elimination diet: "animal food has less toxins"
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elimination diet: "animal food has less toxins"
I'm exchanging into with a person who eats almost no carbs and almost exclusively animal products.
They are telling me fruit is full of toxins (Salicylates)
http://www.plantpoisonsandrottenstuff.i ... lates.aspx
Is this accurate and if so is this something to be concerned about?
They are telling me fruit is full of toxins (Salicylates)
http://www.plantpoisonsandrottenstuff.i ... lates.aspx
Is this accurate and if so is this something to be concerned about?
Re: animal food has less toxins
That diet is about eliminating all possible triggers of allergies, not about eliminating toxins.
Yes, specific salicylates may trigger allergies (If you are susceptible), but they are not toxins. In as much as amines (fish is high in amines) are not toxins but may trigger allergies.
Yes, specific salicylates may trigger allergies (If you are susceptible), but they are not toxins. In as much as amines (fish is high in amines) are not toxins but may trigger allergies.
I agree.
But... Our brain is not the only part of our body that needs glucose; so do our muscles (glycogen), so that physical activity may lead to lows in the blood glucose levels and thus to feeling less energetic and maybe depressed and/or aggressive.
Thats why we feel most energetic and happy on a high-sugar diet (if you eat often enough, of course)
Unlike herbivores, predators sleep a lot. The reason is that the carnivore body needs lots of time to converge all those proteins (and fat) to refill the glycogen depots.
But... Our brain is not the only part of our body that needs glucose; so do our muscles (glycogen), so that physical activity may lead to lows in the blood glucose levels and thus to feeling less energetic and maybe depressed and/or aggressive.
Thats why we feel most energetic and happy on a high-sugar diet (if you eat often enough, of course)
Unlike herbivores, predators sleep a lot. The reason is that the carnivore body needs lots of time to converge all those proteins (and fat) to refill the glycogen depots.
RRM wrote:I agree.
But... Our brain is not the only part of our body that needs glucose; so do our muscles (glycogen), so that physical activity may lead to lows in the blood glucose levels and thus to feeling less energetic and maybe depressed and/or aggressive.
Thats why we feel most energetic and happy on a high-sugar diet (if you eat often enough, of course)
I've been told this:
All the brain, or any other mass of cells, needs in order to perform its work is ATP. Potential energy stored in ATP can be derived from free fatty acids, glucose or ketones. (Ketones are the most efficient and less free-radical promoting of the three.)
Is this true?
I guess that is really what the debate (the one I'm having with the zero carb crowd) is about. They believe the best source of energy comes from fat and protein. They say once your body adapts you will not have high's and lows even if you miss meals.
I seem to feel fine following either diet, so it is hard for me to do what feels best.
I seem to feel fine following either diet, so it is hard for me to do what feels best.
The downside of protein as a pure source of energy (I mistakingly wrote "protein") is that its not. Protein contains nitrogen as its required in compositional protein. Protein as a source of energy, the nitrogen is worthless and a burden, as it needs to be converted into (toxic) ammonium and ureum subsequently before its excreted. So, you eat it, take it up, disarm it and excrete it. A lot of work and burden for nothing.
Last edited by RRM on Wed 05 Dec 2007 18:18, edited 1 time in total.