Zen And The Art Of Machine Maintenance

A majority of us own some sort of a vehicle or another and we all know that vehicles need repair and maintenance. And for that reason, every once in a while, we tend to give our vehicles away for a servicing, to be overhauled and for the wear-and-tear to be compensated for.

There are other machines in the house that need such repair and maintenance, like various electrical and electronic items. And then there is the most important machine in the house – our body. 

The human body, in all its complexity, is no different from a machine that undergoes wear-and-tear with time and all the activities that it has to perform. There are organs and muscles whose tissue needs repair. The joints in the body need to be lubricated in their own way. As a function, the incoming food needs to be digested, absorbed and the remnants excreted. And enzymes are required for this process. Blood and antibodies need to be replenished (RBCs and WBCs). There are so many functions that this single body performs that it naturally needs its own form of reinforcement, replenishment and repair on a regular basis. And the one component of our diet that is necessary for all these functions to be performed efficiently is Protein.

Protein also is a source of energy for the body. Some of the sources of proteins that we can incorporate in our diet are:

Protein content per 100 gms of quantity

Food stuff	Protein gms	Food stuff	Protein gms
Bajra	11.6	Rice	7.5
Wheat flour	12.1	Wheat germ	29.2
Bengal gram whole	17.1	Green gram dhal	24.5
Lentil	25.1	Soyabean	43.2
Groundnut	25.3	Almond	20.8
Fenugreek seeds	26.2	Fish	21.8
Beef muscle	22.6	Egg hen	13.3
Chicken	25.9	Liver goat	20.0
Mutton muscle	18.5	Milk buffalo's	4.3
Milk cow's	3.2	Cheese	24.1

* Source: Indian council of medical research 1989.

To add to all the benefits that protein consumption has, consuming organic proteins is a toxic-free way of experiencing the replenishing power of proteins and for that reason, ProNature brings you the following important sources of protein in the organic form in its portfolio:

• Tur Dal                        
• Channa Dal                 
• Kala Channa               
• Kabuli Channa             
• Moong Green - Split and Whole
• Moong Yellow                        
• Rajma                         
• Black Urad Dal – Split and Whole
• White Urad Dal - Split and Whole
• Masoor Dal

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So what are you waiting for? Hit the nearest store to bring some organic protein home and give your body the best overhaul it deserves!