By the next month all the digestive difficulties had abated, she had lost 4 kg, and was not suffering cravings or hunger, was sleeping better and had no hot flushes or mood swings. I recommended warm baths and warm castor oil packs on the areas of stiffness and pain to allow the circulation to nourish and remove toxicity. Of course, good quality protein is essential for growth and tissue maintenance particularly during infancy, childhood, adolescence and pregnancy. The body does not lay down excess protein. Excess protein creates acidity and puts a strain on the kidneys which will later affect the heart.
Protein metabolism is under the control of our hormones.
Insulin, growth hormone, and the sex hormones for the laying down of protein, and the corticosteroids for the breaking down of protein cortisone is the natural stress hormone, which is why one cannot heal if one is under stress as it opposes tissue synthesis and regeneration. The growth spurts from childhood through to adolescence are controlled by high levels of growth hormone and the sudden increase in sex hormones which, during puberty, rise to eight times the adult levels. Growth hormone and the sex hormones begin to fall after puberty until they reflect the stable adult levels by the early 20s. Growth hormone becomes practically non-existent after reaching 30 years. High protein intake on its own will not increase muscle size.