GET THE BOOK! Clean Protein: The Revolution that Will Reshape Your Body, Boost Your Energy and Save Our Planet http://amzn.to/2Ct4eIz Support Us on Patreon & Join the Learn True Health Book Club!!! Patreon.com/learntruehealth https://www.patreon.com/learntruehealth Clean Protein And Plant-Based Diets http://learntruehealth.com/clean-protein-plant-based-diets/ Clean protein is something more people are looking into, along with embracing plant-based diets. It’s not much of a surprise anymore since a lot of studies have shown the benefit of eating a plant-based diet. To tell us more about clean protein, I have plant-based diet advocate and book author Kathy Freston as my guest today.    Different Lifestyle   You’d be surprised how Kathy Freston’s diet choices are so different today compared to when she was growing up. Kathy Freston grew up in Georgia, and like any average kid, she loved BBQ ribs, pizza, and burgers.    “It’s funny how you keep evolving as a human being. And then the next right step kind of occurs to you. As I was writing the third book, I added in work, volunteerism, meditation and different aspects of wellness,” recalls Kathy Freston.   Rising To The Challenge  She also said that as she was researching and working on things, Kathy Freston realized she didn’t have much awareness at all about food. She, in fact, felt like a hypocrite.   “Because I was encouraging people to wake up and think about aspects of their life that could make them more conscious and more empowered yet I wasn’t doing that in my eating,” said Kathy Freston.   As a result, Kathy Freston challenged herself. She started looking at the repercussions of her food choices, what it did to her body, health, environment, and what its effects on animals.     Rude Awakening   Kathy Freston says she initially associated protein to animal protein. But because she wanted to know more about how it’s produced, that started her journey.    “I realized the protein I was consuming was harmful to my body. It was also contributing to a lot of environmental problems,” said Kathy Freston. “Included in the problems are soil degradation, cutting down rainforests, creating climate change gases, polluting water, using up a lot of water and animal cruelty.    Aside from that, Kathy Freston’s father died at age 63 due to melanoma and diabetes—diseases which run in the family. Her male cousin, on the other hand, died from breast cancer. That started her drive and obsessed with preventing cancer and diabetes. Lastly, because she’s entirely in love with her dog, the thought of animal slaughter likewise helped motivate Kathy Freston to change her lifestyle.    “All of these things factor into me being a clean protein activist. It’s a health issue, environmental issue, and ethical issue,” said Kathy Freston. “Little by little, I leaned towards becoming this person who no longer consumed animal protein.”   The 12 Amino Acids Daily Requirement   Contrary to what people think, it is possible to get your daily requirement of amino acids from a plant-based diet. Kathy Freston says delicious combinations include beans, rice, corn tortillas, salsa, avocados and salads.    However, Kathy Freston says the most important thing to focus on is finding out what is in the protein you are eating. Some of the questions you can ask yourself are the following:   How much cholesterol goes along with the protein? Is the protein I’m consuming inflammatory in my body? How many pathogens or antibiotics might be lurking within the tissue? What kind of damage did the making of that protein do to our land and water?  Does it add to climate change?  Importance Of Fiber   According to Kathy Freston, just because the food is full of protein, doesn’t mean it’s clean for the body or the planet. So rather than asking where we get our protein, Kathy Freston says we should be more conscious of where we get our fiber.    “Fiber acts like a scrub brush. It pushes the gunk and the toxicity out of your body. It