AWeber - FOHAC Newsletter fiber 2 #425a

Published: Wed, 09/27/17

Fair Oaks Health News

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Sept 27, 2017

Fiber 2

Metabolic Psychiatry

Hi ,

Everybody has heard that we need to eat more fiber. When you ask them why we need more fiber, the almost universal answer is so we can poop regularly. While this is true, this is only the tip of the iceberg. Fiber is a huge subject and should be classed as a food group all on its own, just like protein, fat, and carbs. But chemically fibers are made from huge networks of tiny carbohydrate molecules, which are very much like proteins that are made from thousands of tiny amino acids.

There are many, many types of fiber. Old school chemists would group them simply into soluble and insoluble fibers based on whether they would dissolve in water, while nutritionists would break them down to digestible and indigestible fibers based on whether we had the enzymes in our gut to break the fibers down. As our understanding of the functions each fiber expresses in our gut grows, our classifications are expanding. For instance, a few types of fibers have been found that specifically keep certain bad bacteria from attaching and growing in our gut. These are now called contrabiotics (the opposite of probiotics) and include fibers found in plantains, bananas, and broccoli. This is particularly relevant because chronic inflammation caused by these bad bugs causes colitis and is the chief cause for colon cancer.

The indigestible and insoluble fibers are the ones that we associate with providing the bulk that keeps our bowels moving. However even this category is expanding because even though we can’t digest them, many of the good guy bacteria in our guts can break them down. They eat the fiber bits they break off and produce a chemical called butyrate, which decreases inflammation and provides the primary nutrition for the cells that form our colon: the colonocytes. Examples of the indigestible fibers are the woody stems in leafy greens, and the tough chewy parts of fibrous vegetables. An additional benefit to insoluble fibers is that they help regulate blood sugar by increasing insulin sensitivity, possibly by their impact on the gut microbiota. This helps lower blood sugar levels, resulting insulin levels, and therefore diabetes.

The water soluble fibers dissolve to form gooey gelatinous gunk that our good bacteria love to eat. It gets turned into butyrate and other life supporting substances just like some of the insoluble fiber does, but by different good bacteria. The goo slows down the rate of nutrient absorption in the gut, so we don’t get big spikes of food molecules and minerals in the blood that can overwhelm

our system. Being water soluble means that they will absorb a lot of water and swell up. So be sure you are drinking plenty of water when eating these types of fibers. Otherwise they might get stuck as a lump in the gut when we take them in a commercially prepared dry form. In nature they will already be loaded with water in the plant.

The government says we should be consuming 25 grams of fiber daily, even though our ancestors generally ate a lot more than that. On the other hand studies of the modern teenager studied in their natural habitat find they generally only consume less than 5 grams of fiber a day. Instead they primarily consume simple sugars and carbs, which feed the nasty health destroying bacteria. It is a good thing that the young have a good supply of healthy tissue that will last them several years before they wear out the good tissues and begin to develop the common health complaints that come with age.

This is the key point of this article. Carbohydrates, sugars, excess protein and omega 6 fats, as well as all the food chemicals, preservatives, coloring agents, and

what not are all slowly destroy the integrity of your gut lining. When you are young and healthy your gut lining (which is only one cell thick) is protected by a thick coating of mucous filled with good guy bacteria and immunoglobulins that keep the bad stuff out of your blood stream. With each passing year of dietary abuse, this protective coating gets thinner. Eventually it gets wiped out all together and your gut lining cells start breaking down. Leaky gut results and now bad boogie stuff is able to get into our blood stream and poison us. Yes, poison us – slowly and definitely. A leaky gut is the starting point of most all the degenerative diseases of our modern times.

Fiber helps to slow this process down, even reverse it. Fiber in its various forms contributes to the health of our gut in many ways. So what fiber foods are the “best”? This question is tricky because each food source will have several different fibers, and each fiber has different beneficial effects. It is not simply about what food source has the most fiber. The highest fiber common food is cooked beans, with 8 grams of fiber per half cup. However that same half cup also has 16 grams of simple carbs that turn into sugar after you eat it. There is also the issue with the high levels of lectins in beans if they have not been pressure cooked long enough. Whole

grains have 2 – 3 grams of fiber per half cup of cooked mush, but again have the same issue with even higher carb levels, plus the lectin concern and gluten which is not destroyed by cooking which damages everybody’s gut lining to some degree.

