Sally is truly amazing, thanks for sharing this important conversation on oxalate toxicity. It could really help somebody who is struggling and not getting root-cause help from their doctor. Her new book is a fantastic resource.
Sally's health problems: - Suffering from a sleep disorder. - Brain was waking up 29 times an hour. - Struggled to eliminate sleep problems. - Added foods high in oxalate (kiwi) to my diet. - Worsened condition due to stiffness and arthritis. - Condition improved after switching to a low oxalate diet. - Although she did not have chronic pelvic pain, she had chronic connective tissue problems and autoimmune symptoms. - She was unaware of her sleep problems as she was in a disconnected state at night without realising it. - Examples of highly refined low oxalate foods such as potato starch, curcumin extract from turmeric root, and peanut butter are given. - Germination does not significantly reduce oxalate content in seeds and grains . - Germination can potentially increase oxalate toxicity, although this has not been documented. - Some nuts, such as pumpkin, macadamia, walnuts, and sunflower nuts, contain less oxalate than others, such as chia, hemp, and sesame seeds. - Only half a grapefruit should be eaten because of its high oxalate content. - Mentions plantain, which is also high in oxalates. - It is harmful to deep fry crisps, this can seal the oxalic acid inside. - Mentions sardines as a nutritious food due to the omega-3 fatty acids, protein, calcium and other minerals they contain. - Examines the complex nature of the body's biological systems, which operate on diurnal, monthly, and annual cycles. - Draws attention to the low vitamin C content of lemon juice. Vitamin C is essential to the body, but excessive consumption of large doses (e.g., thousands of milligrams) can lead to oxalate formation, which is not recommended. - The citric acid found in lemons can help dissolve oxalate crystals.
Oxalates are involved in kidney stones, bladder stones, arthritis, hardening of arteries, hardening of the heart, gout, calculi in the prostate, macular degeneration, cataracts, etc., etc. All compounded by dietary intake of oxalate foods. Jeez, what should I do???
"Vitamine C quickly degrades into oxalates"? So, how much VC do you need to do damage from oxalates? For instance, how many oranges do I have to eat in order to suffer from oxalate damage? I'm confused....
sprouted nuts is even more bio available oxalate as the non sprouted kind, when i learned that i was sad b/c i went trough the extra step and wasted my time ha-ha
Love what this woman is teaching and I've learned a lot, however I'd take what she says with a grain of salt when it comes to her recommending dairy and meat. Dairy is objectively an abomination of nature. It has no place in the human diet, at all. And this is coming right from the mouth of nature itself, not me. Nature itself turns off milk production in the mother, forcefully, and removes digestive enzymes in the child at a young age, and the child grows teeth to consume solid foods. This is nature itself telling you to stop consuming human milk, let alone bovine fluid from a 1000 pound beast, and even further COOKED bovine milk/butter/cheese which is even worse. Calcium from dairy is largely not usable either as it is high phosphorus. Dairy literally turns on cancer genes and clogs up the lymph system which acidifies the body. If you want calcium, I'd do bok choy, which gives like 300+ mg of calcium per 2 cups, and is zero or very low oxalates. As well, the amount of calcium we require for the rda is grossly high, I think it is much less, as in a natural setting there is no chance of ever hitting over 1000mg of calcium a day. Too much meat also causes problems in the body. This is not a new thing, and is not because of oxalate poisoning. Our bodies are not designed for high protein. Human milk has the lowest protein count ever found on record among any species, when I checked it last. This is indicative of a low protein diet. High protein does cause acidity. I think as we grow out of childhood, we are designed for somewhere in the middle when it comes to protein. A moderate amount. We can do low oxalate high protein legumes like red lentils, black eyed peas, green peas and a few others. Soaked/sprouted of course.
Virtually every bit of your reply ref meat and dairy is absolutely and demonstrably complete bullshit. Humans are evolved as carnivores, scientific fact. Laughs in Maasai at how ludicrous your comment is.
