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Ken wrote:
>What you've said about insulin is true, but only up to a point. If your carb
>intake is less than roughly 100 grams a day (spread out over 3-5 meals), then
>you are not stimulating insulin enough to affect your immune response.
I agree but would add that the less than 100 grams come from vegetables
and berries.
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>However, there are other factors involved with immune response.
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>One is antioxidants and another is free radicals.
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>It is clear that antioxidants help prevent colds, flus, etc. by keeping the
>free
>radicals in check.
A very powerful hormone/antioxidant is melatonin which is stimulated by
deep sleep. I recommend at least 10 hours a night of sleep with no light
sources other than the moon and no noise.
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>A study has been done of the natural antioxidant content of foods, called
>"ORAC". The foods highest in natural antioxidants generally are the
berries -
>blueberries are highest, and the other berries are high as well, Kale is also
>pretty high as well.
I enjoy berries frozen almost every night as dessert.
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>If you search the web for "ORAC" you should find the full list (plus some
pages
>on "Blake's 7" ...).
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>Another general health aid is to eat more "Omega-3 fatty acids". Our modern
>diet has much less of these than in Paleo days. Cold water fish (salmon,
>tuna,
>mackerel, sardines, and others) are probably the only natural modern food
>source
>for Omega-3, because most modern meat sources are fed grains instead of
natural
>vegetation. One option is to augment Omega-3 with fish oil capsules
>(Twinlab's Dale Alexander brand has several styles).
I also take these alternated with salmon oils and of course I actually eat
fish. In addition, I make it a habit to get out in the sun virtually
everyday. The combination above along with exercise, a relaxed attitude,
and a spine free from subluxations has ensured that a cold or flu for me
comes only every 5-10 years.
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>--
>Cheers,
>
>Ken
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I was trying to get away with the minimum but you brought up some very
important factors. Thanks Ken.
Dave
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