A new study from Australia is popping up in my news feed. On its face, it seems to make sense.



It might even be true. But it certainly isn't true for me, and I wonder just how much that's true for other people: especially those, like me, who are dealing with autoimmune issues.

I wonder if this study got the cart before the horse.



What if people "who have higher fruit and veggie intakes" are less stressed to begin with? Isn't this one of those healthy mindset fallacies?

Even if we gift them some kind of reliance on data that isn't the notoriously unreliable food diaries. Health-conscience people eat more fruit and vegetables. Because that's what they have been told.

But fruit has sugar and vegetables have lectins. And both of those are known inflammatory sources. I go by Dr. Teresa Wahls, who helped me put my autoimmune into remission. And here's what she has to say:



To be clear, I think leptin sensitivity can vary widely. But if someone is sensitive, all kinds of mayhem can ensue.

Dr. Georgia Ede put my mind at ease about avoiding vegetables and sticking to low sugar fruits like zucchini, tomato (no skins or seeds) and berries. Because just because vitamins and anti-oxidants show up in the lab doesn't mean it winds up in our body.

Now, I eat in a way where I lower my oxidation stress at the source.

Also, people under stress aren't hitting the salad bar...