Yes, today has been a very good day for me indeed. It didn’t matter that I have a cold, and that my head all clogged up. I got myself tickets to the AC/DC concert in Norway on February 18th 2009, so I really don’t care what happens next. Because, right now, I am in heaven/paradise.

I attended their previous concert in Norway 8 years ago, and that was one of the best concert experiences I have ever had. Probably the best, and I have attended concerts with Metallica, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Muse and several other really great bands. But nothing compares to AC/DC.

The concert in Norway was sold out in 70 minutes, but I guess it would have sold out way sooner if it wasn’t for the server crash. The first concert in Sweden was sold out in 11 minutes, and now they are going to have an extra gig which is also sold out.

So, I have been thinking about buying tickets to the concert in Stockholm as well. I know I just wrote that both of them are sold out, but there are ways to buy tickets to sold out concerts. The tickets are way too expensive, but that’s a problem I have to face if I decide to buy one. And the plane trip and the hotel, wow, I can’t see myself at the concert in Stockholm… but I am 100% going to be at the one in Oslo.

Why do I think AC/DC is the best live band on earth?

I really don’t know. It has to be all the “crazy” fans and the incredible sound. It’s just amazing, and I still remember the concert from 8 years ago as if it was yesterday. That’s the reason why I have to be there.

One of the reasons why people think that protein is very important is that celebrities and well-known people talk about it.

People in general are concerned about their health, a lot of people are concerned about the way they look, and celebrities are usually very concerned about both. That’s probably because they “have to”, because they are in the media spotlight, and people look at them all the time.

Anyway.

When celebrities say that they are eating their proteins every single day. People that don’t know what proteins are, will look it up and try to figure out what they are talking about. People who knows about proteins, will start to think that they too should eat their proteins every single day.

I’ll give you an example, Travis Barker blogs about the recent plane crash and what does he have to say about the hospital food?

My good friend Armen has been kind enough to save me from the hospital food, and brings Jamba Juice, Wahoos, or whatever else I need to keep my calories and protein levels high.

I find it both really interesting, and at the same time really cool, that celebrities are involved and letting people know about how important protein is.

I have been spending less and less time developing this blog, and there are many reasons for that. I have been away for a two-week vacation in Greece, on the island of Zakynthos to be specific. And I have been busy doing some other projects, but I think that the main reason why you haven’t seen much new stuff here, is that I have been thinking too much about what to write about.

When I created this blog, I wanted it to be my personal experience, when it comes to food and living as a vegetarian. And of course, I wanted it to be related to proteins, because proteins are very important when it comes to eating healthy, especially if you are vegetarian.

At the moment, I am not really that sure, if I can base a blog just on this topic alone. Or if I should make it a different project, and try to be more creative.

I still want it to be related to protein high foods, but in order to create more posts, and interesting posts, I might do some experiments. I am not sure how just yet, but I think I will consider some options during the next two days.

To me, the most important part of writing a blog, is that it should be inspiring and a lot of fun. It should be something that I don’t consider work, and something I just want to do all of the time.

How to find attractive topics?

The easiest way to do it, is probably to ask my readers what they want to read about. I could just send them an e-mail, or do blog posts about this and they can post comments suggesting topics.

On the other hand, I really don’t want to write about topics that I don’t care much about. The reason I started this blog, was in fact that I am very interested in being a vegetarian and staying healthy. I wanted to keep sort of a diary about how I eat, and why I eat what I eat.

It was sort of a journey for me.

I have another blog called slymarketing, this is where I write about marketing. And marketing is really what it’s all about, but sometimes I get personal. Like when I was in an amusement park in Sweden this weekend.

Anyway.

I think that Protein High Foods should be more of a diary, where I write stuff that comes to my mind, instead of thinking too much about the topics, and trying to make them all related to proteins, food, health and vegetarianim.

So, from now on, I will be experimenting a lot more, and I hope you’ll enjoy it.

Most people lose about 50 to 100 head hairs a day. That’s totally normal, and all these hairs are replaced. Even though 100 head hairs might sound a lot, it’s really not. We have more than 100,000 head hairs, and some people have even more than 150,000.

When do you need to start to worry?

You only need to worry about hair loss if you are losing more than 100 head hairs a day. The problem is that you probably won’t know until it’s too late. If you’re losing more than that, though, something might be wrong.

What is hair anyway?

Hair is made up of a form of protein (Hair Keratin), the same material that is found in fingernails and toenails.

How to prevent hair loss

It’s important to understand that if you want to continue having a beautiful hair, then you should really start to think about what you are eating. Because a healthy diet is indeed important. Low-fat foods that rank high in protein, low in carbohydrates, can play a vital role in sustaining healthy hair growth and aid in preventing hair loss.

