Summary: This is the third of five family favorite VEGETABLE redic delic recipes I’m posting –> Guacamole Avocado Mash, PALEO, SCD GAPS! The other two recipes posted at SCD PALEO Cucumber Salad and SCD PALEO Cauliflower Mock Potato Salad! These salads meet all healing diet tenets be it: Mediterranean Diet, Whole Foods, SCD, GAPS, PALEO, AIP… I’m posting these recipes because so many stumble over how to make vegetables taste fabulous! I was there too ⇒ These recipes evolved over a decade of trialing what our friends and kidos loved vegetable-wise! Increasing consumption of many different colorful vegs is vitally important to your health ⇒ The American Gut Data finds that a target of 30 different vegetables each week increases microbiome diversity, and that is thought to be correlated to improved health because most all chronic diseases have reduced microbiome diversity! The beauty of all of these recipes are that they top leafy greens deliciously which further increases vegetable diversity, and this Guacamole Avocado Mash ALSO is a great topper on salmon or chicken! ♥ Four take-aways from this recipe include use of fermented apple cider vinegar for probiotics, use of garlic and onion for prebiotics (or FODMAPs) to feed the microbiome (and hacks to those if intolerant), and the benefits of avocado which includes its fiber and high monounsaturated fat content for heart and brain health! Here’s my Instagram recipe card:
6 Healthy Halloween Trays, Avocado Ranch Dressing Dip, PALEO, SCD
SUMMARY: Candy corn is a vegetable! And its all about the candy, right!?! With parents AND schools increasingly saying NO, instead, serve up these 6 Healthy Halloween Trays with Avocado Ranch Dressing Dip ⇒ your kidos (and adults) will ♥ them! You also do your gut, brain, and heart good because all those colorful eat—the—rainbow vegs boost the beasties in your gut that bloom the health promoting short chain fatty acids! And nothing makes better great big green eyeballs than the Avocado Ranch Dressing Dip on these 6 Healthy Halloween Trays ⇒ That recipe is redic delic (a staple in healing fridges), and it’s really healthy (unlike that crap Ranch dressing you buy at your market) since my recipe uses avocados, a brain and heart healthy monounsaturated fat! So instead of candy, processed foods and chips, serve these veg tray gems (anytime of the year really) to draw your children to chomp more microbiome supporting, less toxin loaded, foods. Be sure to use EWG Dirty Dozen lists for guidelines on buying organic! And wash them with a 15 minute soak in water having a small handful of baking soda for 15 min followed by a rub and rinse! Wishing you a night full of frights and a bag full of delights that is buffered by these vegs! In the spirit, “Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen. Voices whisper in the trees, ‘Tonight is Halloween!'”— Dexter Kozen. If you’re thinking ahead to Christmas, here is my Roundup of Healthy Holiday Trays! Happiest of Holiday all ⇒ PLEASE share, especially with teachers ♥ SUPPORT BRAINS FROM ALL ANGLES!
Kidney Stones, food.
SUMMARY: 1 in 11 people have kidney stones! They’ve been trying to formulate an oral commercial probiotic for a while because it worked GREAT in mice to decrease the urine oxalate levels. Oxalates in the kidney are a primary cause of calcium oxalate kidney stones. But the short of it is that in clinical trials on humans, it FAILS. Humans are NOT mice, at least as far as this commercial product goes. Another problem was that they couldn’t even find the target probiotics in some of the commercial products, and that means that it is really hard to process certain gut microbiome species in a manner that permits their commercialization. The Pearl for kidney health: Keep eating food that binds the oxalates in the gut so it stays out of the kidney where it can form stones. Also look at what you are eating ⇒ Food should bloom beasties that neutralize the oxalates. And keep the fluids plentiful too! ♥ Read on to learn about kidney Stones, food ♥ Why? Because once an individual has formed a stone, the likelihood of recurrence is 50 percent or greater at five years and up to 80 percent at 10 years.
