The more bioavailable nutrients you can get with the fewest amount of toxins, the more we thrive as humans. The major dietary source of cadmium in the human diet is cereal grains. Cadmium content in oats can exceed accepted limits. There's clear evidence that cardiovascular disease, infertility, hormonal imbalance, dementia, cancers are associated with high levels of heavy metals.
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/