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allyoop_58

New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Dec 2003
Posts: 3
Location: MS
Trouble Digesting Protein
Posted: 12-15-03 17:47pm
Hello, i'm wondering if there is a condition that causes a person to have trouble digesting proteins. Each time I eat meat, such as in a sandwich or as a main meal, shortly afterward I get severely sleepy. I get so sleepy my eyes start crossing!!!!! That's when "sand-man" is really serious about putting you to sleep! I can eat just vegetables or fruit and it doesn't do that to me. Any ideas? Or maybe it's just a case of laziness! Ha!! Rolling Eyes thanks for any help or suggestions on this.
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purple333

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Joined: 01 Dec 2003
Posts: 1420
Location: Sydney

Posted: 12-24-03 08:18am
Three suggestions:

1) see the dr & get checked to see if your blood/urine etc tests (liver & kidney functions) are ok.

2)go to a search engine (like yahoo or google) & see what foods other than meats are high in protein, then eat these instead of meat for a while & see if the same thing happens or not??

3) see an alternative therapist (naturopath?) & see what they say.
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niceguy

Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Aug 2003
Posts: 150
Location: New York
Enzymes
Posted: 12-24-03 12:45pm
Cooked meat loses its enzyme content. In fact cooking anything kills the enzymes in foods. In order to digest such cooked food, your body has to produce its own enzymes for digestion. Your body produces diminishing amounts of enzymes with age. Eating more raw foods (such as the fruits and vegetables you mention) will require your body to produce less enzymes as they are already present in the raw food.

You can either buy an enzyme supplement containing protease (availabe at health food stores) or eat more raw foods and less cooked food.

Now if only I could practice what I preach!
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