Low Carb Diet: 10 Super FoodsLow carb diet helps many people lose weight and have more energy. Many of the top 10 super foods are the ones you wanted to eat but were told are 'bad' for you. Like these...
Low Carb Diet Super Food #1: Raw Organic Grass Fed Dairy ProductsRaw milk, butter and cheeses from grass fed cows, goats, and sheep is one of the healthiest foods for a low carb diet.Cholesterol, one of the most maligned nutrients has important benefits. Did you know that consumption of cholesterol is important for keeping the membranes surrounding every one of your cells strong and healthy? Sex hormones are made from cholesterol! Bile which balances pH in the gut, carries toxins out of the body, prevents constipation by stimulating peristalsis, and more is made from - you guessed it - cholesterol! Low Carb Diet: Raw Dairy Nutrition and Cleanliness IssuesRaw milk, cream, butter and cheese from grass fed cows and goats is MUCH safer than pasteurized dairy!Why..? Cows are outdoors on clean grass rather than up to their knees in manure in a dirty barn. They are never fed hormone-laced moldy grains and garbage given to commercially raised animals. Grass fed meat is superior food for low carb diet because its nutritional profile is similar to meats eaten by traditional hunter-gatherers. Chlorophyll rich grass increases omega-3 content of the milk. Raw, organic grass fed milk contains conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), higher vitamin A and D and many other nutrients not naturally abundant in factory produced milk. Because it contains beneficial lactic-acid bacteria that destroy harmful microorganisms. Experiments in which salmonella and other harmful bacteria were added to raw milk showed that the disease-producing bacteria DISAPPEARED after a day or so. Why..? They were completely destroyed by the lactic-acid bacteria in the raw milk. Pasteurized milk, on the other hand, is vulnerable to whatever floats into it from the air. Left at room temperature for a day, or even in the refrigerator beyond its expiration date, it rots. Sipping even a bit of it can make you VERY sick! Low Carb Diet Super Food #2: Olive OilOlive Oil: This ancient food has numerous researched, proven benefits, as well as much empirical evidence of its superb value as a truly healthy dietary staple.Polyphenols in olive oil are plant compounds that have anti-inflammatory, anti cancer, and anti-thrombic benefits (prevent and dissolve blood clots). This is VERY important because, especially as we grow older, all the above problems become more common! In addition, compounds in olive oil improve insulin-mediated glucose metabolism, lipid profile (blood fats) and endothelial function (health of inner walls of the blood vessels. Oxidative stress is reduced. Very important... You can only obtain the benefits of olive oil if the one you buy is really first cold-pressed extra virgin! Olive oil scams (where most of a bottle of olive oil is rancid hazelnut, sunflower, soy or other cheap oil) are VERY common. In fact very few olive oils are what they say they are! What is MOST ironic and unfortunate is that adulterated 'olive oil' is actually UNhealthy due to a preponderance of omega-6 and the rancidity of the cheap oils. To obtain the many health benefits of olive oil, take some time to make absolutely sure you are getting the real thing. Low Carb Diet Super Food #3: Pasture Raised Beef and LambPasture raised beef and lamb are a highly concentrated source of some of the healthiest vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids and other compounds found in plants!How is that..? Because these animals eat copious quantities of incredibly nutrient dense greens! By a process called 'biological magnification,' these nutrients build up in the animals' tissues, becoming much more concentrated than they are in the plants! Pasture-fed livestock are great concentrators of the rich array of beneficial compounds in what is essentially wild plant material - tough grasses that are hell to get out of a garden, wildflowers, berry plants, and herbs that are always trying to get a foothold in the grasslands, plus the bark, leaves and twigs they strip off trees. These plants are FAR more full of beneficial compounds than anything humans have domesticated! And we humans can’t digest that stuff! We can't even chew much of it! Imagine grabbing a handful of crab grass, some bark off a maple tree and a bunch of red clover plants and stuffing it in your mouth. Even if you COULD chew and swallow it, most of it would exit the other end in about the same shape as it was swallowed. All those powerful phytonutrients are transformed by pasture raised animals into a form that is VERY easy for us to absorb!
One of the most important is that commercially raised organic meats that you typically find in health food supermarkets are LOADED with mycotoxins (mold toxins) which accumulate in the animals' tissues from the feeding of grains. The feed grains used for commercial livestock (assuming they get food that is even THAT good) is not fit for humans, spoiled and moldy. Additionally, grass fed beef and lamb are considerably higher in omega-3 essential fatty acids, CLA (conjugated linoleic acid, Vitamins A and D, Vitamin E (chlorophyll rich foods contain natural Vitamin E) and other nutrients.
Low Carb Diet Super Food #4: Dark Leafy Greens
The best and most delicious salads for low carb diet include a generous amount of (organically grown) dark greens. They include... Arugula (one of my favorites), Romaine lettuce, green and red leaf lettuce, Butterhead lettuce, cilantro, parsley, dandelion greens like the ones on the right (the best ones come from a pesticide-free lawn) and chicory. Benefits of dark greens... Chlorophyll: A great detoxifier with many benefits. Porphyrins (new window) in chlorophyll help to bind and carry toxins such as heavy metals out of your body. Magnesium and potassium: essential for many body functions, these two electrolyte minerals also help reduce the damaging stress/survival mode that destroys health. Magnesium de-activates the sympathetic (survival/stress) part of the autonomic (involuntary) nervous system. Potassium activates the parasympathetic (rest and digest) part of the autonomic nervous system. So eating sufficent dark greens can contribute to helping us feel more relaxed. Low Carb Diet Super Food #5: Fish Oil Omega-3'sFish Oil with EPA,DHA and Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids:Omega-3's make the membranes of all your cells stronger and more FLEXIBLE. When red and white blood cells become more flexible, they pass easier through the tiniest capillaries, improving micro-circulation. This improves health of brain and nervous system as well as all other organs. Because excellent blood flow is vital for detoxification, omega-3's indirectly help. Low Carb Diet Super Food #6: Apples
Low glycemic index fruits include:Apples: Buy organic or low-spray. The problem with organic apples is that you need patience and a good paring knife to carve away the little tunnels,brown spots, etc. that typically decorate an organic apple. Low-spray apples (like the Fujis in the photo), correctly grown are even more gorgeous than their conventional cousins. Expert orchardists know how to use very biodegradable sprays that have minimal impact on the environment (and of course on you). There is a bit of a trade-off between organic and low-spray apples. Organic apples contain more mycotoxins because the tunnels, blemishes and other damage by insects and microorganisms makes them more susceptible to rot. Molds and fungi are not addressed, so organic apples tend to have more mycotoxins for that reason. Low Carb Diet Super Food #7: BlueberriesBlueberries: It is easier to grow blueberries organically than apples, since their ripening time is much shorter. This is also true for other berries.There are two main classes of blueberries... Low-bush blueberries: These are the ones you find growing very low to the ground in the wilds of coastal Maine and other parts of New England. They are extremely hardy and grow organically all by themselves! They are my favorite for flavor, much smaller and more concentrated in taste than their high-bush relatives. I have bought them frozen off-season and enjoy them in yogurt and raw cream. When you buy frozen blueberries, take along a cold-pack and immediately put it over them to keep them from thawing. I have been known to keep the cold pack on the blueberries even on the check-out conveyor belt! High-bush blueberries: They are larger, less concentrated in flavor and contain less purple pigment than low-bush ones. You can buy them in season in large quantities, spread them out on cookie sheets in the freezer, then pack and keep in freezer. They will last many months!
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