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Unsaturated fats are toxic to your health

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There are a few foods that I tend to denounce as being “unhealthy” these days: 1) Soy because of its anti-thyroid, pro-estrogenic, and anti-digestive properties (GMO or not), 2) Uncooked, raw above ground vegetables due to their high fiber and cellulose content which can slow down bowel transport time (encouraging a feeding and breeding ground for gut bacteria), create inflammation within the intestinal tract due to “poking,” and, of course, cause digestive disturbances, 3) Grains (although some may not be as digestively degrading, such as rice) because of their anti-digestive, pro-inflammatory, pro-allergen, and possible chemical toxicity, and 4) Unsaturated Fats, specifically the existence of any Polyunsaturated variety, because of their high susceptibility to oxidation (exposure to oxygen that can immediately damage the molecular structure), thus creating free-radicals amongst many other immune-suppressing properties (excess estrogen, unstable cell walls, low thyroid response, excess cholesterol levels in the blood, etc.)

Today we’ll focus on Unsaturated Fats from vegetable, seed, and nut oils, and why the H-E-double hockey sticks these stinkin’ things are causing all sorts of dis-eases and cancers despite our being told that “diet doesn’t affect disease” or that “essential fatty acids promote health (hence the name)” or that “saturated fats cause unhealthy cholesterol levels” or that I’m just going to stop there.

The main unsaturated fats involved are found in soybean oil, corn oil, safflower oil, canola oil, sesame oil, sunflower seed oil, palm oil, almond oil, and any others that have any sort of high percentage unsaturated fat content on the label. Chemically, the material that makes these oils very toxic is the polyunsaturated fat itself. (Peat) Polyunsaturated fats are extremely unstable due to their more-than-two double bonds characteristic – the greater the amount of double bonds (and a lack of respective binding hydrogen molecules), the greater the unsaturated, the greater the instability, and the greater risk for oxidation. It is rather impossible to completely eliminate Polyunsaturated Fats from the diet because many of the farm-raised animals that we consume are fed a diet of said fats via soy, corn, and other grains, and vegetable oils are the restaurant industry standard when it comes to cooking oil because it’s cheap and chefs are taught (marketed) to use the oils in culinary school. As in humans, animals will use dietary fat for body processes, conversions, and you name it – one such is to replenish the cell wall and structure. In the late 1940′s, chemical toxins were used to suppress the thyroid function of pigs, to make them get fatter while consuming less food. When that was found to be carcinogenic, it was then found that corn and soy beans had the same antithyroid effect, causing the animals to be fattened at low cost. The animals; fat becomes chemically similar to fats in their food, causing it to be equally toxic, and equally fattening. (Peat)

Let’s get into some why’s…

Digestion and Immunity

“All systems of the body are harmed by an excess of these oils. There are two main reasons for this. One is that plants produce the oils for protection, not only to store energy for the germination of the seed. To defend the seeds from the animals that would eat them, the oils block digestive enzymes in the animals’ stomachs. Digestion is one of our most basic functions, and evolution has built many other systems by using variations of that system, as a result, all of these systems are damaged by the substances which damage the digestive system.”

“The enzymes which break down proteins are inhibited by unsaturated fats, and these enzymes are not only for digestion, but also for production of thyroid hormones, clot removal, immunity, and the general adaptability of cells. The risks of abnormal clotting, inflammation, immune deficiency, shock, aging, obesity, and cancer are increased … Since the unsaturated oils block protein digestion in the stomach, we can be malnourished even while ‘eating well.’ 

 Hot vs Cold – Liquid vs Solid – Stable vs Unstable

“The other reason is that the seeds are designed to germinate in early spring, so their energy stores must be accessible when the temperatures are cool, and they normally don’t have to remain viable through the hot summer months. Unsaturated oils are liquid when they are cold, and this is necessary for any organism that lives at low temperatures. For example, fish in cold water would be stiff if they contained saturated fats. These oils easily get rancid (spontaneously oxidizing) when they are warm and exposed to oxygen. When the oils are stored in our tissues, they are much warmed, and more directly exposed to oxygen, than they would be in the seeds, and so their tendency to oxidize is very great. These oxidative processes can damage enzymes and other parts of cells, and especially their ability to produce energy.”

