PROTEIN Protein is EVERYWHERE these days. But most folks don't know what it is, what the hell it even does, how much of it you actually need and is a "protein bar" with 8 grams of protein actually a protein bar? *It's not. Protein: The Building Blocks of Life Well, actually that's DNA. But DNA tells the body what amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, to sequence to form proteins, making for every tissue in the human body. No protein means no muscle, bone, ligament, hair, skin, enzymes, hormones, Protein is Essential: "Proteins are large, complex molecules that play many critical roles in the body. They do most of the work in cells and are required … [Read more...]