Nutrition – No Grain Nutrition

Human Nutrition History

•  1.7 million years ago – Homo erectus NO GRAINS!!!
•  90,000 years ago – Homo sapiens NO GRAINS!!!
•  50,000 years ago – Fossil records and ethnological studies of hunter-gatherers indicate that humans rarely if ever ate neither cereal grains nor diets high in carbohydrate. NO GRAINS!!!
•  <15,000 years ago – Mesolithic period NO GRAINS!!!

*Cereal grains are indigestible by human gastrointestinal tract without grinding (milling) and cooking.

•  10-15,000 years ago – First appearance of milling stones was in Middle East

*Diets high in carbohydrates (derived from CEREAL GRAINS) were not part of human evolutionary experience until recent times.

*Humans have had little time (500 generations) since the inception of the agriculture revolution 10,000 years ago to adapt to a food type, which is now our major source of calories and protein.

According to Loren Cordain, Professor of exercise physiology at Colorado State University and renowned expert in Paleolithic nutrition,

“Our genetic makeup is still that of a Paleolithic hunter-gatherer, a species whose nutritional requirements are optimally adapted to wild meats, fruits and vegetables-not to cereal grains. We have wandered down a path toward absolute dependence upon cereal grains….and it is critical that we fully understand the nutritional shortcomings of cereal grains.”

How has grain affected our health?

Studies comparing Egyptian mummies to the remains of hunter-gatherer societies have shown:

•  Hunter-gatherers lived longer
•  Agriculturists had more infections and tooth decay
•  Heart disease and arteriosclerosis were more prevalent in mummies
•  Obesity more common in mummies
•  Decrease in height and life span
•  Increase in infant mortality, infectious dx, bone dx (Osteoporosis)

WHAT IS A GRAIN?

BREAD = cereal, bread, pasta, pretzels, cookies, cakes, lentils

1. Omega-6 fatty acids
2. No omega-3 fatty acids
3. Acid PH
4. Phytates (impairs mineral metabolism, GI tract and immune system)

• Understand Omega-6 Fatty Acids (Linolenic Acid)
  -Corn, sunflower seeds, safflower oil and grains
  - Essential for human health
• Understand Omega-3 Fatty Acids (Alpha-linolenic Acid)
  -Flaxseed oil, leafy green, grasses
  -Also essential for human health

Benefits of omega-3 found in fish and cod liver oil:

• Helps fight and prevent heart disease, cancer , depression, Alzheimer's, arthritis , diabetes , hyperactivity and many other diseases
• Increases your energy level and ability to concentrate
• Provides greater resistance to common illnesses such as flu and cold

Helps pregnant women avoid premature births , low birth weight and other complications

*In cell membranes, omega-3 fats improve your cell's response to insulin, neurotransmitters and other messengers. They also help the repair process when your cells are damaged. On the other hand, omega-6 fats contribute to insulin and membrane resistance, altering your mood, and impairing learning and cell repair.

 

Healthy Ratio is the KEY!!!
Healthy Ratio 1:1 Omega-6:Omega-3
Prevent Disease <4:1
Fruit/Veggies 3:1
Potato chips 60:1
Grains 20:1

HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

Food guide pyramid:

Yesterday	Today
65 % Animal Based	65% Grain

*Cattle are fed grain rather than their traditional grass diet because grains are cheap to use. Taxpayers subsidize grain agriculture.

“The US Department of Agriculture Food Guide Pyramid encourages people to consume six to eleven servings of grains per day. Some may question whether the Pyramid (created by a government organization, not health scientists) could be a product of lobbying efforts and special interests, rather than actual science” , Joseph Mercola DO

*Biochemically, excessive Omega-6 causes INFLAMMATION!

 

 

WHAT DOES INFLAMMATION MEAN TO YOU?

Omega 6	Omega 6	Omega 6	Omega 6
10 Years Feel Great!	20 Years Feel Good…Just OK!	40 Years Disease	60 Years Death's door step

 

  *Your cells starve while your expending digestive energy to process nutrient-poor foods, harvesting little in return. As a result, your bodily systems function below par, low energy, weight gain, exhaustion, digestive problems and illness.

GET BACK ON TRACK WITH THESE ADJUSTMENTS

1. Chiropractic ALL HEALING COMES FROM WITHIN!!!
2. Transition into these 3 Nutritional Phases:
   1. The Start-Up Phase (3 Days or 72 Hours)
   1. Eliminate all grains, grain products, sweeteners, and starchy vegetables, and food products made from them.

Grains to eliminate include:

Wheat Spelt Barley Amaranth Millet Oats Rice

Rye Quinoa Teff Potatoes (This is actually a vegetable, but it digests more like a grain.) Corn (This is considered a vegetable, but it is technically a grain.)

Highly processed food products are not recommended, regardless of insulin level. These include:

Breads Pasta Cereal Bagels French fries

Chips Pretzels Waffles Pancakes Baked goods

2. Eat every 2 hours until satisfied, to balance metabolic cycles and cravings.
3. Water - ½ your body weight in ounces.
4. Eat more fruit/veggies
   (Eat 1 pound of veggies/day for every 100 pounds)
5. Increase consumption of healthy fats and oils
   (Butter, olive oil, cold water fish, raw nuts, seeds, flax seeds)
6. Eliminate SUGAR ( Eating refined sugar weakens your immune system and promotes yeast overgrowth)
7. Eliminate artificial sweeteners and trans-fatty acids
   (Equal, Splenda, Nutrasweet (Aspartame), hydrogenated)

The following sweeteners are acceptable:

• Honey
• Rice syrup
• Beet sugar
• Maple syrup
• Molasses
  *Avoid using high fructose corn syrup.

8. Eliminate milk and reduce dairy product intake.

 

2. The Stabilize Phase (Days 4-50 plus)
   1. Continue to eliminate all grains, starches and sweets
   2. Discontinue the practice of eating every 2 hours
   3. Eat 3 moderate meals and 3 small snacks
   4. Add exercise 5 times a week
   5. Introduce Juicing (20% of your daily veggies raw)
       Balance your body's PH
       Increase your energy
       Improve your immune system
       Heal and prevent chronic disease
   6. Transition into organic foods
       (1/2 of produce, protein and fats should be organic because:
       Contain less pesticide
       Higher levels of vitamins
       Help revitalize land
       Support Family Farmers
3. The Sustain Phase (50 plus days)
   Allowed grains:
   

   Quinoa	Oats	Teff
   Rice	Amaranth
   Millet	Buckwheat

   
   Avoid Permanently!!!
   

   Flours	Sweets
   Pasta	Sodas
   Cakes	Anything containing artificial sweeteners
   Crackers

4. Supplements
   1. Multi-vitamin 2 times a day
   2. Flaxseeds
   3. Raw Garlic

 

Recommended Reading , References and Sources

1. No-Grain Diet, Joseph Mercola, DO
2. Fit For Life, Harvey and Marilyn Diamond
3. Omega-3 Zone, Barry Sears, MD
4. The Paloelithic Diet and Its Modern Implications, An interview with Loren Cordain, PhD

Cooking Ideas

1. No-Grain Diet
2. www.authentic foods.com
3. Local Food Guide – Warren Wilson College