Protective mechanisms

“Seeds contain a small amount of vitamin E to delay rancidity.” (The vitamin is simply used as protection for the plant, just like how humans produce cholesterol or store fat as a protective mechanism. But we’re promoted that the plants, seeds, nuts and their oils contain “nutrients” for human consumption – bullshit!)

“Plants produce many protective substances to repel or injure insects and other animals that eat them. They produce their own pesticides. The oils in seeds have this function. On top of this natural toxicity, the plants are sprayed with industrial pesticides, which can concentrate in the seed oils.”

“All systems of the body are harmed by an excess of these oils. There are three main kinds of damage: one, hormonal imbalances, two, damage to the immune system, and three, oxidative damage.”

All of these points from Ray Peat’s “From PMS to Menopause: Female hormones in context” are something to consider… considering we are told that unsaturated fats are healthy, vegetable oils are healthy, saturated fats are unhealthy, saturated fats increase heart disease, to eat more unsaturated oils, eat more corn, eat more soy, eat more wheat and grains, eat less meat, eat less saturated fat, and so the saga continues. There’s a lot of minor details to go into everything, i.e. saturated fats from commercially raised animals tend to be saturated with toxins, chemicals, and are also coupled with toxic unsaturated fats because of their diets. In that case, yes, saturated fats can be harmful, but that’s no reason to go denouncing or eliminating the very substance that keeps us alive on a daily basis from all of the indigestible and immune suppressing substances we have grown up eating.

 

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Question: Why do I bloat after eating?

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Question: What do you think about fennel seeds to minimize bloating? More importantly, why do I bloat immediately after eating?

Perspective:

Bloating is an inflammatory reaction. Inflammation can occur for a number of reasons, but its main purpose is to protect the body by producing a thick barrier made of new and sacrificed cells, and thus encouraging the release of white blood cells as a greater immune defense.

Here are some possible situations…

Certain foods can cause an inflammatory reaction because they may be indigestible to irritate the intestinal lining (gluten, wheat, grains, starchy foods, fibrous vegetables), may yield man-made toxic or natural toxic defense materials to cause an immune reaction (phytic acid), or may be allergenic to cause puffiness (gluten, wheat, grains, soy, dairy, caregeenan, gums, and other additives).

There could be an imbalance of intestinal bacteria so there is a constant fight occurring within the digestive tract that will encourage a barrier-reaction to keep bacteria “at bay.” It is very possible for the intestinal tract to become permeable when the body’s defense reactions have become exhausted or over-come, thus allowing bacteria and food to be released into the bloodstream, which causes a greater immune reaction AND allows for bacteria to become systemic. (This is a drastic example, but it is very possible and real for a lot of people who are unaware… it’s called Leaky Gut Syndrome).

Dietary stressors that encourages the increased production of Estrogen, which, in excess, becomes a stress-reactive hormone. This reaction is more of an effect of to any sort of chronic irritant, imbalance, toxin, or foreign (indigestible) material, but it should be considered that this [chronic] hormone release can actually affect many other physiological functions such as thinking, moving, breathing, feeling, and understanding.

Do I think supplementing Fennel Seeds will help? Not entirely because it’s simply treating the symptoms and not necessarily the cause. That’s like taking aspirin for a headache when you haven’t eaten all day. I do think that diet is a very large factor in bodily reactions and should be the first thing taken into perspective and evaluated. I know that Saturated Fats, such as those found in coconut oil and dairy/eggs, are very protective to the intestinal tract as the fats help build stronger cell walls, increase cholesterol production which is a natural anti-oxidant and more cholesterol means more steroid hormones (since it’s a precursor) and the body will be able to handle “stressful” situations with greater ease, and, to keep the list short, the fats aid in metabolic and immune function (which I can go into great detail but we’ll leave it at that).

