Gut Pain? Antinutrients vs. Prebiotics (FODMAPs)
- At October 18, 2023
- By Daniel
- In Diet, Education, Health & Wellness, New Video
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Many fad diets associate painful gas, bloating. and nausea with antinutrients in plant foods. The same foods can have undigestible prebiotics know as FODMAPs. FODMAP stands for fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols. Fermentation is the culprit. These carbs are poorly absorbed by the small intestine become food for gut bacteria.
Simply eliminating a food or foods with an antinutrient like oxalate or lectin may not cure the problem. One can eat a low antinutrient diet and still have symptoms.
In this video:
• Types of gut (abdominal) pain. 00:48
• Causes of gas and bloating. 1:24
• What are antinutrients? 2:25
• What are prebiotics? 3:53
• FODMAPs 5:07
• Antinutrient or FODMAP symptoms? 7:04
Oxalate And Low Oxalate Diets
- At September 26, 2023
- By Daniel
- In Cooking Tips, Diet, Education, Health & Wellness, New Video
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People at high risk of having calcium-oxalate kidney stones are encouraged to eat a low oxalate diet. After numerous comments about my August 2019 High Oxalate Foods Facts & Myths video having outdated information, I resisted the subject. Not only is the information in the previous video still relevant, there has been no new developments.
Fad low oxalate diets for the masses are designed to increase meat and fat consumption, increase dietary supplement sales, and reduce plant food consumption. Ironically, there is significant data high plant food diets, including high oxalate foods, are linked to long, healthy lives.
In this video:
• Oxalate facts & myths video. 00:45
• What is oxalate? 2:20
• Oxalate and kidney stones. 3:56
• Is oxalate toxic? 6:14
• How your body removes toxins. 8:52
• What is a low oxalate diet? 9:42
• High and low oxalate foods. 10:31
Eating A Low Carb vs. Low Plant Food Diet
- At March 26, 2022
- By Daniel
- In Diet, Education, Health & Wellness, New Video
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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
