I was watching the video presentation: Red Meat and Health, which is great. Then she closed by recommending a book on oxalates.
https://youtu.be/L9ZLJI-1ifs
I had vaguely heard of the subject in relation to autoimmune but reading about it yielded so much confusion I gave up. But so far, the book is fascinating.
Warning. Anyone with food sensitivities will be familiar with the farewell scene from their favorite movie. But I remind myself nothing tastes as good as health feels.
In short it's a plant problem, not an exact science, but I'll eat all meat, seafood, and dairy to have my morning cocoa because some foods are that high. I mostly do that anyway so one would think it should not concern me. But some surprising foods have high levels.
(Willie Nelson was right. Spinach will kill you.)
As impressive as her research and case histories are, the author tells her own compelling story with chronic pain, mood problems, and a foot injury that never seemed to completely heal.
She explains the subject IS confusing, and under-researched. But apparently the plant-based craze has brought some light on the danger recently, as green smoothies put people in hospitals.
DH's issues are an even better fit than mine. We're willing to experiment. I'm better but still have some issues this might help.
Quote:
“Worse still, compounds in foods that bind nutrients and obstruct digestion alter our nutrient requirements. The higher the proportion of plant foods in our diets, the greater the volume of food we need to eat to get adequate nutrients. Ironically, these plant foods are considered “low calorie,” but their low nutrient content makes that a fallacy in practice. Plant-centric eating predisposes us to eating too many calories while remaining malnourished. Obesity is a malnutrition disease and a world epidemic.”
— Toxic Superfoods: How Oxalate Overload Is Making You Sick--and How to Get Better by Sally K. Norton
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