The best approach to bloating is to gain some perspective on why, when, and how bloating occurs. Take two weeks (a week should suffice but the longer the better) – take two weeks to record a diet and lifestyle journal. The journal will have you write down every single thing that you do and feel before/after throughout the day – from waking up, to bowel moving, to eating, to drinking, to working, to schooling, to exercising, to socializing, to sleeping. It’s much easier to take perspective on what choices help or hinder your health when you write them down on paper AND when you consider your physical and mental states previous, during, and post experience, rather than thinking back to “oh, well on Wednesday I think I ate some rice and I probably felt like shit after because I always feel like shit.” Take a (whole)istic approach to your health – don’t just single out the bloating.

 

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How often do you poop?

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As the Hippo-crates, the greats, put it, “all diseases begin in the gut.” So, in terms that you may better understand… when you ain’t poopin’, you ain’t bein’ all healthy and shit. 

This is a (whole)istic blog. We are not about – and by “we are” I mean, “me are” – we’re not about telling you to run a few daily miles, drink 8 glasses of water, eat a lot of green vegetables, and cut back on sugar! Quite the complete opposite if you haven’t caught on yet AND we’re (me’re) going to continue to talk about how often and how well you poop, pee, fart, smell, taste, hear, feel, walk, talk, think, sleep, experience, love, hate, give, take, want, need, breathe, believe, and be!

Ranting aside, pooping is a necessary DAILY function to aid in the all-sought-after “total health & well-being.” Holy shit I cannot stress DAILY… DAILY… DAIL-EE function more than enough. WebMD (which is supposedly the go-to-mecca when the question begs “what’s wrong with me?!”) is out of their mother-freakin’ minds stating that “most people pass stools anywhere from 3 times a day to 3 times a week. If your stools are soft and pass easily, you are not constipated.” What kind of back-asswards logic is that? Telling people they’re not constipated when they have perhaps FOUR DAYS worth of rotting fecal matter constantly creating toxic gases, enabling a breeding ground for bad bacteria, and recirculating toxic water into the bloodstream!

I’m not trying to scare you – I’m trying to bring some bright awareness lighting into your foyer. If you’re not pooping on a daily basis – ideally 1-3 times depending on your body’s natural way doing things – then there should be a ring-a-ding-ding in your brain saying that there’s something wrong… not, “meh, I’ll deal with it later.” The poop isn’t really to blame in this situation – it’s just trying to be poop. The problem(s) lie within the digestive system (really every system is involved/affected but we’ll keep it simple), the amount of digestive enzymes and fluids produced, the ratio/type of bacteria present, the amount and frequency of hormones produced, the quality/amount of calories/nutrients/food/water that energizes said amounts, ratio/type, and systems, and… the power of choice.

Now, there could be a number of causes which prevent poop from getting the heck out…

  • Inflammation of the intestines – a swollen intestinal wall creates a smaller passage for poop to get out, thus creating a blockage
  • Increased production of estrogen, prolactin, parathyroid, serotonin, cortisol, and adrenaline hormones – when these are made in excess (due to a natural stress response) they become pro-stress, pro-inflammatory, pro-degradation of normal bodily functions and energies – it is wise to note that many situations can create these hormones in excess
  • Imbalance of intestinal flora which can create an overdose of bacterial toxins which are reabsorbed into the bloodstream – good bacteria create a better “living environment” for poop to pass while toxins can burden the body’s functions
  • Food intolerances and food allergies – the body can only do so much with food it literally cannot digest or handle – either the food burden’s the body from doing its job or it literally stays undigested
  • Dehydration via over-hydration, under-hydration, lack of dietary salt/potassium/magnesium, water-retention, over-activity, excess stress, nutrient-void food - when dehydrated the body will often pull water from from your poop through the intestinal wall, thus leaving it hard to pass
  • Not sleeping enough – You, betcha! The body rebuilds, recovers, and regenerates its energy reserves for the next day’s fun-a-palooza. If it doesn’t have enough rest to create said reserves to function as it’s supposed to then some corners will be cut.

These are just some of the possible causes, but, again, these “causes” are really just symptoms, too. Bring the body back into homeostasis – aka everything working in order with a holistic balance of the good and the not-so-good – and you’ll be smooth sailing. Keep that awareness up and take some time to put your poop (or the lack thereof) into perspective.