Move for Brain Health
SUMMARY: You can’t outrun a bad diet, but that said, you must still move for brain health! This post shares a study that published last week, [Choi et al 2018], that found that the brain cognition benefit of exercise(that would be new neuron production (aka neurogenesis) AND increased production of brain derived neurotropic factor (BDNE)) could NOT be achieved by drugs alone because those newly produced neurons could not survive in the inflamed Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) brain tissue. However, it was achieved in a mice AD model by combining drugs and gene therapy to simultaneously turn on neurogenesis and BDNF production, but there is NOT YET a way to safely achieve the same effect in humans using drugs and gene therapy. The Pearl: Induce both new neuron neurogenesis and BDNF via exercise in order to let the newly produced neurons survive and thrive! Specifically, for brain health, Joyce Gomes-Osman’s study looked at almost 100 existing studies associating exercise with 122 different tests for brain function, having data for over 11,000 older people. [Gomes-Osman et al 2018] found ⇒ Exercise one hour, three times a week using a diverse regimen that includes aerobic exercise, resistance training, AND mind-body exercises like tai-chi because all are associated with evidence specifically supporting benefits for brain health in both people without cognitive decline as well as those with mild cognitive impairment or dementia. ♥♥♥ Go move! ♥♥♥ Exercise ⇒⇒ New Neurons +++ BDNF ⇒⇒ IMPROVES Cognition! Additionally, another important reference for appreciation of other factors beyond movement impacting cognition and AD, is: Alzheimer’s Dementia Bredesen Approach.
SCD PALEO Cucumber Salad (Mediterranean, Whole Foods, SCD, GAPS, PALEO, AIP)
Summary: This is the second of five family fav vegetable redic delic recipes I’m posting –> SCD PALEO Cucumber Salad. The first posted at SCD PALEO Cauliflower Mock Potato Salad! These salads meet all healing diet tenets be it: Mediterranean Diet, Whole Foods, SCD, GAPS, PALEO, AIP… You can add whatever vegetables you want to help meet the target of 30 different vegetables each week to increase microbiome diversity! These salads are also great topped on leafy greens! ♥ The BIG thing to learn in this post is that cucumbers are high on the EWG Dirty Dozen pesticide residue list (they are listed fifteen) so buy them organic if possible. Regarding the green peel, I recommend you peel cucumbers unless you can confirm there is NO coating, even if the cucumber is organic. I don’t want your gut seeing coatings! To avoid coatings, try growing cucumbers in your garden ⇒ they grow insane in ours! Or source from a farmer you trust! Of course this recipe usesunadulterated EVOO ⇒ those are listed on this UC Davis PDF report. Costco Kirkland Organic or California Ranch are listed as unadulterated on this report. Unadulterated EVOO is a heart AND brain healthy monounsaturated fat. This oil is a predominant ingredient on the Mediterranean Diet and MIND diet! The MIND diet stands for Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay. It combines Mediterranean, DASH, AND aging brain literature. Learn a bit more about it here! ♥ It’s the first time I’m posting about it, but contact me to learn How-Tos, Workshops, or for CME! XO
SIX Family Fav SCD PALEO Salad Dressings
SUMMARY: Sharing SIX of my ridic delic family and friend approved SCD PALEO Salad Dressings along with my homemade fermented Dijon mustard recipe (because some recipes have this as an ingredient)! I want followers here to have these recipes since they just posted on my Instagram, patty.carter, and this is a work around to Pinterest truncating image descriptions (which meant that you couldn’t see all the description, and thus ingredients, for some of these recipes)! Of course, continue contacting me direct for those Pinterest recipes, all of which focus on the healing diet tenets from SCD, PALEO, Mediterranean Diet, and others! ♡ These dressings are what got my kiddos eating massive amounts of colorful microbiome boosting salads! They are that redic delic!!! We even take these salad dressings to the beach! 👙 I double these recipes making them in bulk to always have them on hand and to make light the work prep! Also learn in this post that there’s good reason these dressings are always in healing fridges 👉
SCD PALEO Cauliflower Mock Potato Salad, 1st of 5 fav veg recipes
SUMMARY: This post shares the first of five of our SCD PALEO fav veg recipes, SCD PALEO CAULIFLOWER MOCK POTATO SALAD ⇒ so redic delic, we even make it at the beach! They eat it so fast, I cannot keep it stocked in the fridge (and my clan knows it is cauliflower they are eating!!!) I want you to eat cruciferous vegs because they help with detox. That is not snake oil salesmanship ⇒ the Dana Farber Cancer Institute_Phytonutrient Rich Foods Add Color to Your Plate chart, explains: ” cruciferous vegetables are packed with dietary benefits and contain detoxifying enzymes. Aim for 1-2 servings of these vegetables every day.” Read more on that below. I also want you to eat 30 different vegs each week as that was found best for the microbiome from the American Gut data. An update on that data just published [McDonald et al 2018], and it still says to eat your 30! I am however noting a word of caution for crucifer consumption because crucifers can be problematic for those iodine deficient or with thyroid concerns, BUT cooking crucifers reduces goitrogen levels. That needs weighed against their health benefits, and all that is discussed below. The other mega health whammy of this recipe is that the fats usually used in these sorts of salads is changed up to be HEALTHY!!! This recipe uses mayo (Primal Kitchens) that replaces unhealthy industrial seed based oils with heart healthy monounsaturated fat (avocado oil) but you can make your own mayo, sub SCD yogurt, or if not strict SCD, use a quality plain Greek yogurt). To make it even easier to make this recipe when vacationing, prior to departure ⇒ Combine in a small bottle the base dressing ingredients: Dijon mustard, honey, EVOO, dill, and mayo if not already bringing that down! Put the bottle into your cooler. This makes it so easy to then make this salad because the rest of the salad ingredients you likely are already buying down at the beach! Happy summer!!!
Intervention Diet Weight Loss Study
Summary: It is NOT calories in, calories out. This Intervention Diet Weight Loss Study is looking to show just that. It is being conducted by five prestigious universities: Framingham State University, Boston Children’s Hospital, Indiana University Bloomington, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Baylor University! The study evaluates the effect of dietary carbohydrate and sugar consumption independent of energy content on body fatness and metabolism in a rigorous feeding study. The study looks at WHY diets high in total carbohydrate, with or without added sugar, acts through increased insulin secretion, all during substrate partitioning towards storage and body fat, leading to increased hunger, slower metabolism, and accumulation of body fat. This is a randomized controlled feeding study involving 128 adults with BMI between 27 to 40. The test diets include very low carbohydrate (about 70% fat), High carbohydrate low sugar (25% fat, 0% added sugar), and high carbohydrate high sugar (about 25% fat, 20% added sugars).
See My Microbiome Recipes on Instagram with practical insights
SUMMARY: GREAT NEWS: My Instagram @patty.carter is posting some of my gut flora supporting microbiome recipes!I will still continue to post recipes on this website (and other posts with direct links to the science) ⇔ I’m adding Instagram because it is a great work around for the Pinterest failure to post the entire description on images posted (at this time, they truncate descriptions when you view them)! Of course, continue contacting me direct for those Pinterest recipes, all of which focus on the healing diet tenets from SCD, PALEO, Mediterranean Diet, and others! The second reason for adding Instagram is that I will post practical insights for integrating microbiome support into your lifestyle effortlessly and seamlessly ⇒ like today’s Instagram post showed my Whole Foods Market food haul, and it linked to the newly published May, 2018 American Gut new findings ♥♥♥ The bottom line, for my Instagram…it is best if you follow me to get the full recipe and practical integration insights, (but you don’t need to) –> just link here @patty.carter! The balance of this website post shares what posted in my Instagram today which included my Whole Foods Market food haul, and the link to the newly published May, 2018 American Gut new findings (which continues to confirm that 30 different vegetables consumed each week is best for microbiome diversity and health) ♥♥♥
Autism, autoimmune, cognition, Alzheimer’s and other neurological concerns of our times
Summary: The article, [Handley, j.b.Handleyblog.com, April 2, 2018], is a must read for anyone interested in autism and/or autoimmune conditions including cognition, Alzheimer’s and other neurological concerns so prevalent in our times. Handley’s article will make you think twice about healthcare shots and the power of the microbiome to mitigate immune system damage and dsyfunctionality=&4=& for autism: =&5=&role of immune activation events for vaccines containing aluminum adjuvants (in utero via maternal vaccines, as well as post birth vaccinations=&6=&=&7=&[Mold et al 2018] As well, autism is strongly linked to gut dysbiosis thus Handley’s article addresses, autoimmune and neurological interested audiences listen up: That immune activating event(s) can cause gut dsybiosis, that aluminum is also found in the brains of neurological diseases including=&14=&aluminum in the brains of individuals who died of familial Alzheimer’s disease=&15=&mediating gut microbiome inflammation using diet. Leading light Alzheimer’s researcher [Exley 2017 Editorial] notes: “Alzheimer’s disease is not an inevitable consequence of aging in the absence of a brain burden of aluminum.” His editorial can be read here: Aluminum Should Now Be Considered a Primary Etiological Factor in Alzheimer’s Disease Truth be told, healing dietary tenets that I teach are baseline for the chronic disease mitigation, autoimmune and autism healing diets (SCD, GAPS, FODMAPs, etc), and there are anecdotally plenty that see benefit of microbiome dietary intervention. These diets remove dietary aluminum, and below I note where you’ll find it. I also give substitutions for baking powder which contains aluminum. Handley’s article also contains The Three Letters, sent in 2017 to caution American public health authorities, authored by three of the most important scientists in the field of aluminum adjuvant toxicity — Dr. Christopher Shaw of Canada, Dr. Chris Exley of England, and Dr. Romain Gherardi of France. Whether you are a parent, grandparent, or just someone trying to get their arms around the microbiome — diet — health link, Handley’s article is a great read. Accordingly, my post, focusing on autism, autoimmune, cognition, Alzheimer’s and other neurological concerns of our times, will only summarize a few pertinent salient points of Handley’s post.
How Aluminum Adjuvant in Vaccines Can Cause Autism
In sum, “Five clear, replicable, and related discoveries explaining how autism is triggered have formed an undeniably clear picture of autism’s causation, and possibly ways to alleviate the symptoms, too. Most of the research that has created this understanding has been published in the last 36 months, and largely from international scientists in the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Israel, and China… Published studies are showing that autism is caused by an immune activation event. The adjuvant in vaccines — aluminum adjuvant — can activate the brain’s immune system and is far more neurotoxic than previously realized — all the new science has been published in just the last few years. Aluminum can cause IL-6, the key cytokine implicated in autism. Chinese scientists — for the first time anywhere in the world — used a vaccine to trigger an immune activation event, and recorded elevated levels of IL-6 in rats… Vaccines, administered early and often, are igniting immune activation event after immune activation event. [Handley, j.b.Handleyblog.com, April 2, 2018] International Scientists Have Found Autism’s Cause. What will Americans do?
“…while the aluminium content of each of the 5 brains [of people with autism] was shockingly high it was the location of the aluminium in the brain tissue which served as the standout observation…The new evidence strongly suggests that aluminium is entering the brain in ASD [autism spectrum disorders] via pro-inflammatory cells which have become loaded up with aluminium in the blood and/or lymph, much as has been demonstrated for monocytes at injection sites for vaccines including aluminium adjuvants.”
A “monocyte” is a type of white blood cell, of which one form of monocyte is a “macrophage.” A macrophage can be thought of as the garbage man of the immune system, eating up foreign substances, cell debris, etc. As you will see in a moment, macrophages appear to be playing a critical and devastating role in triggering autism, serving to escort aluminum injected from a vaccine directly into the brain, where it can disrupt brain development and trigger autism.
How Much Aluminum is in Our Brains?
Here’s the evidence for aluminum in autism and Alzheimer’s brains.
For autism, [Mold et al 2018]: “Aluminium-selective fluorescence microscopy was used to identify aluminium in brain tissue in 10 [autism] donors. While aluminium was imaged associated with neurones it appeared to be present intracellularly in microglia-like cells and other inflammatory non-neuronal cells in the meninges, vasculature, grey and white matter. The pre-eminence of intracellular aluminium associated with non-neuronal cells was a standout observation in autism brain tissue and may offer clues as to both the origin of the brain aluminium as well as a putative role in autism spectrum disorder.