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Phytic acid not only grabs on to or chelates important minerals, but also inhibits enzymes that we need to digest our food, including pepsin, needed for the breakdown of proteins in the stomach, and amylase needed for the breakdown of starch into sugar. Trypsin, needed for protein digestion in the small intestine, is also inhibited by phytates.

Smoky Mexican Stuffed Bell Peppers

Serves 4-6

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef

3 bell peppers (red, yellow, orange), sliced in half

1 cup red onion, diced

1 jalapeno, minced, seeds removed (or not!)

2 garlic cloves, minced

2 tbsp Chipotle seasoning

1 tsp cumin, ground

2 tbsp chipotle tomato paste (or regular)

1 tsp Himalayan pink sea salt

2 tbsp ghee butter

1/2 cup cheddar, shredded

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Place all but one bell pepper halves in a baking dish and sprinkle with pink s+p. Bake for about 5 minutes. Remove and set aside.

2. Meanwhile, dice the remaining bell pepper half, set aside.

3. Heat skillet over medium heat, add 2 tbsp ghee and then ground beef. Season with chipotle, cumin, pink s+p, and brown beef, stirring occasionally. Add diced red onions, diced bell pepper, and jalapeno and cook another 3-4 minutes. Next, add chipotle tomato paste and minced garlic, cook another few minutes.

4. Spoon meat mixture into bell pepper shells and bake for about 10 minutes. Then add shredded cheese and cook another minute or just until melted.

5. Garnish with avocado, cilantro and lime juice if desired!

There is no doubt that nuts are a notoriously healthy snack food. While they once got a bad rap for their high fat content, we’ve gotten over it.

We know nuts are packed with loads of vitamins, some protein, fibre and antioxidants, so they’ve gotten their seal of approval.

There is a downside to most nuts though – phytic acid! In short, phytic acid or phytates bind to minerals that we consume making them difficult for the body to process and utilise properly.

These minerals cannot be absorbed by the body efficiently, basically deeming those good qualities of nuts useless. Over time, a diet high in phytates can lead to severe mineral deficiencies despite a “healthy” diet.

The best of the best

*Macadamia

*Walnuts

*Pistachios

The first point I want to make, then emphasize, then re-emphasize, is that there is no ‘the’ cause of cardiovascular disease. By which I mean that there is not, and never has been, any one single factor that can be considered to be ‘the’ cause. Instead, there are many. They can work by themselves or combine with others.

So you can say that, for example, diabetes is ‘a’ cause of cardiovascular disease. But you cannot say that it is ‘the’ cause. Yes ‘a’ cause but not ‘the’ cause. This is not purely semantics. Whilst the difference may seem subtle, it is critical. A table, or the table. A man, or the man. An answer, or the answer.

If there is no ‘the’ cause, what does this mean in practice? It means that many different things, or factors, or whatever term you use to describe them, can lead to exactly the same disease.

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― Zbigniew Brzezinski, Between Two Ages: America's Role in the Technetronic Era