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Day 25 Press Up Challenge - Why Do You Get Gallstones?

17/12/2020

The gallbladder is an organ that stores bile made in the liver and concentrates the stored bile.

Bile is used in the digestive process to break up and help digest the saturated fat.

The gallbladder has muscular walls that contract and squeezes out the bile when saturated fat is present.

A low-fat high-carb diet contains little saturated fat. This means that the gallbladder cannot do its job to contract its muscle walls to secrete bile into the digestive system. When the gallbladder is not used, the bile that is stored continues to concentrate and eventually crystalizes to form stones.

Diets that increase the risk of getting gallstones are:
• low-fat diets
• whole grains
• carbs, starch, sugar

Evidence of this can be found here: https://gut.bmj.com/content/54/6/823

Evidence shows that low carb high fat & keto diets do not cause gallstones.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24321208/

Other risks of getting gallstones include
• Women over 40 with high estrogen levels.
• People with high insulin levels.

If you haven't eaten saturated fat for a long time, it is advisable to introduce it gradually to allow the gallbladder to get back into shape.

Use it or lose it!

Eat real food
Get and stay healthy

Please watch Dr Ken Berry's video for more information https://youtu.be/zgO7gIaG_Zg

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Day 19 Press Up Challenge | Metabolic Health & Immunity

4/12/2020

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The Importance of Good Metabolic Health

Evidence shows that medications and/or vaccinations do not ‘cure’ the illness. They may improve or temporarily remove the symptoms of the illness. However, most of the time, medications and vaccinations produce side effects, some of which may be short-term, and some are long-term, including death in some cases.

Your immune system is the first line of defence against disease and viruses. Starchy carbohydrates and processed foods, which convert to sugar, plays a big part in suppressing and weakening the immune system.

Metabolic health issues such as excess weight/fat, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, inflammation, allergies can be improved and/or reversed by a lifestyle change that includes the reduction of the consumption of starchy carbohydrates. Keep the total daily consumption of carbs to between 20g and 50g, increase the intake of fatty cuts of meat and saturated fat. This way, you’ll feel more satisfied for a longer period of time reducing the frequency of having to eat.

Here are the links of evidence that show the effect of poor metabolic health on vaccinations.

Impact of obesity and metabolic syndrome on immunity
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26773015/

Obesity is associated with impaired immune response to influenza vaccination in humans
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22024641/

Marked improvement in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in diabetic Australian aborigines after temporary reversion to traditional lifestyle
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6373464/

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Insulin Resistance

8/1/2020

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What is Insulin Resistance?
High blood sugar causes cells to be resistant to insulin.

When we eat, food is broken down and absorbed into the bloodstream for fuel and building blocks.

Carbhydrates create the strongest insulin response because they raise blood sugar the most. When blood sugar goes up, insulin comes in to guide and assist blood sugar out of bloodstream into the cells.

Protein creates a mild to moderate insulin response.

Fat hardly creates an insulin response.

Blood can only hold 1 tsp (approx 20 calories) at a time. The excess goes into the cells. The cells use what they need and convert the rest into glycogen and fat.

When you eat a lot of carbs, blood sugar spills over and dumps into cells and eventually overloads. The overload spills out causing fatty liver, belly fat, fatty cells..

Reverse Insulin resistance by:
1. Cutting sugar
2. Reducing carb consumption
3. Practice Intermittent fasting
4. Exercise
5. De-stress - Stress creates cortisol which raises blood sugar.
6. Do the opposite of what the government guidelines advise.

Watch this very informative video for more detailed information.

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Day 25 Press Up Challenge - Why Do You Get Gallstones?

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Insulin Resistance

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