THE SURPRISING ALL- NATURAL TOXINS IN PLANT FOODS Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN Wise Traditions 2009
Jan 03, 2016
THE SURPRISING ALL-NATURAL TOXINS IN PLANT FOODS
Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCNWise Traditions 2009
PROTEASE INHIBITORS
• Beans• Grains• Nuts• Seeds
PROTEASE INHIBITORS
• Nightshade Vegetables• Onions and Garlic• Beets, Turnips,
Rutabagas• Broccoli, Brussels
Sprouts• Sweet potatoes
PROTEASE INHIBITORS
• Lettuce• Spinach • Alfalfa and
Clover
PROTEASE INHIBITORS
• Apples• Strawberries• Grapes
PROTEASE INHIBITORS
SOYBEANS• More Numerous• More Resistant to
Neutralization
PROTEASE INHIBITORS
• Ivy League Rats at Cornell University
• The Role of Coprophagy in the Prevention of Trypsin Inhibitor Induced Amino Acid Deficiencies
THE EVOLUTION OF PROTEASE INHIBITORS
• Defense against microbes, insects and mammals
• Protection from premature sprouting
PROTEASE INHIBITORS
• Two Main Types
1. Kunitz
2. Bowman-Birk
PROTEASE INHIBITORS
• Hot, but Not Always Uninhibited
• The Effect of Heat, Cooking and other Processes
PROTEASE INHIBITORS
• Balancing Act
• Too Much Cooking vs. Not Enough
PROTEASE INHIBITORS
• No Rest for the Weary Pancreas
• Hypertrophy • Hyperplasia
PROTEASE INHIBITORS
• Pancreatic Cancer • #4 Cause of Cancer Deaths
Patrick Swayze
Randy Pausch, a professor at Carnegie Mellon
PROTEASE INHIBITORS
ADDING IT UP
• Soy Formula Fed Infants
• Vegetarians and Vegans
PROTEASE INHIBITORS
• Industry “Tryping”
• Selling Trypsin Inhibitors for Cancer Prevention
PROTEASE INHIBITORS
“Soybean trypsin inhibitors do in fact pose a potential risk to humans when soy protein is incorporated into the
diet.”
– Irvin E. Liener, PhD, Letter to FDA,1998
Phytates
Beans Grains Seeds
PHYTATES
Two Primary Functions:
1. Prevent Premature Germination 2. Storage of Phosphorous
PHYTATES
Main Benefit to Humans• Safe seed storage over the winterRisks to Human• Bind needed minerals such as calcium, zinc
and iron
Phytates – Developing World
Phytates are the leading cause of:
• Poor growth• Rickets• Anemia ("iron poor blood")• Immune system breakdown
Phytates
HEALTH BENEFITS FOR OMNIVORES
• Bind heavy metals such as cadmium • Bind toxic levels of iron
Phytates
• Spring Detoxification• Unleavened bread before Passover
Phytates
PHY FUTURES
• Chelators of excess iron• Antioxidants• Cancer fighting
LECTINS
GLUTENS FOR PUNISHMENTProteins with a Sweet Tooth
• Agglutinate blood -- Glue It Up• Clotting
LECTINS
Beans Grains Other foods
Lectins
React with carbohydrate component of cell membranes
• Cell injuries and deaths• Gastrointestinal distress• Immune System Breakdown
Lectins
IN SOYBEANS
• Symbiotic relationship with Rhizobium bacteria
• Fix nitrogen in the roots of soybean plant• Soybeans excellent for fertilization and crop
rotation
Lectins
• Largely deactivated by enzymes and cooking• Negative findings from uncooked soyfoods
and animal feed• Problems with processing
Lectins
Potential problem from:
• High levels "on occasion“• Low levels eaten in large quantities on a
regular basis
Lectins
• Resist breakdown by digestive enzymes 60% remain biologically active and immunologically intact
• Bind to villi and crypt cells of the small intestine
• Interfere with hormone and growth factor signaling
• Contribute to unfavorable gut flora
Lectins
• “Leaky Gut Syndrome“• Digestive Distress• Allergies• Immune system breakdown
Lectins
• Most studies carried out on the highly toxic kidney bean lectin
Lectins
• Lectins and Your Blood Type
• Eat Right 4 Your Type by Peter J. D'Adamo (1996)
• Why the theory is a little "sticky"
• Why many people nonetheless benefit from the blood type diets
Lectins
GMO Foods• The research of Dr. Arpad Pusztai
"Lectins can have serious consequences for growth and health."
