Probiotics

Probiotics are live bacteria and yeasts that are good for your health, especially your digestive system. We usually think of bacteria as something that causes diseases. But your body is full of bacteria, both good and bad. Probiotics are often called "good" or "helpful" bacteria because they help keep your gut healthy.

Probiotics are naturally found in your body. You can also find them in some foods and supplements.

It's only been since about the mid-1990s that people have wanted to know more about probiotics and their health benefits. Doctors often suggest them to help with digestive problems. And because of their newfound fame, you can find them in everything from yogurt to chocolate.

Some foods that act as natural probiotics include

  • Yogurt
  • Kefir
  • Sauerkraut
  • Dark Chocolate
  • Miso Soup
  • Pickles
  • Tempeh
  • Kimchi
  • Kombucha Tea

 

Article Review: Heart surgeon declares on what really causes heart illness

A longstanding myth in the medical community was that the sole contributor to heart disease and atherosclerosis (clogging of the arteries) was elevated levels of cholesterol from dietary intake. Evidence has been adding up over the past decades showing this might not be the case. Dr. Dwight Lundell, a heart surgeon who has performed over 5,000 open heart surgeries, declares that it is a chronic inflammation of the arteries that causes heart disease and other morbidities, such as obesity and diabetes. In 2013 he reviewed a new concern, the inflammatory cycle:

“Simply stated, without inflammation being present in the body, there is no way that cholesterol would accumulate in the wall of the blood vessel and cause heart disease and strokes. Without inflammation, cholesterol would move freely throughout the body as nature intended. It is inflammation that causes cholesterol to become trapped” Dr. Lundell

According to Lundell, excess levels of simple sugars (such as bread) and processed sugars (such as high fructose corn syrup) along with processed oils - namely soybean and corn oil - which are used to give foods longer shelf life and/or a better taste are the main contributors to the chronic inflammation seen in the blood vessels. He goes on to discuss how the American dietary recommendations are flawed and that they have actually caused us to become sicker and more unhealthy than ever before.

“The long-established dietary recommendations have created epidemics of obesity and diabetes, the consequences of which dwarf any historical plague in terms of mortality, human suffering, and dire economic consequences. The rest of us have simply followed the recommended mainstream diet that is low in fat and high in polyunsaturated fats and carbohydrates, not knowing we were causing repeated injury to our blood vessels. This repeated injury creates chronic inflammation leading to heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and obesity.”

Recommendations such as low fat, high carbohydrate diets have led to a population whose bodies are in a constant state of stress.  Having the body be in a constant state of stress - which is caused by the chronic inflammation - only worsens the inflammation process.  It truly is a vicious circle.

One way to avoid this inflammation cycle is to JERF (last week’s nutritional tip!). Doing so will reduce the likelihood that your body will be negatively affected by these processed foods, and will allow you to take your health back in your own hands!

Article Link: https://tunedbody.com/heart-surgeon-declares-really-causes-heart-illness/