Food & Diseases

A little bit of sugar is ok, right?

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is sugar okay?

We’re not allowing our kids to have sugar on Easter. We’re terrible parents, aren’t we? 😉 I will make honey chocolates, and they won’t miss a thing. My kids don’t complain about not having sugar. They do not lack good food, that is for sure!

We have lots of reasons we’re not allowing sugar this Easter. Every one of us is healthier without it. I’ve read a lot about sugar, too. Did you know that in a correctional facility for aggressive juveniles, there was a 44% decrease in aggression and anti-social behaviors just by decreasing the amount of sugar that they ate?? That is phenomenal.

Thoughts about phytase, phytates & phytic acid

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phytase, phytates & phytic acid

I mis-spoke in my blog about Grains and Iron. I said that humans don’t have the enzyme phytase. That isn’t completely true (I learned tonight). We do have phytase, but we have such a tiny amount of it that our bodies are not able to process unfermented grains.

I read an article that compared the amount of phytase in a human gut to the amount in a rat’s gut. The article is called Phytase activity in the human and rat small intestine. My husband thinks the things I read are boring, what do you think? 🙂 I get excited over studies like this! 🙂

Grains and Iron

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Do you know why most (all?) cereals are "iron fortified"? It is because of the phytic acid that occurs naturally in the grain.  Humans (and cows, for that matter) do not have the enzyme phytase to break down phytic acid. (Hint, hint: we weren’t meant to eat grains, at least in the way that they’re … Read more

The Hygiene Hypothesis

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Several weeks ago, we found out that Farm Princess is severely allergic to peanuts. The doctor mentioned that more and more people are becoming allergic to peanuts, and I asked him why that is. He said that there are two thoughts on this subject:

1. It is because of the way we process nuts in our country (I will cover that in another post)

2. It is because of the Hygiene Hypothesis

It all begins in the gut, but it may not be your fault

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This is Part 2 of “It All Begins in the Gut.” I’ve been thinking about this subject, and I wanted to clarify some things. I don’t want to give the impression that if you’re sick, it’s only because of something you did.

It all begins in the gut, but not necessarily yours…

It all begins in the gut

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This is a big subject! It will take more than one post to cover this subject, but I want to get you pondering this:

“All disease begins in the gut.”
Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine

ALL disease begins in the gut.

Eczema?

Asthma?

MS?

Chron’s disease?

Arthritis?

Cancer?

Autism?

Autoimmune diseases?

Mental illness?

High blood pressure?