Microblog: The Many Roles of the Liver
🌟The liver is one of the only organs that is able to replace damaged tissue with new cells rather than scar tissue.💊For example, an overdose of acetaminophen (Tylenol) can destroy half of a person's...
Heavy Metals
Microblog: A Moment in History – Chemicals and Drugs
They say history repeats itself.⏳And those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.Given FDA’s past (and very recent) history:⚠️they’ve been been wrong with chemicals and drugs⚠️they likely sided with Johnson...
Microblog: Other Options of Fish with Lower Amounts of Mercury
Not everyone loves sardines. Here are other options of fish with lower amounts of mercury based on an FDA report from 1990 – 2012.📖In @CarnivoreCure, I explain that our exposure to mercury toxicity is not...
Microblog: These Factors Affect Your Metabolic Rate
Most people define healing with weight loss. Ask my clients, that’s not my benchmark (and many of them wish it was).There are many contributing factors to weight loss. Some of the factors that cause...
Microblog: Plant-Based Diet – Processed Junk Foods and Plant Based Foods
⛑As a nutritional therapist, I always consider the nutrient profiles in foods. And since I've done this in great detail with animal-based foods, let's do one for plants.🍃All foods are shown as 100g servings....
Microblog: Natural and Artificial Flavors Contain Chemicals
Adapted from @CarnivoreCure:I’ve talked about natural flavors before but both natural and artificial flavors contain chemicals. Natural flavors are derived from edible sources like animals and plants and then oftentimes processed in a lab to...
Microblog: A Beyond Meat Ingredient – Rice Protein (Powder)
Rice protein is a protein powder made from brown rice. Some people on gluten free diets use rice protein powder and some use rice protein powders because it’s cheaper than other protein powders.⠀👨🏻🔬Through a...
Microblog: A Beyond Meat – All Canola Oil Is Toxic
Adapted from @CarnivoreCure:The ways to extract oil from vegetables:⠀1) chemical solvents (hexane)⠀2) centrifuge and⠀3) expeller-pressed⠀🌱Canola oil is extracted from rapeseed plants that have been bred to have lower levels of toxic erucic acid.⠀⠀⚠️Rapeseed Oil causes...
Microblog: A Beyond Meat – Pea Protein
Adapted from @CarnivoreCure: Awareness around the dangers of soy are causing plant-based foods to use pea proteins. Pea protein is made from extracting proteins from yellow pea legumes.⠀❌Pea protein is not a complete protein as...