What Does Protein Do?

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To illustrate, think of protein as a strand of pearls.  First, the entire strand of pearls would represent a strand of protein.  Next, think of the individual pearls representing the amino acid building blocks of protein.  In fact, the type of pearls used determine the type of  pearl necklace you will have.  In a like manner, the type of amino acids used determine the type of protein made.

Altering the amino acids used, among other things, will determine whether the protein will look like hair, skin or muscles.  It also determines whether the function of the protein will be to cut things (called enzymes).  Or, to tighten your skin (called collagen) or control vital processes (called hormones).  As you can see, they have many functions in your body.  Therefore, it is important to meet your specific needs.  Otherwise, protein deficiency symptoms will appear.
 

Exactly What Does Proteins Do In Your Body?

Proteins are broken into smaller pieces when you chew your food. Then you swallow the food. Next, the they are passed further along your digestive tract.  There, they are broken down into its amino acid building blocks.  Now, these amino acids can enter your bloodstream.  While in your blood, they will eventually be used to prevent protein deficiency symptoms as follows:

		Protein’s Function	Protein Deficiency Symptom
	Hair	Make hair strong and shiny.	Dull easily broken hair.  finding hair laying on shoulders, on sink and in the drain.
	Skin	Help skin to be tighter, sleeker, smoother, thinner and baby soft. Decreases wrinkles.	Acne, thick skin, “cottage cheese” cellulite, and wrinkles.
	Muscles	More stamina and a sculptured body with exercise.	Decreased energy and stamina.  Poor muscle tone and muscle weakness.
	Neurotransmitters	Once the amino acids enter the brain they are called neurotransmitters. They help the brain to communicate with itself and the rest of your body well.  This enables sharp thinking and focus. Mental energy and an excellent memory.	Depression, absent-mindedness, forgetfulness, lack of focus, poor grades in school.
	Hormones	Chemical messengers that control a variety of body functions such as growth, menstruation, sexual development, and rate of metabolism.	Depression as well as decreased energy, stamina.
	Enzymes	Think of enzymes as “scissors” that cut things such as your food and intruders into smaller pieces. Enzymes also cut other enzymes to activate them.	Poor digestion, weakened immune system and processes that do not get activated and deactivated.
	Immune System	Fights off intruders and helps your body heal.	Poor resistance to infections, catch colds easily impaired healing of wounds, slow recovery from disease
	Liver	Amino acids cause the liver to dump sugar into your blood whenever your blood sugar level drops too low.	Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), cravings for crunchy, salty foods, lack of thirst when slightly dehydrated.

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