LECTINS are!
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health says, lectins are defined as proteins that bind to carbohydrates/sugar molecules and become STICKY PROTEINS. Lectins resist being broken down in the gut and are stable in acidic environments. Lectins don’t have any nutritional value when consumed in foods.
Although nearly all foods harbor some lectins, plant-based foods tend to contain the highest amounts of lectins and cause leaky gut by poking holes in the layer of our intestinal mucosa and the cell lining damaging the intestinal wall, triggering an over active immune response in the body. Linked to autoimmune inflammatory conditions like inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes, chronic diarrhea, constipation, gas, vomiting, bloating, fatigue, headaches, brain fog, confusion, difficulty concentrating, joint pain, skin issues such as acne, rashes, or eczema.
nutritional deficiency
Lectins that get through the intestines via leaky gut, enter the bloodstream, which disrupts human hormone functioning, disrupting or breakdown the absorption of nutrients, minerals, especially calcium, iron, phosphorus and zinc.
The worst ingredient hiding In your food! Dr. Steven Gundry says in his podcast. Hiding in all of our breakfast cereals, even organic oat bars and vegan meats is the pesticides glyphosate (roundup) a deadly ingredient that kills off the gut bacteria that manufacture our feel good hormones.
Dr Gundry has a printable Yes/no food list
drgundry.com/dr-gundrys-print-friendly-yes-no-lists
Things destroying our gut are pollution and processed food, many products that contain aldehydes, like cigarettes, paint thinner, and embalming fluid, and peanut butter releases a swarm of aldehydes, human cellular termites that feed on our mitochondria. Oily canned tuna has one of the worst fats of ANY fish when it comes to your heart and brain making your gut become weaker and vulnerable. The list of some offenders are chickpeas, kidney beans, lentils, pumpkin, squash, cucumber, their seeds and skin hold the lectins. Cereal grains including wheat and gluten/gliadin, Agglutinin and soybeans. Wheat germ in particular and peanuts, host the most plant lectins, followed by grains and plants in the nightshade family has been shown to break the tight junctions in the gut cells allowing increased exposure of antigens to the immune system.
Lectins fuse harmful bacteria and viruses together helping them stick to the cells in the body. People with lectin sensitivity might also get sick or infected more often than those without lectin sensitivity. But there are many lectins that are harmless.
Try adding natural lectin blockers such as cranberries, okra, crustaceans, kiwi, and bladderwrack seaweed. Because every individual is different, some people’s lectin defense is great, while other people’s systems are incredibly susceptible to lectin poisoning. Most of us, fall somewhere between the extremes.
We only need 30 grams of protein a day. Our body recycles our dead cells/protein giving us 20 grams of protein a day. When we eat MORE than 50 grams of protein a day it turns into sugar we do not need and gets stored in the body as fat.
70% of your immune system is located in your gut and your gut is responsible for producing a significant amount of neurotransmitters, including up to 90% of our serotonin, dopamine, and GABA. These neurotransmitters play a critical role in regulating mood, sleep patterns, and even appetite. Disrupting your gut microbiome can lead to imbalances in your neurotransmitters, which can in turn lead to mental health problems like depression and anxiety, two of the most common mental health disorders there are worldwide.
A study published in the Journal of gastroenterology found people with depression had less diverse gut microbiomes than healthy individuals and had an overabundance of harmful bacteria, such as Clostridium and Bacteroides, with a deficiency of beneficial bacteria, such as Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium.
Published in the Journal of Microbiome found that fecal transplant, where fecal matter from a healthy donor is transferred into the gut of a patient, improved symptoms of ASD in children. Gut health has also been linked to other mental health disorders as eating disorders, ADHD, OCD, Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder.
Your poop is telling you all about your health every day. “Normal” means you poop anywhere from three times a week to three times a day. It should only take you a few minutes each time you poop. It’s better to know your “normal” than to compare your bowel habits to others. The best indicator of poop health is in its consistency, that is, how firm or soft it may be. This is where things can get real awkward, trying to describe the shape and texture of your poop. Luckily, there’s something called the Bristol stool chart to help should you ever need to describe your bowel movements to a healthcare professional, so instead of having to say your poop is soft and mushy with ragged edges, you can just say it’s a type 6.
MITOCHONDRIA organelles, are the powerhouse of our cells, generating the energy critical for their and consequently our survival. Human muscle and brain cells contain thousands of mitochondria in each cell and sacrifice their lives to generate energy for our cells when the mitochondrea uncouple.
Mitochondria proteins uncoupling give us energy and (Adenosine tri-phosphate) ATP production. Think of it as the “energy currency” of the cell. If a cell needs to spend energy to accomplish a task, the ATP molecule splits off one of its three phosphates, becoming ADP (Adenosine di-phosphate) + phosphate. Mitochondrial uncoupling makes 32 molecules of ATP. ONLY two antioxidants are used by mitochondria to protect and uncouple mitochondria, Melatonin and glutathione. Pistachios have the highest source of melatonin of any food. Vinegar, butyrate and ketones are short chain fatty acids and uncouple mitochondria. Caffeine contains polyphenols which uncouple mitochondria.
Especially with intermittent fasting they have time and the energy for repairing the body instead of supplying energy.
Mitochondria proteins are encased bacteria in many organelles found in large numbers in most cells and are responsible for the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production in the cell. Mitochondria have their own DNA so they can make lots of mitochondria within a single cell.