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Digestive cocktails all around

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In a not-too-distant past, I was asked what I would consider to be the ultimate superfood. My first inclination was Coconut Oil because, well, coconut oil is awesome. To name a few awesome reasons, it…

  • Is a saturated fat that is very stable at high temperatures and pressures (meaning it doesn’t spoil or turn rancid like many unsaturated fatty acids in said circumstance)
  • Increases metabolic rate by encouraging the body to raise its temperature to break down/digest the fat molecules
  • Aids the liver in detoxification
  • Helps regulate blood sugar by encouraging the liver to store glycogen more efficiently and functionally
  • Provides an optimal environment for the liver to convert T4 to T3 in a timely and functional manner (an essential metabolic hormone conversion)
  • Is naturally anti-bacterial/microbial/parasitic/fungal which helps balance intestinal bacteria to homeostatic ratios
  • Lowers the requirement for vitamin E (meaning it makes the body more efficient at using and storing the stuff)
  • Reduces the oxidation rate of unsaturated fat molecules when consumed simultaneously or when released as free-fatty acids due to hormonal stress,
  • Rebuilds and reinforces the lining of the intestinal tract.

Again, just a few reasons and I could go on and on, but that’ll get boring and redundant and lame and repetitive.

But, coconut oil can only do so much on its own. What about a combination of superfood’s that can do the same super things but different super things in their own super right all-the-while creating a healthier internal super environment which will translate into a healthier external super environment?! I, then, realized that the very thing that I eat every single day that has helped me greatly (amongst many other metabolic and digestive reconstruction workers) is just the superfood of superfood’s answer I was looking for!

The Carrot Salad via Dr. Ray Peat

  • 1-2 medium-sized carrots (peeled and diced)
  • 1 tsp coconut oil
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1/3 tsp raw apple cider vinegar
  • salt to taste

I use 1 tablespoon of each oil and 1/2 teaspoon of vinegar because I don’t really mind the “oily” taste or texture, but I think the above is a good recipe for those just getting into the swing of things. Consume the salad on a daily basis: mid-morning, between 10 am and 12 pm, preferably after breakfast and before lunch. I like to consider the carrot salad as more of a dietary supplement rather than a snack because that’s the role it essentially takes on.

To further coconut oil’s awesomeness, the carrot salad…

  • Helps improve the ratio of Progesterone (pro-metabolic) to Estrogen and Cortisol (pro-stress) within the intestinal tract
  • Pushes out excess Estrogens formed within the intestines due to a pro-stress environment (processed diet, high polyunsaturated fat diet, food intolerances, food allergens, imbalance of gut flora, low blood sugar, excess physical, emotional, and mental stressors, etc.).
  • Balances intestinal bacteria that much more via the carrot fibers “carrying” the oils into the small intestine
  • Stimulates bile production within the gallbladder and liver to break down fats and decrease pathogens within the digest tract

As I elaborated in Thursday’s post, stress can cause a slew of uncommon, unaware, uncontrollable, and shit-I-never-used-to-be-like-this-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-me problems within a person’s internal AND external environment. When a person’s digestive tract is functioning at optimal speed, output, and the right ratios of hormones are spitting out like its their job, then it will translate into the greater good of the body – physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health. If your body is out-of-balance in any way, shape, or form then I highly recommend this daily salad. And if your body is a-ok, in-shape, and strong-like-bull then I highly recommend this daily salad. Boom.

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Stress: This shit is real

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Danny Roddy‘s most recent blog, Becoming Stressproof Part II: The symptoms of stress (Bad sex, worse digestion, and shitty depression), is awesome. I am in love with this post for two reasons: 1) I have experienced everything he discusses due to an elevated state of stress hormones that involved my internal environment (digestion, elimination) and my external environment (work, relationship, family) – from low sex drive to extremely poor digestion to yo-yo weight gain and weight loss to unexplained anxiety to bouts of depression to a low immune system to extreme fatigue – and 2) Stress is something not to be overlooked or written off as just a daily part of mental life that defines a person on “how they can handle it”… it’s very real on a hormonal level which can directly correlate to mental and emotional stress and uncontrollable personality shifts.

