of eating fresh meats and foods all of the time. The two books I will try to write about later. They are called “The Inflamation Cure” and “The Inflamation Syndrome”. Both phenomenol books and probably have moved me towards a better place from a health perspective than I have ever been. 

Thanks for reading,

Kevin