Category: Health Tips

Pre- and probiotics — Eat prebiotic foods such as onions, garlic, leeks, asparagus and bananas, and probiotic fermented foods like yogurt, kefir, kimchi and sauerkraut. Alternatively, take a probiotic supplement. Beneficial bacteria such as Bifidobacteria and Lactobacillus, and beneficial yeast like Saccharomyces boulardii, can all help rein in the endotoxin production through competitive inhibition.

Limit sugar and refined carbohydrates — High intake of sugar and refined carbohydrates can feed harmful bacteria in the gut and promote inflammation, potentially increasing endotoxin production.

Avoid resistant starches — Other carbs to avoid would be resistant starches from legumes, beans, lentils, most grains, green bananas, sushi rice and pasta. Oatmeal can also cause trouble for many. You’ll know it’s incompatible with you if you get gas and/or constipation, or if it slows your digestion. Oatmeal is also high in linoleic acid (LA), which is why I avoid it. If you have small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), you may also need to avoid starches like rice and cooked potatoes, as you have inhibited ability to break down the starch into glucose. As a result, these kinds of starches may impede your recovery.

Eat plenty of antioxidant-rich whole foods — Foods rich in antioxidants, such as berries, leafy greens, and other colorful fruits and vegetables, can help reduce oxidative stress and inflammation in the gut, thereby supporting gut health and reducing endotoxin production.

Choose healthy fats such as those found in avocados, coconut oil, organic grass fed butter and ghee to help reduce gut inflammation.

Optimize your omega-3 level — Consuming omega-3 fats from sources like fatty fish (salmon, mackerel, sardines) may help reduce gut inflammation and promote a healthy gut microbiome.

From: https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2024/04/06/alzheimers-death-rate.aspx

This is a pretty good example of someone taking an incomplete look at a subject and making a simple conclusion that has some truth in it but is sometimes completely wrong so as to cause confusion. I feel for people trying to get educated on how to live the healthiest life when confronted with partial truths and contrary or completely incorrect data.

Now I have given you my opinion (and label it as such) what is the data behind me forming that opinion?

30 years ago Dr Graeme Romans told me, “Get as wide a range of foods into you as possible.” So instantly Dr James hits up against a datum I had been given and taken aboard.

So, when confronted with two datums in conflict, how do you resolve it rather than rejecting the latter outright? You look for more data that supports either to determine which is correct and you look at the purpose the person had in offering you the data.

16 years ago when I first started making an energy bar for my daughter, I researched the health benefits of each of the ingredients I used. I then broadened my learning and looked at the health benefits of each type of nut and was surprised to learn each nut had a different health benefit to the body. Each dried fruit had a different health benefit. And the more I read, the more I was amazed at the powers inherent in different plants.

The top level of classification of nutrients is fat, protein, carbohydrates and water.

The next level is Vitamins (about 16) and Minerals (over 70).

The third layer is phytonutrients or phytochemicals. There are, I have read, about 40,000 of them of which we have identified and know something about 10,000 of them. So there is far more we don’t know than there is that we do know!

Hence why having a broad range of foods in your diet leads to a wider range of nutrient intake and a potentially better health outcome.

So what point is Dr James making and why? He is, I presume, talking about highly processed foods formulated by a food chemist with the intention of finding the “bliss point” where the food tastes so good it is (almost) addictive and will last a long time on the shelf without going bad.

These purposes are great for a food manufacturer but not so great for a consumer. You may have seen a previous meme, “The longer the shelf life, the shorter yours!” referring the the harm done to the body by preservatives.

But Dr James’ simple statement erroneously miscategorises products like my NutriBlast Greens+ that has 205 ingredients and my Bug Out Bar with 235. Not a preservative or artificial colour or excitotoxin amongst them!

Saw this in an American video and thought it worth sharing. Never hurts to over prepare.

1. Stock up on shoes socks and underwear.
2. Forward pay rent, mortgage, property taxes.
3. Stock up on food and water. Start growing vegetable crops.
4. Stock up on ammo and defense and upskill.
5. Band aids, bandages and medical supplies.

Pfizer Inc. has agreed to settle more than 10,000 cases accusing it of hiding the cancer risks of its Zantac heartburn drug, according to people familiar with the deal, the biggest of the litigation.

The agreements cover cases in state courts across the US but don’t completely resolve the company’s exposure to Zantac claims, according to the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the settlement publicly. Financial details of the accords weren’t immediately available.

The deal is likely to reassure investors, who have seen other Zantac makers, including GSK Plc and Sanofi, sign settlements. Concerns about the drugmakers’ exposure to Zantac suits helped wipe out about $45 billion in combined market value in the summer of 2022. The shares have since recovered and have risen on news of the earlier deals.

Pfizer shares fell 1.5% in trading before US markets opened Thursday. They’ve lost 27% in the past 12 months through Wednesday’s close.

“Pfizer has explored and will continue to explore opportunistic settlements of certain cases if appropriate, and has settled certain cases,” the New York-based company said in an emailed statement. “The company has not sold a Zantac product in more than 15 years and did so only for a limited period of time.”

https://revolver.news/2024/05/pfizer-very-quietly-agrees-to-settle-10000-cancer-lawsuits/

For those who may have missed it, last week the American College of Pediatricians (ACPeds) delivered a scathing denunciation of America’s leading medical institutions – calling on them to halt the drastic gender transition protocols being imposed on vulnerable children.

A newly formed coalition of healthcare professionals including physicians, nurses, behavioral health clinicians, and scientists launched the “Doctors Protecting Children Declaration” led by Dr. Jill Simons, Executive Director of the American College of Pediatricians. They are sounding the alarm and criticizing the severe physical and mental health risks associated with “gender-affirming” care.

A recently published 20-year landmark NIH study ‘Risk of Suicide and Self-Harm Following Gender-Affirmation Surgery’ found that suicide risk increases after gender reassignment surgery. This study dismantles a popular argument wielded by those who fiercely advocate for these radical ‘life saving’ treatments on minors. Parents have been emotionally blackmailed into supporting such procedures – being told that their child is likely to commit suicide if not allowed to ‘transition’ as a minor. In fact, the data proves the opposite is true. Individuals who underwent gender-affirming surgery had a 12.12-fold higher suicide attempt risk than those who did not, and the study concluded that gender-affirming surgery is significantly associated with elevated suicide attempt risks.

https://tomrenz.substack.com/p/transgender-agenda-following-the

New research suggests that ultra-processed vegan food can increase the risk of heart disease and early death, the NY Post reports, citing a new study published in The Lancet from the University of São Paulo and Imperial College London. Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) include packaged goods, drinks, cereals and ready-to-eat products that contain colors, emulsifiers, flavors and other additives – and are notoriously high in sugar, saturated fat, salt, while often being devoid of vitamins.

https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/beyond-bad-fake-meat-and-other-ultra-processed-vegan-food-linked-heart-disease-early-death

So, yet another reinforcement that eating a diet composed mainly of fresh (preferably organic) vegetables and fruit, legumes, grass fed meat or wild caught fish is a lot better than processed food. And if you want to take your diet next level regarding nutrition, check out what I have been up to over at:  https://www.healthelicious.com.au/