Around 60-80% of our hormones are produced within the intestinal tract, specifically the small intestine, which also houses the intestinal bacteria and is the main site for nutrient absorption. Consider this: if you have an gut imbalance (by “gut” I am referring to all of the digestion and elimination organs) and the body cannot properly digest, absorb, assimilate, or eliminate due to the imbalance… don’t you think it’s possible (keeping in mind that hormones are being produced/regulated/limited within the imbalanced environment) for that imbalance to translate into mental and emotional shifts, i.e. an imbalance in personality, mood, thoughts, ideas, stress-coping-ability and overall non-physical health?

I think personality “disorders” (depression, anxiety, anger, stressed, tension, impatience, nervousness, timidness, scared, suicidal, etc.), metabolic disorders (diabetes, insulin resistance, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, etc.), digestive disorders (lactose intolerance, food allergy, food intolerance, etc.) are symptoms to a greater cause and, for the sake of this post, many are caused by a stress-hormone response that can very-well begin and end with an awareness of what up-regulates or down-regulates a stress hormone reaction.

Roddy highlights Bad Sex, Worse Digestion, and Shitty Depression as three [of the many] consequences of elevated stress hormones. The body’s sex drive will cease to exist in a state of stress (high estrogen, high serotonin, high adrenaline, high cortisol) mainly because procreation is absolutely last on the list when the body finds itself in survival mode (stress, lack of calories, lack of carbohydrates, digestive disturbances, over-exercise, etc.). If you’re running from a lion it’s almost unfathomable to get it up… now transpose that high-stress state the body experiences when running for its life into every day life and no sex for you. Worse Digestion can translate into a few things: loss of appetite (because who thinks of food when they’re stressed or sad), irregular hormone output (hinting on what I mentioned earlier), and a low immune system from stress to allow bacteria, fungi, pathogens, and parasites into the digestive tract, thus causing a whole new set of problems (yet still a symptom to a greater cause). And, last but not lease, Depression will surely result because of all of these imbalances – happiness is hard to come by if you’re constipated, dehydrated, malnourished, and cannot get aroused no matter how much your significant other dances naked around you.

The body is a system of systems. If you system is out-of-order, chances are the other systems will follow suit. Your digestion, your detoxification, your elimination, your muscles, your bones, your emotions, your intelligence, your personality, your happiness… are all systems. If you have a low sex drive, have poor digestion, and are depressed… take a look at your systems and the other symptoms that may be present within your body and mind to find its true cause.

Take some time to read Roddy’s blog (along with everything else on his website) to gain some more insight.

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What is a lactose intolerance?

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A “Lactose intolerance” is a term full of hype with very little understanding as to what may be causing such an intolerance. Maybe it’s cool to say I’m lactose intolerant just like it’s cool to say I’m gluten intolerant because that’s what CNN decided to feature this week. What’s with all the not-asking-questions and just taking a diagnosis as fact? Why can’t we all enjoy a daily big-ass bowl of ice cream or even an occasional gallon challenge?

The body must produce the digestive enzyme Lactase in order to digest the milk sugar Lactose. This is an essential piece of the dairy sugar digestive process, BUT there are plenty of mishaps, obstacles, hurdles that can prevent the body from producing said enzyme. Ahem…

Heating/Pasteurization – Denatures the milk, which can cause issues when digesting “dead” nutrients (heat kills things, duh).

Additives – Carrageenan, lechitin, and gums can irritate the intestinal lining/mucosa layer, which can prevent the body from absorbing nutrients.

Allergens – A consumer can be allergic to the diet of the cow: grass for properly-raised cattle and grains, corn, soy, sawdust, or concrete for commercially-raised cattle. If a cow is eating sawdust I think there’s a bit more to worry about than an invidiual allergy to the stuff.

Gluten intolerance – Gluten can burn (create holes) through the mucosa layer, which lines the stomach and intestines. The protein can also flatten the Villi that line the small intestine due to irritation and inflammation, causing nutrient malabsorption (since the Villi literally grab and absorb food into the intestinal wall). The body can only do so much given the damage when digesting a digestive-enzyme specific food.

Intestinal bacteria imbalance (Dysbiosis) - A higher bad to good bacteria ratio can create bloating and inflammation (amongst other things). At this point, it’s tough to digest any food (not just dairy).

