Another one I discovered is the glorification of almonds.
Tree nuts are inflammatory, which I didn't realize could get me, and almond butter kicked off the digestive issues I started getting in 2018. I believe what happened is that I was chronically dehydrated, drinking too much alcohol due to work stress, and eating a harsh diet of legumes and nightshades as part of a low-budget workout diet. That weakened my gut lining enough that the bad stuff got into my blood while my body was trying to absorb water from the intestines, which triggered an autoimmune response. I believe a similar mechanism happens with gluten, which cascades into an autoimmune response to protein in the thyroid. So the cost difference between cheap foods made of fillers like gluten/sugar/etc and high end/organic food is eventual autoimmune disease and obesity.
Pumpkin seeds are so much better. But of course, anyone can grow pumpkins. Where's the profit? $$$
For anyone dealing with digestive issues, this quite literally saved my health (no affiliation):
https://www.naturespath.com/en-us/products/natures-path-food...
Brussels sprouts, switching from wheat to rice, digestive enzymes, psyllium husk capsules and cutting dairy and other inflammatory foods by half put my symptoms into remission.
I took the Everlywell (again no affiliation) test of 200+ foods which showed the smoking guns of almonds and dairy in my immune response:
https://www.everlywell.com