Nutrition and the Chakra System II

Protein supports the base chakra by providing thelegumes, grains and many vegetables. Meat
solid tissue of the body, maintaining it throughprovides the highest quantity and quality of
repairs and digestion and protecting it throughprotein, but eating a combination of other high
immunity. Protein is made of a chain of aminoprotein foods will also supply the body with a
acids. The amino acids are connected by a peptidebalanced array of amino acids. For example rice
bond into dipeptide (two amino acids), tripeptideand beans, a traditional food in India, China and
(three amino acids) and ploypeptide (more thanSouth America provide a complete group of
three amino acids) chains. The amino acids areamino acids. Eating enough protein helps to
unstable compounds. They need to attach tosupport the function of the base chakra.
others chemicals to be complete, so the aminoJust as Muladhara begins our physical
acids in a chain are unique. It is the uniquemanifestation in the womb, DNA prescribes all of
combination of amino acids and the way that thethe characteristics that are being formed by
chain is shaped that determine its function and itsinforming the ribosome (protein manufacturers of
characteristics.the cell) of how to put together and shape the
Protein in our bodies is built from the protein weprotein. These characteristics will define the
eat. The protein we ingest loses its shape andprotein and its purpose. Protein collagen lays the
identity through being digested. The polypeptidegroundwork for the bones as they develop and
chains are pulled apart by stomach acid andgrow, it is the intercellular glue of the artery walls;
enzymes in the small intestine back into aminoand scars, tendons and ligaments are all made of
acids. These amino acids are absorbed throughcollagen. Protein keratin fills our skin cells creating a
the small intestine and sent to various parts ofsolid barrier against our body and everything else.
the body to be used in protein synthesis. GoodProtein is a structural component of all our organs
sources of protein include all animal products,and our muscles.