Food coloring, anti-caking nanoparticles may affect human gut
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This looks like those nice studies where they injected MSG into the brain of mice to show they are bad. I don't think these findings can be extrapolated to humans who encounter those nano particles through food
There's a lot of anecdata, but my theory is that the biome is unique to everyone so there is no one size fits all theory. (See the fecal replacement studies where thin people fecal bacteria was inserted into non-thin folks and they lost weight).
I, for example, get the worst gas from Aspartame and Asesulfame K (and maybe Sucralose, the jury is still out on that). Both proven to be 100% safe sugar alternatives with no side effects in studies.
Salt is a major component of mucus and the gut is lined with mucus. (For that matter, so is the respiratory tract.)
The titanium dioxide and silicon dioxide mentioned at the link are white and yellow/cream white.
But there's only so much you can learn from elimination diets, they're a blunt chisel as an instrument of discovery. I'm at a loss for how to dig deeper. Where did you find someone to test your blood for something as specific as red 40? Is it an allergy test or something?
My elimination diet helped migraines a lot. But not cured.
Magnesium. Vit d3/k2, omega 3, got me a whole lot farther.
FL-41 glasses helped a lot with light triggers. I stopped needing them after about a year on vitamins.
Getting rid of all scents and perfumes was a big help.
The final that actually took me from greatly improved but still severe to mostly cured?
TMJ. Dentist suggested it. I found a bob and Brad massage video.
Much to my surprise I discovered a really tight spot just above the jaw. Took me three days of massaging it for it to finally loosen up.
Boom. No more migraines.
I have to massage it out about monthly or so. It really likes to tighten up.
After two years w/ the bite guard I feel a lot better, it's been a long time since my jaw clicked or popped although an emotional event last December caused the pain to flare up again for a few weeks.
Massage videos I used to resolve issue.
This part is just my speculation, but I imagine many boys in school could have been medicated due to their behavioral/learning issues, which might have been the product of their diet (dyes and sugar).
Not sure exactly which additive does this, but there are definitely brands that don't exhibit this effect or not as badly.
Because it's soluble in water, you can (and I have) washed pre-shredded cheese in a colander and dried it on a kitchen towel when it was all I had on hand, and it turned out fine.
That is not true, and TFA refers specifically to metal oxide nanoparticles that are used as anti-caking agents
Or is your argument that metal oxide nanoparticles are the only anti-caking agents that are used?
I've switched to grating cheese myself, even for a single person meal, doesn't take long and tastes SO much better.
It's great for three reasons:
1 - it's the easiest and fastest grating device for cheese 2 - it's safe. Microplanes are great but it often happened that my cheese got a little bit of finger with it 3 - the texture and taste of the cheese is amazing. I can't explain it but it seems that the strands of cheese are thinner and longer . Whether it's on Parmigiano Reggiano or on old Comté it's just beautiful.
More on topic : never buy pre grated cheese. Or any thing pre-something.
Grating cheese isn't exactly an onerous task, and the result tastes better, and a grater isn't expensive, so...
That said, I do prefer the result of the grated cheese.
But! Do you make dishes with over a pound of cheese in them?
(It made up for walking to school 5 miles, uphill in both directions, in the snow ;) )
https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/uppfylld-grater-with-container-...
Apparently their patent on the chemically etched blade process expired so there should be more direct competition, but I haven’t explored alternatives.
Just tear it, or slice it.
I've noticed that better quality grated cheese tends to behave better. E.g. Tillamook grated cheese melts nicely for me.
I go through a lot of bricks of Tillamook's Colby Jack.
edit: they might have begun adding gums. I have to buy Jeni's or Van Leeuwen. Ought to just make my own with how little I eat anyway.
Unless you think they're lying about it being anti-caking?
edit (can't delete): oh you're talking about eating 'sand'
That being said even inert things can act as catalysts, and even if they don't act as catalysts, they can sterically interfere with reactions
Has the sources of silica nano particles.
A whole generation was also taught everything in moderation, but we've not been very good at it.
"He argues that fructose (too much) and fiber (not enough)".
Too much sugar is bad for you, too much fat is bad for you. If you eat too many foods that are high in processed sugars, you're going to increase your risk of diabetes. If you eat a balanced diet that includes fruits and other complex carbs with fibre to reduce the GI of the food, you're going to be fine.
All of this needs to be combined with some exercise.
This isn't ground breaking science, this is a Youtube video for people who have a poor diet.