-----Arpad Pusztai, PhD
Saponins
• Soap in Your Mouth • Compounds in plant foods that foam up like
soap suds in water and break down red blood cells
Saponins
New uses:
• Alfalfa saponins to decrease root rot • Soy saponins as natural herbicides
Saponins
In mammals linked to: • Poor growth• Bloat• Damage to lining of intestines
But findings are not consistent
Saponins
• Bind w/ cholesterol • Injuries result in "leaky gut" • Break down red blood cells – hemolysis• Damage digestive enzymes trypsin and
chymotrypsin • May be goitrogenic
Saponins
The Marketing of Saponins
• A Squeaky Clean New Image and a Promising Pharmaceutical Future
• Saponins "prevent" heart disease by lowering cholesterol
• Saponins "prevent" cancer by binding bile acids
OXALATES -- CASTING STONES
• Indigestible compounds in foods that prevent the proper absorption of calcium.
FOODS HIGH IN OXALATES
• Best known foods are Spinach and Rhubarb
OTHER FOODS HIGH IN OXALATES
• Chocolate• Peanuts • Soy
Oxalates
Not significantly neutralized by cooking
Linked to: • kidney stones • vulvodynia
OLIGOSACCHARIDES
THE FLATULENCE FACTOR
OLIGOSACCHARIDES
The pesky twins • Raffinose• Stachyose
Require the enzyme alpha-galactosidase for proper digestion
"Beans, beans, the musical fruit"
Gas producing veggies
FOR MANY YEARS A BOOMING RESEARCH INDUSTRY
Some Typical Research Study Titles
"Flavor and flatulence factors in soybean protein products."
"Effects of various soybean products on flatulence in the adult man"
"Development of a technique for the in vivo assessment of flatulence in dogs."
TEST SUBJECTS
Test Subjects
Test Subjects
CONTAINMENT DEVICES
Gas-tight pantaloonsSealed to the skin at the waist and thighs using duct tapeEquipped with two ports
Other Devices
OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENTS
• Number of incidences per hour and day• Quantities of gas ejected per incident• Proportions of hydrogen, methane, carbon
dioxide, hydrogen sulfide• Propulsion force• Noise levels
SUBJECTIVE MEASUREMENTS
Odor -- As judged by professional "Odor Judges"
SOLUTIONS
• Proper Preparation• Soaking• Changes of water• Cooking with carrot, herbs and/or seaweed • Beano • Carminative Herbs
allspice, caraway, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, dill, fennel, garlic, ginger, nutmeg, oregano, peppermint, rosemary, sage, thyme and basil
SOLUTIONS
Solutions
Solutions
• New Improved Low Gas Beans • Hybrids and GMOs • Marketing the Health Benefits of
Oligosaccharides
NOT TRUSTING THE PROCESS
Food Manufacturing Processes:
High temperatureHigh pressureChemical solventsAcids and alkalisExtruders and other harsh tools
TOXIC AND CARCINOGENIC RESIDUES
Not just modern soy foods
All highly processed, industrial food products Grains Vegetables Oils Milk Eggs Meat
NITROSAMINES
• Nitrates• Nitrites• Nitrosamines
SMOKING GRAS
• How soy protein isolate -- despite its nitrosamines -- achieved GRAS statusand an FDA health claim
CROSS LINKED AMINO ACIDS
• Unnatural amino acids found in heavily treated proteins
• Lysine to Lysinoalanine• Arginine to Ornithine to Ornithinoalanine
Adverse effects from Lysinoalanine
Protein digestion• Protein quality• Mineral bioavailability and utilization• Iron levels drop, copper levels increase
Ghulam Sarwar, PhD, Nutrition Research Division, Health Canada, Ottawa
EXCITOTOXINS• Glutamate• Aspartate
Excitotoxins exist naturally in the body and are normally used by the brain in small, carefully controlled concentrations.
Problems arise when people eat excessive amounts of highly processed foods
Double whammy from soybeans •Glutamate is formed as a byproduct of processing •Soy protein isolate, hydrolyzed plant protein, textured vegetable protein, vegetable protein etc.
