Is Protein Powder Good (or bad) For You?

Well the folks selling the stuff will (obviously) say it's good for us. Who else will say it's good for us? Many of the folks who think we need to get more protein will say it, which is still most folks. Would you believe me if I said we've been brainwashed on the topic of protein? The belief in protein as the most important nutrient began honestly enough, in the early days of nutrition science it was one of the first discoveries, and it's the "building block" nutrient. Who knew there's such a thing as too many "bricks" in the body?

Nowadays the science is quite clear, and it tells us we eat entirely too much protein in developed countries, especially the US. We consume something like 3-4 times the (already generous) recommended amount...and yet we are the sickest population on the planet. Coincidence? Nope. Look at the real science (not "the best marketing medium of the 21st century" fake science). A book I've mentioned previously tells the whole story: Proteinaholic by Dr. Garth Davis explains this (health disaster) in scintillating detail.

Meanwhile check out this short video with an emergency room physician of 40 years experience: