Flawed science 1977 Dietary Guidelines promoted a reduction in fat consumption, which permitted an increase in carbohydrate consumption. The shift from natural food containing animal products and fats resulted in an increase in processed food consumption rich in carbohydrates, processed grains, and industrial seed oils.
In the United States between 1961-2011, 90% of the increased calorie intake has come from carbohydrates and polyunsaturated vegetable oils.
90% believing that fat consumption could lead to cardiovascular issues
87% believing that fat consumption could lead to obesity
54% of doctors and 40% of nutritionists thought that eating cholesterol rich foods raised blood cholesterol
83% of doctors believed butter was worse than margarine
66% of doctors believed vegetable oils are beneficial to health
Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009-2016, less than 12.2% of the US population is now considered metabolically healthy.
“Prevalence of Optimal Metabolic Health in American Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009-2016,” was published online Nov. 28 in the journal Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders.
Almost all of the patient’s that present to our clinics is overweight, and when we evaluate their biochemical markers, they have prediabetes and metabolic inflammation.
The changes in immune cells concentration and in function, which can cause an increased migration of these inflammatory cells to already inflamed tissue. There is also the upregulation of cytokines. This immune activation begins during the pre-diabetic state.
Obesity, Prediabetes, and Diabetes Type 2 are associated with most of the diseases of modern society (cardiovascular/cerebrovascular disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease). These are all metabolic dysfunctions related to the malnutrition of overconsumption which leads to metabolic inflammation, or metal inflammation.
The best way to reverse diabetes is to not get diabetes in the first place because your chances of heart disease, cancer, and death are increased even as a prediabetic.
Our protocol offers real hope and transformational change to patients who would otherwise be consigned to a lifetime of medications, doctor’s visits, and suffering.
Manufactured High Fructose Corn Syrup contains a ratio of 55:45 Fructose to Glucose.
High Fructose Corn Syrup was invented in the early 1970s and began to replace regular sugar in prepared foods around 1975. The onset of the obesity epidemic coincides with the use of HFCS.
Current sweetened beverages made with HFCS have a fructose-to-glucose ratio of approximately 60:40, containing 50% more fructose than glucose.
“Several major brands appear to be produced with HFCS that is 65% fructose. Finally, the sugar profile analyses detected forms of sugar that were inconsistent with what was listed on the food labels.”
The intentional and unlabeled increase in fructose seems strange:
Sugar content varied widely from amounts stated on labels, on average, the drinks had 18% more fructose than expected.
HFCS is supposed to be 55% fructose, as compared to 50% in table sugar. Most foods and drinks are supposed to be using HFCS that is 42% fructose.
Compulsive overeating is a more classically recognized addiction disorder.
Dopamine is the recognized neurotransmitter for the classic substance abuse disorders and in the regulation of food reward and the hedonic aspects of appetite.
Important Points:
- Probiotics
- Ulcerative colitis
- Diarrhea
Can probiotics treat gastrointestinal conditions?
Definition
Probiotics are substances that contain microorganisms that are similar to the beneficial bacteria normally found in the human gut. Probiotics work by restoring the balance of the GI flora that has been altered by lifestyle, diet, toxin exposure or prolonged antibiotic use. Since the gastrointestinal ©system and the immune system are closely tied together, restoring balance within the gut has beneficial effects on our body’s ability to defend itself from inflammation and infection.
Use and Regulation
The use of probiotics to treat gastrointestinal conditions has long been regarded as a safe and effective alternative to conventional medicine. It has been shown to be effective in treating diarrhea, both infectious and antibiotic-associated types, ulcerative colitis, and irritable bowel syndrome. However, despite much evidence of its effectiveness, there is still a lack of clear guidelines physicians can follow in using them on patients largely due to its relative newness and overlaps in regulating agencies.
When probiotics are used as dietary supplements, they are regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. When used as drugs with therapeutic intent, the jurisdiction falls under the US FDA using Current Good Manufacturing Practices and Investigational New Drug approval processes.
Conditions treated with Probiotics
- Acute bacterial diarrhea and Antibiotic-associated diarrhea
Acute bacterial infectious diarrhea has been found to be susceptible to probiotic treatment. In a review conducted by Cochrane of over 63 randomized controlled trials, researchers found that the use of probiotics reduced the duration of diarrhea by about 25 hours without any negative side effects. It was also determined that probiotics can also decrease the risk of developing traveler’s diarrhea by as much as 15 percent if probiotic treatment is started two days before travel and continued for the duration of the trip. It is important to note that probiotics seem to exert its effect only on bacterial diarrhea and does not improve the outcome of diarrhea caused by viral infections like the ones associated with rotavirus. Another study of over 3,938 participants found that children who are given probiotics experience a reduction in the risk of developing antibiotic-associated diarrhea by at least 11 percent.
- Ulcerative Colitis
Probiotics can also be used as a supportive treatment for cases of ulcerative colitis. In a meta-analysis of 23 randomized controlled trials with 1,763 adult participants, it was shown to increase the rate of remission by a rate of 12 percent. In another Cochrane review, it was found that probiotics were able to match the effect mesalamine, a standard drug for ulcerative colitis, with no significant difference.
- Constipation
Constipation can be effectively treated with probiotics specifically those containing the probiotic Bifidobacterium. A randomized controlled trial involving 165 adults was able to determine that yogurt containing the Bifidobacterium probiotic was able to alleviate the symptoms of constipation.
- Necrotizing enterocolitis
Necrotizing enterocolitis is a serious condition in which the intestinal tissue becomes damaged and begins to die. This condition commonly affects infants who are born prematurely. Compared to a control group, the group treated with probiotics experienced a reduction in the risk of severe necrotizing enterocolitis by as much as 0.43 and was able to decrease the mortality rate by 0.65.
Safety
Although probiotics are generally considered safe, it is prudent to exercise caution when using it in immunologically vulnerable populations. The findings from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality states that in over a total of 24,615 participants, they did not show a significant increase in the reporting of side effects or adverse effects versus the control group. However, it is important to note that the studies only covered the short-term use of probiotics, and the long-term effects are still largely unknown. Populations cautioned with the overuse of probiotics include those with impaired immune conditions like those suffering from cancer. In a systematic review of 17 studies involving 1,530 cancer patients, five cases of probiotic associated bacteremia were confirmed via blood culture.
Like any other treatment, the risk must be weighed against the benefits, and as for the current evidence, it would seem like the use of probiotics has a positive future in the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases.
Necrotizing enterocolitis
Constipation
Probiotics for treating acute infectious diarrhea
http://www.cochrane.org/CD003048/INFECTN_probiotics-for-treating-acute-infectious-diarrhoea
Probiotics for Gastrointestinal Conditions: A Summary of the Evidence.
No amount of habit formation can steer the patient away from a dopamine flux, this is an itch that demands to be scratched.
The treatment requires extinguishing the precedent cues, providing satiety, and a temporal substitution model.
The Standard American Diet has a greater than 20:1 ratio of Omega 6 to Omega 3. This distorted ratio is associated with many neuropsychiatric dysfunctions, including profound anxiety. Restoring a healthy ratio of 4:1 (even by supplementing Omega 3) seems to reduce this profound anxiety.
Buydens-Branchey, L., & Branchey, M. (2007). Long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids decrease feelings of anger in substance abusers. Psychiatry Research, 157(1-3), 95–104. doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2007.01.004