On this week's podcast, we talk about oatmeal. Oatmeal is so great, but I just don't think oats are good for humans. Many of the things I learned in this podcast were new to me. It was interesting to see that many heavy metals concentrating grains, like cacao,. So if you like chocolate oatmeal, this podcast is going to break your heart. We also learn about heavy metal accumulation of miffy greens.
Have you been led to believe that oatmeal is good for you? This podcast is for you! Paul does a deep dive on why you may want to cut oats (and chocolate, and leafy greens) out for good for reasons like heavy metal accumulation, antinutrients, and defense chemicals.
00:07:30 The problem with grains
00:11:45 Heavy metals in oats, greens, chocolate and fish
00:20:00 How saponins damage the gut
00:31:30 Cadmium and heavy metals in oats, vegetables and chocolate
Effects of saponins and glycoalkaloids on the permeability and viability of mammalian intestinal cells and on the integrity of tissue preparations in vitro: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20650190/