I wont eat these foods anymore

Hi {NAME}, There’s a few foods I will simply won’t eat any more. It’s not because I am fear mongering, but it’s because they truly have no place in my life after knowing what I know about them. 1) Margarine. Need I say more? Margarine was supposedly a health food for many years, until we realize that it is more or less pure hydrogenated oil. Basically a trans fat. I have no room for some kind of frankenfood like this in my diet. It doesn’t make sense that we would even continue to allow this to be called a "food." 2) Pudding Cups Not sure if you have seen the research on the emulsifiers polysorbate80 and polysorbate20… but… NO THANK YOU. Some will fight with me and say that its just in-vitro and rodent model research… True. But risking my gut barrier is not something I’m willing to do for the sake of a nasty pudding cup. A study in Molecular Nutrition and Food Research performed an in vitro study of a single layer of human gut lining epithelial cells and specifically, the effects of polysorbate-80 or natural lecithin alone, or in combination with known allergens on tight junctions. Beyond the potential cytotoxic effects, they found that at low cytotoxic concentrations (0.2%), only polysorbate 80 treatment reduced the integrity of the single-cell epithelial layer, shown by the fact that more dye passed through the lining. Simply NO. Not worth disrupting my gut lining for this. When people learn the inflammatory cascade of events that happens after a disrupted gut barrier, they usually don’t want to mess with that monster either. 3) I’m going to bag on MSG. Even though some people find nothing wrong with it… There was a study in Physiology & Behaviour took 32 volunteers and gave them a soup that did not contain MSG. After this, some people were given soup with/without MSG during a ‘training’ period. They then consumed soup without MSG after the 4 ‘training’ sessions. They found that MSG increased the pleasantness of the soup, increased the ratings of hunger after the post-training soup meal, and increased voluntary soup intake post-training. Is this enough to understand that clearly MSG is doing something to make us want to eat more? Anything that manipulates my brain into making me more hungry seems like a serious problem. Now, I know that MSG is "safe." So I am not trying to say that you should not consume it. I am saying I, PERSONALLY, avoid it because it just doesn’t make logical sense that I would put something like that in my body. Now, I know that this next study was performed on rats, but still… This study Environmental Science and Pollution Research fed adult rats MSG for 30 days with or without apigenin which is thought to have a neuroprotective effect. The worrying finding was that although apigenin reversed it, MSG led to neurotoxicity reflected by increases in oxidative stress markers, and inflammatory markers such as IL-1b and TNF-α. This is one of the reasons why I try to take measures to generally modulate inflammation (caloric restriction, occasional fasting, exercise, autophagy/mitophagy promoting compounds). One of the things that I have been using a lot of recently to help support mitochondrial function and mitophagy (sort of the recycling of mitochondrial components) is [Timeline Nutrition’s Urolithin-A.]( There are a few studies that are extremely positive showing promising effects of Urolithin A on muscle growth/function as well as modulating inflammation via various pathways. But this is mainly driven by increasing healthy mitochondrial function. I HIGHLY recommend you try it if you’re aiming to improve your overall energy level and recovery. Here is a 10% off discount link to try it: [( 4) McDonald’s French Fries: Between the fact that they are just a sponge for rancid oils, I am starting to see more evidence that both acrylamide and acrolein (known carcinogens) are in concentrated amounts in french fries, especially ones fried in soy or rapeseed (canola) oil. Now, I don’t freak out over carcinogens usually. They are everywhere and we breathe them with every breath. BUT… When I combine the rancid oils, the calorie bomb, the two known carcinogens (65x the amount of acrolein in french fries than in cigarette smoke), it is just NOT worth it for me. 5) Tilapia (farm raised) There is compelling evidence (the FDA has even talked about it) that farm raised tilapia out of China may be fed feces from other farm animals. I’m sorry, but I am not willing to eat a food that is built on feces and then given a truckload of antibiotics in an attempt to reduce the risk of infection/disease. I know some of this is speculative because China is very discreet and private with their agricultural and farming processes, but given that the US only inspects 2% of imported fish for contaminants…. Nahhhh, I am good. Remember, all of these are my opinion. You can take it or leave it, but I have a duty to share what I think because I know I am trusted. Remember, some of these are based on my own experience, not just clinical evidence. I’m not a robot. I have real reactions to certain foods that may not show up in a randomized controlled trial. See you tomorrow and don’t forget to give Timeline Urolithin A a try here fir 10% off [( Sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( Thomas DeLauer, PO Box 1120, Stateline, NV 89449, United States