These are just a few perspectives. A Lactose Intolerance tends to be a symptom of a bigger cause. What’s that cause? That’s up to you to figure out.

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Inflammation: Grains, Nuts, Seeds, & Omega 6 Fats

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I bet you can guess that this post will tell you that some of your favorite foods/snacks are unhealthy. To an extent, yes… but my main point is to give you some perspective as to why these health foods aren’t so healthy after all…

Let’s start with Phytic Acid… one unhealthy property of Grains, Nuts, and Seeds. P.A. is a natural outer coating, which protects the nut and the germ/bran portion of a grain. This layer exists to ward off passer-by animals to avoid consumption because it will certainly cause digestive issues, thus allowing the plant to fully thrive/grow. What kind of digestive issues? Malabsorption (causing nutrient deficiency) and inflammation (food intolerance, food allergy, bloating, cramps, gas, fatigue, etc.). When consumed, the acid can actually bind to certain trace minerals such as Calcium, Iron, Potassium, or Magnesium and prevent the digest system from absorbing these (and other) nutrients. So, while you may be eating a healthy food, the digestive system actually cannot break down nor absorb any of the food’s healthy properties. Soaking (8-12 hours) or Sprouting (3-4 days) Grains, Nuts, and Seeds prior to consumption can help release most of the Phytic Acid, but trace amounts may still remain.

Gluten is another malabsorption and inflammatory property, and it is found only in Grains (with the exceptions of Corn and Rice). Gluten is a Wheat Protein. The body’s digestive organs are lined with a protective mucosa layer. This layer prevents bacteria, fungus, parasites, and you-name-it from entering the body and wreaking havoc. Gluten yields antibody properties that can break down this mucosa layer and penetrate the body’s immune system. Gluten can actually create holes in the intestines and undigested food can pass freely into the bloodstream (called Leaky Gut Syndrome) – holy immune system freak out, Batman! Gluten and its anti-digestive properties can be attributed to many health and mental diseases found all over this country (and world). It makes sense because the American diet is FULL of Gluten-based foods: Bread, Pizza, Flour, Beer, Oatmeal, Cereal, Snacks and the list goes on! Now, I believe that everyone has a Gluten Sensitivity, it just depends on how sensitive a person is and how long they can tolerate its intake before health problems become prominent (a person can even have issues and not even be aware of those issues because they don’t know any different).

Omega -6 Fats, also known as Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs), are also prevalent in American diet with their presence in Grains, Nuts, Seeds, Above Ground Vegetables, and Beans (we’ll stick to Grains, Nuts, and Seeds for now). According to most Doctors, Hospital Journals, and the U.S. Government, Omega -6′s are healthy and anti-inflammatory. I call Bullshit! Why? Because a Omega -6′s molecular structure is highly unstable and are rapidly oxidized (rancid/spoil) at moderate temperatures and at moderate pressures – not only in cooking, heating, or food processing, but also in the heat and pressure of a 98 degree human digestive system. Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids are called Poly-’s because they have more than one double bond (extra flimsy). Monounsaturated Fatty Acids have one double bond (flimsy) and Saturated Fatty Acids yield no bonds (strong like bull!). If these Omega -6 Fats aren’t damaged prior to consumption from food processing, packaging, and transportation, they can certainly be damaged, turn rancid, and cause inflammation when consumed. Now, different Grains have different amounts of Poly’s, as well as different Nuts and different Seeds so it’s a matter of choosing a less-inflammatory one over the other, but is it really worth it in the end if they still cause inflammation to some degree?

We covered how Grains contain THREE anti-digestive/inflammatory properties, while Nuts and Seeds contain TWO anti-digestive properties. These properties can encourage acne, eczema, rash, attention deficit disorder, chronic fatigue, brain fog, dehydration, constipation, weight gain, weight loss, erectile dysfunction, lack of libido, bipolar, mood swings, estrogen dominance (stress, emotional imbalance), dysbiosis, candida overgrowth, chronic infections, low immune system response, thyroid dysfunction, insulin-resistance, sugar sensitivity, dairy intolerance, food allergy, poor sleeping patterns, and you get the point. 

