Why No Grains and Legumes? Part 1: Lectins. If you're new here, check out our meal plan, our fitness plan, and our ebooks to help you get started with Paleo. Thanks for visiting! Recently my boyfriend has been straying from his normal Paleo ways because he feels that grain- laden cookies are more important than his overall health and longevity. The smell of them in their consumer- enticing packaging is sometimes more than I can bear when I’m reaching past them to get to my (sigh) bag of nuts and seeds. What’s wrong with grains again? Well, this post is dedicated to everyone out there who has the same formidable temptations in their cupboards, and to me, because I need the reminder. I wonder sometimes if the aroma of boiling rice, the doughy texture of a doughnut and the satisfying squish of a black bean are so tantalizing because I grew up smelling, eating and enjoying them, or because of some genetic predisposition. It’s confusing to me that grains and legumes (all beans – black, pinto, soy, peanuts, etc.) would be so pleasing to us, since they’re basically poisonous, having heavily contributed to the current, overwhelming predominance of heart disease, digestive disorders and obesity rates in this country. There are a lot of reasons for this – grains and legumes contain a sordid collection of “anti- nutrients”.? Lectins are proteins found in animals (including you) and plants – they’re everywhere, especially in grains, legumes (especially soy), nuts and seeds. This is basically how food sensitivities start. Something goes in (like the WGA) and makes some holes in your gut that lets big particles of food into. Then your immune system gets VERY overwhelmed and confused and starts attacking things at random – gluten, blueberries, asparagus, olive oil, etc. Symptoms can range from migraine headaches to eczema to weight gain and depression. Red Briar Farms is a small, family owned cattle farm in the foothills of the Cheaha Mountains. We raise registered heritage Highland cattle for herd improvement and.Can’t you cook the lectins out of the foods? Cooking, sprouting or soaking your grains, legumes, nuts and seeds all helps to decrease the number of lectins they contain, but none of those processes completely eliminates the lectins, except for pressure cooking. The truth is that it’s always better to soak or sprout your nuts and seeds, and that you should really eat them in moderation. This entry was posted in Paleo Tips and Tricks and tagged anti- nutrient, decrease lectins, grains, immune response, leaky gut, lectins, legumes, nuts, pressure cooking, seeds, soaking grains, soy, sprouting, the paleo diet. Share it. Sign up for our Newsletter. Keep up to date with Paleo Plan news, recipes, and blog posts. Before viewing my diet suggestions, please understand that health begins with what you eliminate from your diet, not with what you add.
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