Rotate Your Protein!

Chicken is potentially the most common protein source people in this country every day.

Of all the changes that you can make to your diet I can almost guarantee that at some point you will need to adjust your protein sources, which usually means rotating from things like chicken breast from time to time.

All of my clients get a broad range of wholesome natural foods in their diet for each macro group because ultimately this gives a wider range of micronutrients and trace elements. When it comes to protein I believe that variety is even more important, sometimes you actually need to swap sources out completely for a length of time!

People who start coaching with me will send me their diet and I usually notice they eat the same meat source multiple times a day. This is an issue for two reasons..

1. There is a lack of amino acid variety in their diet

2. Their gut is going to develop a sensitivity to the food if not an intolerance

The second point is the issue I really want to focus on here...

Once the gut becomes sensitive to foods and it is constantly exposed to them you will experience inflammation within the GI tract. As a result nutrient assimilation will naturally become compromised. Many people will consume a meal and find their gut instantly feels disrupted, this could be why...

The outcome of this is suppressed recovery, energy levels and general progression.

To avoid this from happening make sure you regularly rotate protein sources. Also make sure on a daily basis you have a broad range of protein sources, rather than only eating chicken for instance.

Rotating on and off protein sources is fine every week or two, so your gut is always experiencing a difference. For instance, this week your primary protein sources could be chicken breast, cod and salmon. Next week, you can change that to turkey, lean steak and mackerel. Fundamentally, you're going to hit similar macronutrient breakdowns from equally quality sources of protein, but you're still giving the gut a reprieve.

There are lots of protein sources out there including a wide variety of fish, poultry and game meat. Use them!

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