So as you can see, the “best” fiber has to consider the larger context of the plant involved. When I researched what fibers have the most beneficial impact on the gut and the microbiome, I actually found studies addressing this. In order of benefit, the most beneficial has been found to be pectins, followed by guar gum, glucomannan (konjac root), inulin, and psyllium fiber. Of those, probably the only one you are likely to encounter in normal food is the pectins as they are found in fruit like apples and possibly inulin if you eat jicama. The others would more likely be found in an advanced fiber supplement.

Other excellent sources of fiber are all your leafy green vegetables as well as avocado, broccoli, and Brussels sprouts. I recommend at least 3 to 4 cups of green veggies every day. The very best high fiber fruit is raspberries, blackberries, oranges, blueberries, apples, and slightly green bananas. With the fruit limit yourself to one serving per day due to the high sugar levels in fruit. Vegetables are your best bet for high quality fiber without the sugar.

Personally, in addition to the green vegetables I eat every day, I also use a homemade blend of the five best fibers plus berries and green banana in my morning nutrient smoothie. I thought that with writing this article I could make up some of my fiber blend for folks that come into the office – maybe even boost it with some super 4X

blueberry concentrate for adding to smoothies. It makes getting our 25 grams of fiber a day much easier when we can drink some of our fiber.

Take care,

David

Ellen update:

Here we are out for an early celebration of my birthday at our favorite restaurant - TM Noodle on Manzinita Blvd. We like the lightness of Vietnamese food - lots of herbs and veggies. Sunday we will be going out for Korean food - good for lots of fermented side dishes and the fun of cooking your own food at your table.

Teens maturing more slowly

A study of 8.3 million teenagers shows that they are about 3 years behind in their maturation compared to teens in the 70's. 18 year olds are acting like 15 year olds with dating, working for money, sex, driving, drinking, and generally taking on the responsibilities of adulthood. This is across all demographics - all races and economic groups.

Teens

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"Affliction comes to us, not to make us sad but sober; not to make us sorry but wise."

~ H. G. Wells

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Herbicide damages grand and great grand kids

Studies of atrazine, a popular herbicide has been found not to damage children of mothers exposed to it but rather the grandkids and great grandkids of the exposed mother. These are due to epigenetic effects that have already been found in many plastics, fungicides, insect repellants, and hydrocarbons.

Herbicide

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"What really matters is what you do with what you have"

~ H. G. Wells
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Fluoride exposure in pregnancy lowers kids IQ

Checking urine fluoride levels in pregnant women and then assessing the children 6 and 12 years later has shown that the levels of fluoride found in treated water are enough to damage the developing brains of babies while still in utero. These damages were measurable 6 and 12 years later.

Fluoride

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"If you fell down yesterday, stand up today."

~ H. G. Wells

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Cats seeking personal servants

Susan McDonald is seeking a loving home for her precious cats as she can not have them where she is living now. If you would like a pair of well mannered adult felines please let her know through the office.

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Finding the new location is very easy. Coming from highway 50 up Sunrise Blvd, you turn left and go up a block. We are on the right hand side - the building just past the Subway Sandwich shop. If you are coming down Sunrise from the Mall area then just turn right on Fair Oaks Blvd and up a block on the right.

If you are coming from the Roseville area you could come down Sunrise Blvd, but that is a long trek. It is probably shorter time wise to come down Auburn Blvd - San Juan Ave like you have been for the Sunset office, but instead of turning left at Sunset, keep going straight 3 more lights to Fair Oaks Blvd and turn left. Go down 2 lights to New York Ave, go through the intersection, and immediately turn into the turn lane once the center divider ends. We are on the left.

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About Dr. DeLapp

Dr. DeLapp has been a philosopher, non-force Chiropractor, medical intuitive, and health innovator for over 30 years. He began experimenting with medical intuition in 1972 while studying physics at UC Davis. In addition to physics he designed and completed an individual major in the philosophy and psychology of education. Shortly after he choose to pursue a career in the only truly health oriented profession available at that time, Chiropractic. He graduated with honors in 1981 with his doctorate and opened a private practice.
Since that time he has continued his research into the effects of consciousness and learning on health.
He developed the Biomagnetic Retraining system for correcting movement abnormalities.
Since 1991 he has focused on developing a powerful system for uncovering and assisting the mind-body connection in health and personal growth. The in-depth coaching, guided by the subconscious direction from the body, is called Heartflow and the simpler mind-body retraining for health and unfoldment he has named Gracework. Both are available at Fair Oaks Health.

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