  • Grains to avoid: Wheat, Rye, Barley, Spelt, Quinoa, Millet, Buckwheat, Sorghum, Corn (take note that most alcohol is derived from grains/contain gluten)
  • Grains that are Ok: Rice, Gluten-free (still contains some gluten)
  • Nuts to avoid: Cashew (toxic properties), Walnut
  • Nuts that are Ok: [Soaked, Raw, Sprouted] Almond, Peanut, Brazil Nut, Macadamia Nut, Hazelnut, Chestnut, Pecan
  • Seeds to avoid: Flaxseed [Oil], Linseed [Oil], Hempseed [Oil], Cottonseed [Oil], Chia Seed, Sesame Seed [Oil]
  • Seeds that are Ok: [Soaked, Raw, Sprouted] Sunflower Seed, Pumpkin Seed

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Question: Skin care?

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Hey, I love this blog. It’s very helpful. I was wondering if you could post some stuff about skin care? Like acne and stuff? Thanks :)

1st Perspective:

The skin is one of three detoxification pathways; the other two being the lungs (breath) and the digestive organs (doo doo). When the body becomes over-burdened by toxins it usually shows within these three pathways: Poor skin health (rashes, acne, eczema, dandruff, body odor), bad breath (halitosis, poor dental health), and stinky/irregular bowel movements. The skin is the last organ in line to show detox effects; therefore, the problem usually lies from within. This can be a result of…

1) Toxins from the diet – chemical sprays, rancid fats, nutritionally-void foods

2) Alcohol consumption – this is a big one for some people

3) A pro-inflammatory diet – grains, polyunsaturated fats, processed/refined foods

4) Toxin-filled personal care items that are applied to the skin – soap, deodorant, sunscreen, cosmetics, shampoo, city water, etc. (the skin absorbs topical solutions direction into the bloodstream to be filtered by the liver)

5) Imbalance of intestinal flora – higher ratio of “bad” vs “good” caused by diet/lifestyle

2nd Perspective:

The body stores dietary and self-made Fats within 90% of body tissue. It prefers to use Cholesterol/Saturated Fat because the molecular structures of said Fats are stiff and rigid, thus providing cells with stability and integrity so things don’t go in or out unplanned. The problem lies within the diet. If the diet yields a higher amount of Unsaturated Fats compared to Saturated, then the body will use what its given to build its cell walls. However, an Unsaturated Fat isn’t nearly as stable as a Saturated Fat and this can result in [skin] cell problems. Unsaturated cell walls are highly permeable, allowing nutrients, water, and waste to come and go as they please, which is not what you want.

3rd Perspective:

Stress. Stress can cause lipid-oxidation. We just covered that the body stores fats all throughout its tissue and that sometimes those fats are unstable. In times of stress, the body releases stored fats into the blood stream and when they come into contact with oxygen, they become “oxidized,” which creates an internal stress/inflammatory response. Now, that stress can come in a number of forms: diet stress, water stress, alcohol stress, work stress, school stress, financial stress, relationship stress, exercise stress, and the list goes on.

Conclusion?

Sit back and take a perspective of what is causing your external environment to reflect your internal environment. I do not just mean some diet changes (although they could be in order), but to consider the non-physical root cause of your physical symptoms.

Thank you for the question. I hope this helps!

 

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You Are What You Digest & Absorb

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Eating healthy doesn’t mean much at the end of the day if the digestive system is not working properly to digest and absorb the nutrients in the first place.

Chew food thoroughly until it is liquified so your stomach doesn’t have to break down chunks of food

Lay off the drinks during meals because it dilutes stomach acid

Consume a high quality Sea Salt that increases hydrochloric acid production within your stomach 

Eat a balanced/varied diet of cooked, living, and raw foods

Eat a balanced/varied diet full of good quality fats, good quality proteins, and good quality carbohydrates

Check that what’s coming out the other end is healthy and not a surprise

Listen to your body to tell you what you need, not what you want

Research, read, listen, learn, and take everything into perspective to use as your own

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of the immune system is found in the small intestine, which is the main site where nutrients are absorbed and distributed. Inadequate nutrition or improper digestion due to food intolerances, food allergies, or poor food quality (amongst many other things) will result in a weak immune system.

So my question is: How often are you sick, run down, or have digestive problems?