Part One: Signs You Are NOT Eating Enough Protein
Welcome to our Protein Series!
Are you worried you’re not getting enough protein in your diet?
Although a major protein deficiency is rare, if you’re hitting the gym regularly, dieting, or subbing in more plant-based foods, your protein intake could be too low.
Below are signs that you may need to add more protein into your healthy diet.
- Feeling tired, weak, or sluggish
- Unexplained mood changes, like depression or aggressiveness
- Hungry all the time, and often craving sweets
- Catching a lot of colds, and sicknesses that linger
- Brittle or thinning hair, dry and flaky skin, and deep ridges on your fingernails
- Swelling in your abdomen, legs, feet, and hands
- Slow-healing injuries like cuts, scrapes, and sprains
- Prone to bone fractures
Although many of these symptoms can indicate other problems, including more healthy, protein-rich foods every day may be your first step to feeling better!
Next time…
Part Two: HOW Much Protein Should You Be Eating?
Part Three: WHAT are the Best Sources of Protein?
Part Four: HOW to Eat Enough Protein on a Plant-Based Diet?