•MSG and other "natural flavorings" are often added to improve taste and smell
Dangers from excitotoxins increase when 2 or more are present in the same food or when nitrosamines or other toxins are also present
HETEROCYCLIC AMINESMutagenic and carcinogenic compounds
Not just fried and grilled beef and fish
Formed in any protein industrially treated, protein rich foods
More HCAs formed at the processing plant than in the home kitchen or barbecue grill.
Modern soy products such as TVP, SPI, SPC and HVP may undergo 3 or more heat treatments before they reach the supermarket
Thus they can carry high levels of HCAs
EAT HERE, GET GAS!
Soy Protein Isolate contains residues of 38 petroleum
compounds, including:
Butyl, methyl and ethyl esters of fatty acids Phenols, diphenyls and phenyl esters Abietic acid derivatives, diehydroabietinal, hexanal and 2-butyl-2-octenal alcdehydes Dehudroabietic acid methyl esterDehydroabietene and Abietatriene
HEXANE
• Organic solvents used by the vegetable industry to extract oil from beans and seeds
• Hexane the most widely used solvent by 1941. Irritates the lungs Depresses the central nervous system
• The oil industry claims that "desolventizing" processes remove hexane residues.The truth is some traces always remain.
AgeChildren
Boys Girls Men WomenPregnant
1-3 19 g
4-8 25 g
9-13 31 g 26 g
14-18 38 g 26 g
19-30 38 g 25 g 28 g
31-50 38 g 25 g 28 g
51-70 30 g 21 g
Over 70 21 g 21 g
Average recommended fiber intake (grams per day)
These are the standing recommendations from the Food and Nutrition Board, a division of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, which is the body that establishes the nutritional policy guidelines of the U.S. Government
"I didn’t set out to write it because I was a healthy and vibrant vegetarian, but because a high-fiber, high-carb diet almost killed me." –Konstantin Monastyrsky
.
To control lust, Graham prescribed a high-fiber vegetarian diet
Sylvester Graham (1794–1851)
In 2004 alone, the Kellogg Company spent over $3.5 billion on “promotional expenditures.” No wonder fiber is still on everyone’s mind and in everyone’s stools
TYPICAL ADVICE ON INCREASING FIBER
• Eat a high fiber cereal or add a few spoonfuls of wheat bran to your cereal
• Add bran when making meatloaf, breads, muffins, cakes & cookies
• Choose whole grain bread • Use whole wheat flour• Experiment with whole grains• Add canned bans to soups and salads • Eat high fiber snacks such as fruits, vegetables,
popcorn and whole grain crackers
Just one cup of Kellogg's All Bran with extra fiber meets the 30 grams per day
recommendationfor adults and exceeds the
recommendations for children.
HIDDEN FIBER IN PACKAGED AND PROCESSED FOODS
• InulinLigninOligofructoseFructooligosaccharidesPolydextrosePolylosPsylliumResistant dextrinResistant starch
• CelluloseB-glucansPectinGuar gumCellulose gumCarrageenAgar-agarHemicellulose
FIBER ADDITIVES
• Wood pulpCottonSeaweedHusksSkinsSeedsTubersPlants not suitable for human consumption
Detoxification and Bowel Cleansing Programs
A high fiber diet is a high carbohydrate diet.
A high fiber diet is a high carbohydrate diet.
• "Paradoxically if your goal is to add bulk to your diet, you are better off taking a supplemental fiber, then consuming a high-fiber natural diet, because supplements don't add any digestible carbohydrates to an already bad mix." -- Konstantin Monastrysky
WHAT'S WRONG WITH FIBER?
• Human digestive organs can handle a limited amount of indigestible fiber.
• Mother Nature did not design us to consume massive amounts of fiber.
• Bloating, • Gas• Dysbiosis• Stomach Cramps• Nausea and Vomiting• Rectal Bleeding• Unrelieved Constipation
FIBER'S LINK TO EPIDEMIC GUT PROBLEMS
• Acid reflux• Ulcers• Constipation• Irritable Bowel Syndrome• Colitis , • Crohn's• Colon Cancer
Excitotoxins exist naturally in the body and are normally used by the brain in small, carefully controlled concentrations.
Excitotoxins
HEXANE
• Organic solvents used by the vegetable industry to extract oil from beans and seeds
• Hexane the most widely used solvent by 1941. Irritates the lungs Depresses the central nervous system
• The oil industry claims that "desolventizing" processes remove hexane residues.The truth is some traces always remain.
I would like to thank Martha Pickard MSfor research assistance and for help with
this PowerPoint presentation.
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