I would like to include more protein in my diet. I tend to believe that a lower methionine intake in the diet is possibly healthier than a higher methionine intake. I consume adequate amounts of glycine / proline via daily gelatin / broths / soups, and I really enjoy the convenience of protein drinks.
I'm seeing casein as an interesting source of protein and a way to boost calcium intake in my diet without taking supplemental calcium or eating eggshells. However, looking into the research it looks like casein might be a particularly atherogenic and a potentially inflammatory protein compared with others. Plant proteins seem contaminated with heavy metals and with other potentially allergenic / estrogenic effects, which doesn't exactly seem ideal for health (maybe pea protein?) Hemp protein looks particularly high in phosphorus and low in calcium, with a high amount of polyunsaturated fats.
http://jn.nutrition.org/content/125/3_S ... S.full.pdf
http://www.researchgate.net/publication ... _Oxidation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12957678
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12844370
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8274465
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2239028
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9095554
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8461054
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2783196
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25316299
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7117552
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17263454
http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.100 ... -0726-8_69
etc.
I've had good experiences with whey protein (digests very easily with no issues, great energy / health from it, and have developed an excellent lean mass to body weight ratio while consuming it with low-inflammation and excellent blood lipids / insulin-sensitivity.) But, I'd like to cycle something else in so I don't end up developing some allergy to this protein. I believe the cysteine content in whey is also potentially inflammatory. Egg white protein looks interesting, although it's particularly high in methionine / tryptophan and potentially allergenic.
What's a good way to supplement protein (for the purpose of gaining weight and supporting health and wellness), short of eating a bunch more meat? (where meat in general is high in tryptophan / methionine, seafood is likely contaminated with metals / pcbs / dioxins / high in phosphorus / high in polyunsaturated fats / high in TMAO, chicken is quite heavy in carcinogenic arsenic / high in polyunsaturated fats, and a high red-meat intake isn't usually associated with improvements in health, and particularly high in inflammatory and carcinogenic components like Neu5Gc.)
I'm seeing casein as an interesting source of protein and a way to boost calcium intake in my diet without taking supplemental calcium or eating eggshells. However, looking into the research it looks like casein might be a particularly atherogenic and a potentially inflammatory protein compared with others. Plant proteins seem contaminated with heavy metals and with other potentially allergenic / estrogenic effects, which doesn't exactly seem ideal for health (maybe pea protein?) Hemp protein looks particularly high in phosphorus and low in calcium, with a high amount of polyunsaturated fats.
http://jn.nutrition.org/content/125/3_S ... S.full.pdf
http://www.researchgate.net/publication ... _Oxidation
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12957678
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12844370
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8274465
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2239028
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9095554
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8461054
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2783196
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25316299
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7117552
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17263454
http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.100 ... -0726-8_69
etc.
I've had good experiences with whey protein (digests very easily with no issues, great energy / health from it, and have developed an excellent lean mass to body weight ratio while consuming it with low-inflammation and excellent blood lipids / insulin-sensitivity.) But, I'd like to cycle something else in so I don't end up developing some allergy to this protein. I believe the cysteine content in whey is also potentially inflammatory. Egg white protein looks interesting, although it's particularly high in methionine / tryptophan and potentially allergenic.
What's a good way to supplement protein (for the purpose of gaining weight and supporting health and wellness), short of eating a bunch more meat? (where meat in general is high in tryptophan / methionine, seafood is likely contaminated with metals / pcbs / dioxins / high in phosphorus / high in polyunsaturated fats / high in TMAO, chicken is quite heavy in carcinogenic arsenic / high in polyunsaturated fats, and a high red-meat intake isn't usually associated with improvements in health, and particularly high in inflammatory and carcinogenic components like Neu5Gc.)