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Advantages of a Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet
Many popular books, magazines and websites claim that we have bee following expert medical advice since the 1970s and we are unhealthier than ever. They declare that the idea that saturated fats and cholesterol cause heart disease is the greatest scientific deception of our times and that a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet is essential for our well-being.
These views have become accepted as the truth. Instead of informing our society about healthy dietary choices, they are causing widespread harm.
These views are based on myths, fabrications and a distortion of facts.
However, standard medical advice has not been helpful in reducing the rising prevalence of obesity, diabetes and autoimmune diseases. This advice often contains guidance such as “everything in moderation” and that we need to be “practical” and “flexible”. Advice that is not very constructive.
Fortunately, the diets that are optimal for our health are also the best for the environment and for the animals that we share the earth with.
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Strategies to Assist with Arthritis
Neal Barnard suggests that the foods below should be initially avoided whilst eliminating potential arthritic triggers. He recommends that meats, dairy products, or eggs should not be reintroduced back into the diet.
You may be surprised to know how much is known about the causes of rheumatoid arthritis.
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How do Your Genes Affect Obesity and Diabetes Supplement
A popular area of research is to determine genetic causes of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, autoimmune disease, depression and any other illness or condition that is plaguing our society. Proposed…
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Getting Started on a Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet
Below are notes on commencing a whole-food, plant-based diet that is the most advantageous for losing weight and becoming healthy.
For some, this can be very daunting because it involves changes to shopping, cooking, eating out as well as family and community relationships.
A lot of life is about habits – once you change a habit then it becomes the new “normal”.
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Changes to our Health Indicators
Many of our health indicators have become worse over the past few decades (2000-2020). There has been a decrease in the United States in life expectancy. Below are some of the indicators that have been reduced, resulting in a society that is becoming increasing unhealthy and is placing an unsustainable burden on the families and health care facilities.
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About Angela Carey
Angela Carey is a Naturopathic Practitioner and Registered Nurse with over 20 years experience located in East Maitland in the Hunter Valley. Having cured herself from a chronic autoimmune condition, she can assist her clients to return to optimal health. She is able to work closely with you to tackle any health challenges you may have. With lifestyle, dietary and nutritional changes, she can assist you to maximise your body's potential to heal.
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The World Incidence and Prevalence of Autoimmune Diseases is Increasing
The average percentage increase per year of the incidence and prevalence of autoimmune diseases worldwide were 19% and 13% respectively.
Incidence is the rate of new (or newly diagnosed) cases of the disease. It is generally reported as the number of new cases occurring within a period of time or as a fraction of the population.
Prevalence is the proportion of disease or risk factor affecting a population (for example, cancer, smoking or seat-belt use). It is arrived at by comparing the number of people found to have the condition with the total number of people studied and is usually expressed as a fraction.
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Autoimmune Diseases, Biomimicry and Type 1 Diabetes
Autoimmune diseases are a group of sinister diseases where the immune system attacks the body that it has evolved to protect. One mechanism that explains auto-immune conditions is molecular biomimicry. When intruders invade our bodies, the immune system creates antibodies that mark these intruders (antigens) as a foreign foe. The immune system is then able to destroy the intruders.
During digestion, proteins from animal-based foods are broken down into their component amino acids. Some proteins may be absorbed from the intestine without being fully broken down into their amino acid components. Small chains of amino acids are called peptides. These peptides may be treated as a foreign invader by our immune system.
A chain of 17 amimo acids in cow's milk is treated a foreign body by our immune system. This same 17 amino acids occur on the surface of the pancreas that produces insulin resulting in the immune system destroying the inuslin-producing capacity of the pancreas, causing Type 1 Diabetes.
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Hashimoto's Disease, which results in an under-active thyroid, are also a result of the immune system destroying parts of the body that that it ishould be protecting.
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Gut Health and Robert Beson
Australian Traditional Medicine Society FUNCTIONAL GI SYMPOSIUM 2019 was held in Sydney on Sunday 15th September.
Robert Beson presented a session Gut Health: Environmental & Internal Profile Consideration.
Unfortunately, there is very little information regarding his proboitic treatments.
Internet search results for "Robert Beson probiotics" or "Robert Beson gut healthy" lead to the Progurt website which sells probiotic supplements.
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How do Your Genes Affect Obesity and Diabetes
The purpose of the DIETFITS Trial was "to determine the effect of a healthy low-fat (HLF) diet vs a healthy low-carbohydrate (HLC) diet on weight change and if genotype pattern or insulin secretion are related to the dietary effects on weight loss".
It a popular area of research to determine if there are genetic causes of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, autoimmune disease, depression and any other illness or condition that is plaguing our society.
This area of research ignores the fact that often our genetics does not determine health outcomes. Ignoring this will not solve the problems of our society's rapidly failing health.
The conclusions of this paper are:
In the 12-month study, there was NO significant difference in weight change between a healthy low-fat diet compared with a healthy low-carbohydrate diet.
Neither of the 2 hypothesized predisposing factors [genotypes] was helpful in identifying which diet was better for whom.
Frequently the problem is not that complicated.
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