Direct To Consumer Food Sensitivity Test Facts & Myths

Food sensitivity is a marketing term not a medical condition. Some foods do cause allergic reactions and intolerances. There are tests for food allergies. This video shares some of the facts and myths about home food sensitivity tests, their accuracy, and potential risks.

In this video:

• What is food sensitivity testing? 00:52
• Sensitivity versus allergy and intolerance. 2:59
• Direct to consumer food sensitivity tests. 4:47
• Immunoglobulin G (IgG) & Immunoglobulin E (IgE). 5:39
• Direct to consumer food sensitivity test risks. 6:47
• Food sensitivity facts and myths.

15 High Vitamin A Foods

Vitamin A is an essential, fat soluble vitamin. This video shares 15 sample foods high in vitamin A.

In this video:

• What is vitamin A? 00:39
• Vitamin A’s functions. 00:60
• Vitamin A deficiency. 1:22
• Vitamin A RDA and contraindications. 1:44
• 15 high vitamin A foods. 3:52

Animal Food Diet vs Plant Food Diet

There is no end to the number of an extreme, unsustainable fad diets emphasizing either animal or plant foods versus eating a balanced diet that supplies all essential nutrients. These diets are easily identified by the number of supplemental nutrients required to avoid one or more nutrient deficiencies. As with any diet, too much protein, fat, and carbs can cause weight gain and numerous serious chronic health conditions.

In this video:

• Animal food based diet advantages & disadvantages. 00:37
• Plant food based diet advantages & disadvantages. 4:50
• Balanced diet advantages & disadvantages. 7:33
• Which diet is best for you? 14:00

Synthetic Chemicals In Your Food

Diets high in prepared foods, including some organic foods, are also high in synthetic chemical additives. Many additives are not fully tested for safety.

In this video:

• From natural to chemical preservatives. 00:40
• Using chemical enhancers to reduce cost. 1:55
• How safe are food additives? 3:24
• Organic foods and chemical additives. 5:20
• Prepared foods and chemical additives. 6:21

Eating A Low Carb vs. Low Plant Food Diet

There are many low carb diets. Eating a low carb diet does not mean eating a low plant food diet. Plant foods are a major source of carbohydrates. Plant foods also provide fat, protein and 100’s of other nutrients. Plant foods are a major source of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer nutrients. Plant foods are also  low inflammation foods.

This video shares some differences between eating a low plant food versus a low carbohydrate diet and the health benefits of plant foods.

In this video:

• What is a carbohydrate? 00:44
• Sources of carbohydrates. 2:06
• Natural versus refined carbs. 2:36
• Diabetes, sugar and starch. 4:07
• Plant food health benefits. 7:08
• High plant food, low carb diet. 10:15

Differences Between Carb, Fat And Protein Calories

Food calories are not equal. Each has specific functions. This video shares the functions and differences between carbohydrate, fat, and protein food calories.

In this video:

• What is a calorie? 00:46
• Sources of food calories. 1:24
• How your body uses carbohydrates. 2:24
• How your body uses protein. 7:11
• How your body uses fat. 8:39
• Are fat calories superior to carb calories? 10:35
• Listen to YOUR body not celebrity fad diet hype. 11:36

High Fiber Anti-Aging Diet

Research indicates people eating a high fiber diets slow the aging process and live longer, healthy lives. The only source of fiber is plant foods. Diets high in protein and fat and low in carbohydrates tend to be low fiber diets. In addition to possibly accelerating the aging process, low fiber diets can cause irregularity and change gut flora (bacteria). Fiber is also known as a prebiotic that feeds gut bacteria.

In this video:

• What is fiber? 00:37
• Fiber’s health benefits. 1:51
• Diet and aging. 4:07
• How much fiber do you need? 5:03
• Natural carb anti-aging diets. 6:03
• Why you should add fiber gradually. 7:49

Marketing Tricks: It’s Only $19.99!

Reasons to avoid products advertised on television for $19.99? How sellers can offer two items for the price of one and free shipping.

In this Video:

• Why most TV offers are not available in stores. 00:46
• Paying a separate fee to double the offer. 1:51
• Free shipping is not free. 2:46
• Free extras are not free. 3:22
• Avoid auto-refill offers. 4:09
• You get what you pay for. 5:42

Carbs, Digestion & Blood Sugar Spikes

Carbohydrates (carbs) have been associated with weight gain for decades. This video shares how the human body digests and absorbs sugar and starch from carbohydrates and why an abundance of minimally processed carbs are better than diets high in refined carbs.

In this video:

• Types of carbs. 00:38
• Types of sugar. 1:07
• Carbs and blood sugar levels. 2:06
• Blood sugar and diabetes. 4:16
• How your body digests sugar and starch. 5:31

Essential Nutrients: Fad vs. Balanced Diets

Many popular fad diets are nutrient deficient diets marketed to overweight and obese people with one or more chronic diseases.

Nutrient packed balanced diets like Mediterranean and DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) have been around for decades and in some cases millennia. They do not generate as much publicity or interest because they are not rapid weight loss diets. By eating a diet providing the nutrients your body needs, one can lose excess weight and keep it off.

In this video:

• What are essential nutrients? 00:35
• Nutrient abundant & deficient diets. 1:42
• Low carb 2:45
• Paleo 5:53
• Keto 7:20
• DASH 7:49
• Mediterranean 9:13

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