Sapiens require nutrient-rich foods.
Here are the nutrients you don't get enough of on a plant-based diet.
🥩 THREAD 🥩
Here are the nutrients you don't get enough of on a plant-based diet.
🥩 THREAD 🥩
Meat offers nutrients that plants simply cannot provide in substance.
The side effects of the nutrient deficiencies of these micronutrients can be costly with effects ranging from lower cognition to depression.
Let's discuss what you aren't getting by eating plants 🥦
The side effects of the nutrient deficiencies of these micronutrients can be costly with effects ranging from lower cognition to depression.
Let's discuss what you aren't getting by eating plants 🥦
In this thread you'll learn about:
1) 6 Powerful Nutrients Found Mainly in Meat
2) The Connection Between Nutrient Deficiency and Depression
3) Critical Vitamins and Minerals Found Mainly in Meat
Shall we 👇
1) 6 Powerful Nutrients Found Mainly in Meat
2) The Connection Between Nutrient Deficiency and Depression
3) Critical Vitamins and Minerals Found Mainly in Meat
Shall we 👇
1/ Meat provides 6 critical nutrients that plants can't provide in substance or in some cases at all such as:
1) Cobalamin
2) Creatine
3) Choline
4) Carnitine
5) Carnosine
6) Taurine
1) Cobalamin
2) Creatine
3) Choline
4) Carnitine
5) Carnosine
6) Taurine
Cobalamin:
Cobalamin aka Vitamin B12 is critical for our cellular metabolism - a fancy way of saying cellular growth and division.
Deficiencies have been linked to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, vascular dementia, and Parkinson's.
Cobalamin aka Vitamin B12 is critical for our cellular metabolism - a fancy way of saying cellular growth and division.
Deficiencies have been linked to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, vascular dementia, and Parkinson's.
Unfortunately I have some sad news for my Vegan and Vegetarian friends.
Veganism / Vegetarianism leads to "depressed B12 levels and may independently increase the risk for cognitive impairment".
Since B12 is only found in meat Vegans must supplement for optimal levels.
Veganism / Vegetarianism leads to "depressed B12 levels and may independently increase the risk for cognitive impairment".
Since B12 is only found in meat Vegans must supplement for optimal levels.
Creatine:
"Creatine?! Like the thing my gym rat friend from high school wouldn't shut up about?"
Yes. That creatine. And it has a host of benefits you may not know about such as improving:
1) Strength
2) Intelligence
3) Reaction Time
4) Working memory
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"Creatine?! Like the thing my gym rat friend from high school wouldn't shut up about?"
Yes. That creatine. And it has a host of benefits you may not know about such as improving:
1) Strength
2) Intelligence
3) Reaction Time
4) Working memory
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In a study on 45 vegetarians, 5 grams of creatine per day for 6 weeks has a "significant positive effect on both working memory (backward digit span) and intelligence".
Another study of 128 adult females supplementing with creatine for five days found similar results.
Another study of 128 adult females supplementing with creatine for five days found similar results.
The important thing to note here is that creatine is ...
1) A very important substance for performance
2) ONLY FOUND IN MEAT 🥩
If you are following a vegan diet you may want to consider the benefits of supplementing with creatine...or nibbling on some liver or steak😉
1) A very important substance for performance
2) ONLY FOUND IN MEAT 🥩
If you are following a vegan diet you may want to consider the benefits of supplementing with creatine...or nibbling on some liver or steak😉
Choline:
Choline is a super-nutrient and plays a critical role in the formation of neurotransmitters and is needed to produce membranes that enclose EVERY cell.
Deficiencies in choline lead to:
- Heart disease
- Neurodegenerative disease
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Choline is a super-nutrient and plays a critical role in the formation of neurotransmitters and is needed to produce membranes that enclose EVERY cell.
Deficiencies in choline lead to:
- Heart disease
- Neurodegenerative disease
- Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
An interesting study even tied Choline levels to anxiety as well 😨
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So where are you getting your choline from? By inlarge your choline is coming from animal-based products.
Guidelines recommend 500mg daily...or:
5 Eggs = 600mg ✅
150g of Liver / Kidney = 500mg ✅
+1lb of Broccoli = 500mg 🤮
...good luck eating 1lb of broccoli 🥦
Guidelines recommend 500mg daily...or:
5 Eggs = 600mg ✅
150g of Liver / Kidney = 500mg ✅
+1lb of Broccoli = 500mg 🤮
...good luck eating 1lb of broccoli 🥦
Getting enough choline is hard to do by eating plants and its seriously important!
The need for choline is particularly high in pregnant mothers. Deficiencies have been linked to:
1) Preeclampsia
2) Premature birth
3) Neural tube defects
4) Poor fetal brain development
The need for choline is particularly high in pregnant mothers. Deficiencies have been linked to:
1) Preeclampsia
2) Premature birth
3) Neural tube defects
4) Poor fetal brain development
Carnitine:
Carnitine helps move fatty acids across the mitochondrial membrane to help us store the essential fats for energy which is HUGE!
It allows for the creation of ketones which support longevity and cell function.
Carnitine helps move fatty acids across the mitochondrial membrane to help us store the essential fats for energy which is HUGE!
It allows for the creation of ketones which support longevity and cell function.
