I’ve come across countless diet tips throughout the years, and unfortunately, more than half of them are bad. I love and respect the pursuit of optimal health and wellness, as well as going after aesthetic goals, but if you follow the wrong diet tips, it can lead you down the wrong path, regardless of how …
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In short: Antinutrients are compounds in some plant foods that interfere with how you absorb other nutrients. This article covers six groups: oxalates (in foods like spinach and beetroot), phytates (grains, nuts and seeds), lectins, saponins (quinoa, oats and legumes), goitrogens and glucosinolates (cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and cauliflower) and tannins (coffee, tea and legumes). …
In short: I no longer eat nuts, and this article explains why. Nuts contain antinutrients like oxalates, phytates and lectins, which can make minerals harder to absorb, and they’re high in linoleic acid, an omega-6 fat. After two months of daily stomach pain that went away when I cut out nuts, I stopped seeing them …
Jonathan 0:39 Hey, everyone, on today’s podcast, we’re going to be talking about why should you prioritize your health? Joané 0:46 Yes, well, this is The Hart of Health after all. So, if we’re not talking about health, this isn’t our podcast? Jonathan 0:54 Yeah, I suppose we are very health focused on this podcast. …
In short: You don’t have to count macros on an animal-based diet, but it can help. Tracking lets you experiment with your protein-to-fat ratio, make sure you’re eating enough fat and keep fruit in check. Most people eating this way end up high in protein and fat, with carbs kept fairly low. Do macros still …
I’m about halfway through my pregnancy at the moment. While pregnant, I’ve been trying to eat as well as I possibly can, exercise daily, keep my stress levels low, and do whatever I can to help my baby be as healthy as possible. But the truth is that I’ve been living with the aim of …
I’m pregnant and I’m on a strict animal-based diet. Have you seen those pregnant women who try to stick to a healthy diet while pregnant, so they drink green smoothies for breakfast, have big salads for lunch, and pile on the veggies at dinner? That’s not me. My diet consists of animal foods and fruit. …
In short: Accounts of Marilyn Monroe’s eating habits show a diet built mostly on animal foods. Breakfast was warm milk with two raw eggs stirred in, and dinner was usually lamb chops, steak or liver cooked at home, with a few raw carrots at night. That lines up closely with an animal-based diet. Marilyn Monroe …
Joané 0:08 Hi, everyone, on today’s podcast, we’re talking about the real French paradox. Jonathan 0:44 Hmm. Hopefully, we can enlighten you guys into what we think the real cause of this paradox is. Joané 0:57 Yeah, if you haven’t heard of it before, the French paradox is a term that was created in 1980 …
