The Lectins Dirty Secrets!

While dietary lectins are known in the scientific and nutritional communities, most lay people and even many medical professionals don’t know about them.  Lectins are involved in food allergies/sensitivities, inflammation and autoimmune disease, just to name a few.  For instance, lectins are linked to celiac disease.  Even weight gain and low energy can be linked to lectins.  Lectins are problematic because they are sticky molecules that can bind to the linings of human tissue, especially intestinal cells.   In so doing, they disable cells in the GI tract  keeping them from repairing and rebuilding. Therefore lectins can contribute to eroding your intestinal barrier and result in (leaky gut or diverticulitis).   Because the lectins also circulate throughout the bloodstream they can bind to any tissue in the body in the thyroid, pancreas, collagen, joints, etc.  This binding can disrupt the function of that tissue and cause white blood cells to attack the lectin-bound tissue, destroying it.  This is an autoimmune response.  The lectins in wheat for example, are specifically known to be involved in rheumatoid arthritis.....

But why do only some people react to the lectins in foods while others can eat them with no apparent problems?   First many people may be having problems but they just don’t realize it.  For example, autoimmune thyroiditis could be caused by dietary lectins.  Second example, many folks who thought they had no food intolerance at all have experienced much improved energy and weight control when they eliminated wheat and dairy.  They didn’t realize until after they eliminated these foods that they were being affected by them. 

  

Personally I was not aware of the wheat and lectin connection until I was introduced to the blood type diet.  I then began eliminating wheat and dairy from my diet which I use to consume a lot off  and in a  short period of time I began experiencing more energy even with only 5 to 6 hours of sleep I also felt less lethargic, less stress and with more spunk in my steps.   I also added Dr D’Adamo Deflect supplement to my daily routine because I am fully aware that even if I follow this diet faithfully they are many foods that may contain hidden sources of wheat or gluten in them which is going to trigger a negative response in my body from this kind of lectin attachment, and what deflect does is minimize and repair this damage by scrubbing away this harmful lectin reaction from the avoid foods that we might consume. To me is like having a car or home insurance, you want it to be there when you need it.   Just remember that if you decide to add deflect to your daily routine, take the one that is designed especially for your blood type.   Knowledge is power and if we do not take care of our health then who is going to?   Learn More.