From Dr. Jack Kruse I learned that hormone resistance is the path to metabolic dysfunction. One resistance leads to the next, like this:
- Insulin
- Leptin
- Cortisol
- Death
Because lack of cortisol is serious business. The results are what I am calling faux-Addison's Crisis, but there's nothing fake about it. It's a stress thing, still unrecognized. Think of an out of control panic attack. In my case, chronic stress had and poor eating had so beaten down my receptors they started getting a shortage of all of these hormones. My diet changes worked on all the hormones -- and everything started working as it should.
But probably why my system is wildly overreactive.
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(For what it's worth, I googled to find out what foods have high levels of polyphenols like flavonoids and carotenoids - and found a few things high on the list that I try to avoid because for me they tend to trigger overeating, others because they produce a hyperinsulin reaction, and others that I already eat almost daily.)
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Likewise! I got some relief by avoiding soy and lectins, but still had mysterious flareups. Oxalate turned out to be the missing element. Now I can enjoy certain plants. Being aware of anti-nutrients, the concept, was a big step forward. Before, I'd listen to Dr. Ede and keep my plant intake low, but was tormented by poor science and marketing into eating more plants than I actually should.
Still no evidence than anything in plants can't be gotten from animals. I even looked it up from Healthline, which is like WebMD and needs a lot of salt.
10 Nutrients That You Can't Get From Animal Foods
For instance,
2–5 are Flavonoids, but there's no scientific evidence that they are good for us. Check this quote for weasel words:
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Flavonoids are the most common group of antioxidants in plants. They are found in virtually all plant foods.
Many of the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables may be due to their flavonoid content. In fact, studies indicate that flavonoid-rich diets may have health benefits, such as:
Reduced risk of heart disease.
Improved brain health and function.
Better colon health.
Below is an overview of 4 common flavonoids, including their food sources and health benefits.
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So how I can trust the article? Actually, I get all the vitamin C I need from lemon juice, which is part of my smoothie/pudding things I make with Greek yogurt and whey protein powder.
Selling produce when the Western world was raised with "eat your veggies, they are good for you!" has only created sweetened and processed forms people eat and feel virtuous about. "Plant-based" now has the same healthy aura as "granola" used to. They get to revive all their biggest sellers with a tweak to the formula and a new banner on the package.
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6–10: Dietary Fiber is an outright CHEAT!
One thing I can say for sure is that I do best on incredibly low fiber, which is another reason I started restricting my vegetable intake. I still have things like chocolate, only with portion control and milk chocolate to reduce the oxalate content. I can still flavor a whole smoothie or have chocolate chips over my homemade cheesecake.
I do eat romaine and spring mix without spinach, but not every day. It's a fine choice for going out. A recent lunch special was grilled salmon on a Caesar salad. Or the chopped salad at a favorite cafe, which uses local greens and I can get steak on top. I used to make this at home but discovered that, if I ate a salad every day, it would give me problems. Now, this an inexpensive meal I can choose when DH and I have a date, and feels like a treat.
I also enjoy coconut in its many forms, like wraps, oil in my coffee, and unsweetened shredded for a smoothie addition. So I'm not zero fiber, especially since I've added low oxalate fruit like blueberries and apples, clementines instead of oranges, and we both enjoy more melon. Which, I understand, is mostly soluble fiber. Unlike whole grains
I've discovered I can throw some raspberries into my French press and have raspberry coffee from the juice. (Those little seeds are full of oxalate.) If I use it on my flavored decafs (mocha that thing!) it makes the best flavors taste more natural.
Despite my high hopes, nothing can save the strawberry cheesecake flavor. My sharpened taste buds will only give points for effort.