If you eat a protein-rich diet it will often result in improved hair growth, and that’s really how you sustain healthy hair.

Are there any treatments for hair loss?

There are many treatments for hair loss. You can buy vitamins, get an adequate amount of sulphur, or start food therapy.

But if you are really unsure what to do, then you should probably contact something like American Hair Loss Association. They’ll know for sure.

I just discovered an interesting fact about protein. I discovered it while reading The Protein Counter.

Research shows that a meal high in protein helps to keep you awake and alert, while a meal high in carbohydrate tends to make you sleepy.

This is interesting.

I know a lot of people that seems to be tired all day, especially a few at work. I might advice them to start eating more protein, just as an experiment. And then after a few weeks, I’ll let you know if they have become more awake and alert.

I have always heard that if you want protein, you should start eating meat. The more meat you eat, the more protein you’ll get. But this is not an option for me, because I am a vegetarian. I have a few “body builder” friends though, and they are meat eaters - and they think of protein as a way to build their bodies full of muscles without doing hardly any active work…

Today, I have read another chapter at The Protein Counter, and I found a few interesting thoughts regarding meat and protein - and it’s actually a little funny.

It’s regarding ways to improve physical ability, and that people have been trying to improve it during the history.

Meat was believed to be good because it’s animal muscle and builds body muscle. There are reports that as early as the sixth century B.C., a dedicated Greek wrestler, Milo of Crotona, ate 20 pounds of meat every day to build up his body.

The problem is however, that many still believe as this Greek wrestler did, that extra meat or just more protein will increase their muscle size and strength. That simply isn’t true. Eating more protein is not a shortcut to a strong active body.

I am glad that’s true, because it it were true, I would probably be the weakest kid around

I take my daily food supplement, it contains all sorts of vitamins and minerals, and flaxseed oil. If you want to know, I buy it at Healthspan and I have used this company for a few years (I highly recommend them).

During the past, I had all sorts of problems remembering my daily food supplement. I used to have it at breakfast, but even if I was eating my breakfast, I would forget the supplement from time to time. I am not sure why, because I usually have a good memory, but not when it comes to my supplements.

So, what I did eventually is something I urge you to do as well.

I put all my food supplements at a place where I would always see them. I would see them every single day, at least twice a day, no matter in how much hurry I was. I would see it, and therefore, I would not forget it.

Have you guessed it yet?

It’s not that hard really.

I am now storing them next to my toothbrush and toothpaste. This is the safest place to store anything that you need to be using every single day. Because there is one thing I never tend to forget, and that’s brushing my teeth.

You probably know that protein is important, and you might even know that it’s a source of energy and that it’s important for building muscles. But accordring to The Protein Counter, protein is also very important because it is:

- Necessary for life
- Necessary for growth
- Part of every cell in your body
- Needed to replace worn out cells
- Necessary to repair damaged tissue
- A major part of your immune system
- A major part of every enzyme

Did you know this?

I have been reading “The Protein Counter” and so far, it’s been interesting. Insted of writing a rather lengthy review, I will write short “stories” from the book, about things that fascinates me and/or things I just find interesting enough to share.

Let’s begin.

You probably know that protein is found in every cell, and that if you don’t get enough protein to replace lost cells, our bodies will cannibalize its own tissues and the body wastes away. This is the reason why we need protein; they all have jobs  to do (to help our bones, teeth, mucles, skin and more).

Our bodies uses amino acids as building blocks to make the specific proteins we need. All the protein we need are made from about 20 amino acids, and the amino acids are combined in order to make the protein we need.

An easy way to understand what is happening is by looking at the alphabet, and think of each letter as an amino acid and words as protein. In order to make a word (protein), we need different letters (amino acids).

But do we really need to think about combining the right amino acids to form the protein we need? Well, our bodies are doing this for us. But our bodies will need the right food in order to find the amino acids and combine them into the destinct protein.

That’s why we need to eat a variety of foods.

For instance, beans may be short in one of the essential amino acids, while rice and other grains have plenty of it.  If you eat both during the day, then our bodies will pool their amino acids together and make the protein.

If you eat a variety of foods every single day, you probably don’t have to think about finding the right amino acids.

I have just bought a book called The Protein Counter, actually, I just received it from Barnes and Nobles.

So, I haven’t really had the time to do much reading. But I will get to it, and as soon as I do, you’ll see a review of it here.

The first thing I noticed when I opened the book, was the text above the introduction:

Every day your body loses millions of cells. They are used up, worn out, rubbed off, and are even cut off, like your beard or fingernails. You need protein to replace these cells.

Except for water, there is more protein in our bodies than anything else. A 143 pound man has over 25 pounds of it!

You can probably understand why I am excited to get started reading The Protein Counter.