"justwanttobehealthyandfit:  Avocado  INFO ON THE AVO via raw-vegan.tumblr.com/ Avocados provide all of the essential amino acids, with 18 amino  acids in all, plus 7 fatty acids, including Omega 3 and 6. Avocados  contain more protein than cow's milk. A small avocado will provide more  usable protein then a steak because cooked protein in meat is denatured  and mostly unavailable to our liver, the organ that makes all of our  body's protein. Ripe, raw avocados furnish all the elements we need to build the  highest quality protein in our bodies. Avocado is an enzymatically-alive  fruit, it ranks as the most easily digested rich source of fats and  proteins in whole food form. The ripening action ""predigests"" complex  proteins into simple, easily digested amino acids. (From Living  Nutrition Magazine Vol. 11 http://www.livingnutrition.com) Other than avocados, where can a person get their protein? Out of the 22 amino aids found in the body, 8 must be derived from  food. All 8 are abundantly available in raw plant food, especially  greens. As suggested by David Wolfe, ""green leafed veggies are the true  body builders."" Examples of animals who build enormous musculature on green leafy  vegetation include: gorilla, giraffe, hippo, elephant, horse. People  think they need flesh protein to build flesh protein. If that were true  then cows would need to eat flesh to get protein. Usable protein is the  key. Cooking denatures protein molecular structure and creating free  radicals, which destroy enzymes, amino acids & other cellular  elements."
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