Dave Asprey

Uh-oh.

So when plant-based people tell you don't eat animal protein because this one animal protein is bad for you, we could say, but serin nerve gas.

You could also say snake venom is a protein.

You probably don't want to eat rattlesnake venom because it has this weird spike-like protein in it.

So...

Maybe the quality and type of protein is an important variable.

And if you say 200 grams of protein per day, that would give you license to make me eat crickets.

Okay.

And to make me eat soybeans, which might be worse than crickets.

I don't really know.

I'm not eating either one of them.

So that's why I always say animal protein, because animal protein, whatever source it is, whether it's dairy, if you're not allergic, beef, which is the best, or lamb, or not as good, but still okay, chicken or eggs, right?

Those are the things that actually have the amino acids that your body needs and a lot of other cofactors.

If you do 200 grams of those kinds of proteins, you get results.

If you do 200 grams of industrial processed plant protein, you don't get the results.

So the idea that calories matter lets you sell junk food.

The idea that protein matters lets you sell junk protein.

The reality is that it's the quality and type of protein and the availability in the body that says what works.

You can eat the way I'm talking about, which is a low-toxin, quality protein, quality fat.

You can eat surprisingly affordably, especially if you tolerate eggs.