In this foundational solo episode of Your Health Reclaimed, Dr. Brad Montagne breaks down the real story behind protein — not just what it is, but how your body actually uses it to heal, rebuild, and function.

Why Getting Protein Right Is Essential for Healing, Energy, and Hormone Balance—And What Most Diets Get Wrong

If you’re eating clean, exercising, and still not getting better… your body may not be building or absorbing proteins correctly. From gut atrophy to poor amino acid balance, Dr. Brad explains why even the best diet won’t help if your protein metabolism is broken — and what it takes to rebuild it from the inside out.

Dr. Brad reveals:

✅ Why protein folding and “vibrational harmony” in the liver determine your healing

✅ How poor digestion, H. pylori, and gut inflammation sabotage protein use

✅ The truth about protein powders, pea protein, whey, and toxic “health” shakes

✅ Why the liver does 80% of protein synthesis — and what shuts it down

✅ What complete proteins actually are, and how to combine grains, legumes, and nuts to get them

✅ How toxic animal fats and feedlot meats impair your body’s structural repair

✅ Why popular BCAA supplements are often a total waste of money

From science-backed facts to centuries-old wisdom, this episode uncovers the missing piece in many chronic illness journeys: your ability to build and use protein the right way.

If you’ve been dealing with weak tissues, slow healing, hormone imbalances, fatigue, or chronic breakdown — this could be the root issue no one told you about.

🎧 Tune in to hear how Dr. Brad is:

✨ Explaining the real physiology behind protein metabolism and gut repair

✨ Helping patients restore their structure, energy, and tissue function naturally

✨ Empowering you to build better proteins — and a stronger, healthier you

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00:00 Intro — Why proteins are so misunderstood

03:00 What proteins do inside the body (enzymes, hormones, cell membranes)

07:00 The nine essential amino acids — and why you need them at the same meal

11:00 Complete proteins vs. incomplete: what foods are truly balanced

16:00 Why 80% of protein building happens in the liver — and what blocks it

21:00 Toxicity, poor digestion, and why your liver can't do its job

26:00 How to combine beans, grains, and nuts to make healing protein

30:00 H. pylori, gut atrophy, and enzyme breakdown

35:00 Why protein powders and BCAAs don’t work when the gut is broken

39:00 Real solutions: clean protein sources, gut healing, liver support

43:00 Final recap: Build structure, restore tissue, repair your health

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