A study on carnitine levels showed that patience with low levels suffered from "major depression" and the "degree of carnitine deficiency reflected both the severity and age of onset of Major Depressive Disorder"....YIKES!
Ready to have your mind blown?! 🤯👇
Ready to have your mind blown?! 🤯👇
A study of 791 people found carnitine supplementation "significantly decreases depressive symptoms compared to placebo/no intervention, whilst offering a comparable effect to established anti-depressant agents with fewer side effects".
Conclusion... 💊 are bad and 🥩 is good!
Conclusion... 💊 are bad and 🥩 is good!
But wait...THERE'S MORE!
Carnitine has also been proven to have a positive effect on male fertility as well according to the NIH...
Carnitine has also been proven to have a positive effect on male fertility as well according to the NIH...
Carnosine:
Carnosine acts as an endogenous antioxidant similar to glutathione. We make a small amount but need more of it through diet.
💥SURPRISE💥 Carnosine is only found in meat and plays a critical role in the body.
Carnosine acts as an endogenous antioxidant similar to glutathione. We make a small amount but need more of it through diet.
💥SURPRISE💥 Carnosine is only found in meat and plays a critical role in the body.
Carnosine reduces the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs). Elevated AGEs are associated with:
- Diabetes
- Heart Disease
- Dementia / Alzheimers
Vegetarians have shown to have higher levels of AGEs since they aren't eating meat to receive adequate Carnosine.
- Diabetes
- Heart Disease
- Dementia / Alzheimers
Vegetarians have shown to have higher levels of AGEs since they aren't eating meat to receive adequate Carnosine.
Taurine:
Taurine functions very similarly to Carnosine by reducing AGEs. It also aids in muscle function and the production of anxiety-reducing neurotransmitters.
Similar to Carnosine your body makes some but not enough to be sufficiently optimal.
The rest comes from MEAT!
Taurine functions very similarly to Carnosine by reducing AGEs. It also aids in muscle function and the production of anxiety-reducing neurotransmitters.
Similar to Carnosine your body makes some but not enough to be sufficiently optimal.
The rest comes from MEAT!
2/ Sadly the lack of bioavailable sources for these nutrients outside of animal-based products leaves many people deficient in these critical minerals.
The deficiency in these minerals specifically indicates a higher likelihood of depression and anxiety.
The deficiency in these minerals specifically indicates a higher likelihood of depression and anxiety.
Depression has altered the course of many peoples' lives and acts as the largest cause of morbidity around the globe.
The medicines we use are not solving the root cause issue - NUTRIENT DEFICIENCY!
Many people find havens in medication but DIET IS THE CURE for most!
The medicines we use are not solving the root cause issue - NUTRIENT DEFICIENCY!
Many people find havens in medication but DIET IS THE CURE for most!
3/ Additionally many other critical Vitamins, Minerals, and Nutrients are mostly only found in relevant quantities in meat such as:
- Iron
- Protein
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin K
- Omega-3 Fatty Acid
These are all formative to the building blocks of a healthy life!
- Iron
- Protein
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin K
- Omega-3 Fatty Acid
These are all formative to the building blocks of a healthy life!
While plants can provide some of these life-giving nutrients and minerals...
the point is they do not do it in a meaningful enough way to thrive!
Here is the worse part: sometimes plants contain the nutrient but parts of the plant make it difficult to digest.
the point is they do not do it in a meaningful enough way to thrive!
Here is the worse part: sometimes plants contain the nutrient but parts of the plant make it difficult to digest.
Even when plants contain a Magnesium, Iron, or Zinc, phytic acid (a plant molecule) and oxalate reduce absorption...
right, @LocalRachel?
The sad truth is what you read on the nutrition label is not the net amount absorbed by your body - which is the MOST important part!
right, @LocalRachel?
The sad truth is what you read on the nutrition label is not the net amount absorbed by your body - which is the MOST important part!
@LocalRachel The point of me writing this is not to say vegans or vegetarians are wrong...if it works for you that makes me happy 😀
The point is for you to know what you may be missing by NOT eating certain foods.
The point is for you to know what you may be missing by NOT eating certain foods.
@LocalRachel Much of the information found in this thread has been aggregated in @CarnivoreMD 's amazing book 'The Carnivore Code'.
For more helpful information from him check out clips like this from his interview with @joerogan
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For more helpful information from him check out clips like this from his interview with @joerogan
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@LocalRachel @CarnivoreMD @joerogan Also if you are looking for the single food you aren't eating that you should be check out the thread below by the great @MrSollozzo
The case for eating more liver is 🤯
The case for eating more liver is 🤯
@LocalRachel @CarnivoreMD @joerogan @MrSollozzo In summary...
1) Certain vital nutrients exist in animal products that do not exist in plants - KNOW WHAT THEY ARE! (see above)
2) Diet can help solve nutrient deficiencies linked to depression and anxiety...
3) Absorption rates in animal products are higher than plant foods
1) Certain vital nutrients exist in animal products that do not exist in plants - KNOW WHAT THEY ARE! (see above)
2) Diet can help solve nutrient deficiencies linked to depression and anxiety...
3) Absorption rates in animal products are higher than plant foods
@LocalRachel @CarnivoreMD @joerogan @MrSollozzo If you found this thread useful please...
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