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March, 2022
Date of Meeting: 3/5/22
In attendance: Tisha, Lodys, Ruchi, Nancy-Facilitator
In today's meeting we welcomed a new member and each one of us talked about how we were feeling, what issues we were dealing with and members that have been coming for a while shared their experience about certain doctors to our newest member. Also, our facilitator shared information she learned from a master class in immunity. The information follows.
SUPER SEVEN, SICK SIX!
13 CRUCIAL FOODS FOR A BOOSTED IMMUNE SYSTEM AND VIRUS PROTECTION
SUPER 7 FOODS TO EAT
OVER FAT • Defined as excess consumption of processed sugars and fructose • Over fat calculation: Waist (in inches) needs to be half of your height (in inches) or less • BMI could be “normal” but having high amounts of body fat is more detrimental to overall health. • “Excess body fat is an important and little discussed risk factor in infectious viral diseases,” says Dr. Philip Maffetone. In relation to immune health, the earliest scientific data from China on COVID-19 shows that those most vulnerable to infection includes people with diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and chronic inflammation—conditions caused by excess body fat. • During and after the 2009 influenza A/ H1N1 pandemic, body mass index (BMI) was recognized as an independent risk factor for influenza, in particular, the severity of the illness, hospitalization, increased risk of spreading the disease, and death. • Adipose tissue is also populated by a number of immune cells including T-lymphocytes and macrophages. Excess body fat, however, can impair immunity, with obese individuals having a higher incidence of immune and autoimmune diseases. • Humans are constantly infected with multiple endogenous and exogenous viral agents, with an estimated generation of up to 1,012 new virus particles per day. • A healthy immune system supported by normal levels of fat stores protects us in most situations from illness. However, the metabolic disregulation of an over fat (or under fat) body can compromise the immune system to increase the risk of infections and chronic respiratory diseases. • Over fat hosts also may have a break-down of the respiratory epithelium leading to fluid influx to the airway space, with obese mice more likely than lean mice to have increased lung permeability during infection.
- RANCID OILS (SEED/VEGETABLE OILS)
• These are highly processed and refined which makes them too high in omega-6’s • Soybean, canola, corn, cottonseed, safflower, rapeseed, sesame, high lenoleic sunflower, rice bran oil
- OMEGA 6’S
• These in excess can cause problems • Commonly found in store-bought crackers, breads, and tortillas, and packaged foods with rancid oils
- ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS
• Have been shown to disrupt the gut bacteria balance which can lead to GI issues. • Aspartame, Sucralose (Splenda), Acesulfame K, Saccarin, Maltodextrin, Dextrose
- GLUTEN/GRAINS
• Gluten can cause serious side effects in individuals. Reactions may differ between individuals. The side effects can range from mild (fatigue, bloating, alternating constipation and diarrhea) to severe (unintentional weight loss, malnutrition, intestinal damage) as seen in the autoimmune disorder celiac disease. • Refined grains are stripped of their fiber and nutrients thus resulting in nothing but carbs and starch. They break down fast, and can lead to rapid spikes in blood sugar levels. 6. DAIRY • Dairy filled with antibiotics and hormones wreaks havoc on the digestive system, and in turn, the immune system and several other human systems. • Dairy also stimulates the release of insulin and protein IGF-1, whi
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