In the article that Wombat posted down below about the benefits of coconut oil for your thyroid, it says that PB blocks iodine. I eat natural PB everyday. Any thoughts??
Peanuts are goitrogenic just like cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage, brokkoli and cauliflower, as well as radishes, strawberries and peaches. It can be a problem if you eat those in large amounts especially if you are Iodine deficient.
If you have plenty of iodine you dont need to worry about that. These veggies and fruits have very beneficial antioxidants and phytonutrients and keeping them out of the diet would not be a good idea.
I love peanutbutter too - I just dont eat to much of it mailny also because its high in omega 6 fatty acids/polyunsaturated fats which should be limited. The best oils are coconut oil, virgin olive oil and some fresh butter.
BTW heating also reduces the goitrogenic effect of foods.
I know when I've had too much peanut butter when I get a cold-sore. That's when I back off. I was told that eating too much depletes the lysine and allows the cold sore to form. Taking lysine got rid of the sore quickly.
i must admit that i have a bias against peanuts on several fronts. they are not perfect food by any stretch of the imagination. MH would surely say they are not human food, and i agree. seeds(nuts) from trees are the way to go. this is a whole lot more expensive than peanuts.
then there is the organic factor. you must have organic just to avoid some of the major contaminants in our food. still, the risk is there, especially of fumigants while in storage. peanuts have a notorious fungus which is in most peanut products.
third, the peanuts are roasted which makes them cooked food - another huge ding for health.
but here is the bottom line. i preach it all the time. lifestyle is about habits. if a person ate a big jiffy and welches on wonder bread(basically an axle grease and chemicals and refined sugar sandwich) once a month or two mixed in with a good raw diet that is consistent otherwise, that baby is gonna slide right through and recovery would be swift. otoh, a spoonful of peanut butter every day is going to make that food and whatever is in it a part of your environment. the impact will be thousands of times of what an occasional sandwich would be.
diet should be seasonal, local, raw, and as fresh(eat right out of the garden) as possible year round. that should be the rule and anything else is a special occasion. the less we eat, the longer the lifespan. and if a person does eat something "bad", one cannot fix it by eating good stuff with it. the best thing to do is to fast afterwards until "elvis has left the building". all anything else to eat does after eating a big fat steak, for example, is give the overtaxed system even more to do.
people eat way to much and way too often, regardless of the healthiness of the food itself. make intelligent incremental changes that are to your benefit and that you can commit to sustaining. anything else is just fooling yourself.
When it became impossible for me to swallow food two years back or so, I naturally thought to suck on PB for the calorie and protien in it. But once I discovered what I did about the origin or essence of my health issue, I researched everything I could of course and learned about the fungus content in PB. For that reason I completely quit that habit and switched (at the time) to almond butter (for sucking). That's changed now too. Now I suck frozen coconut water or coconut oil when I can't eat. Even when I can. Probably not so good on bread w the Smuckers tho. ; )
But I once would visit a site created by someone I grew to really respect for his oveall grasp of things. At the top of this site (I can't recall the URL at the moment - it was over a year ago) it read in large letters:
"It is what we consume on a daily basis which determines our health."
I find great wisdom in this. (You already allude to his point, T.)
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Aluminum, the most abundant metal on Earth, is found in soil, in water and in air. Its chemical and physical properties make it ideal for a wide variety of uses. For example, aluminum and its compounds are often used in food as additives, in drugs (e.g., antacids), in consumer products (e.g., cooking utensils and aluminum foil) and in the treatment of drinking water (e.g., coagulants).
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This information bulletin looks at the ways in which we are exposed to aluminum every day, the health risks associated with this exposure, and special issues related to aluminum's presence in food and drinking water. The final section outlines what Health Canada is doing to further our understanding of aluminum and its impact on our lives.
of course, this is a gov site(albeit not as bad as USgov), but it does have some interesting info in it. it also has errors. the fact is, we have increased our exposure to aluminum to new heighths. anyone who has read orlee knows how detrimental this can be. that daily exposure in the gut causes faunal imbalance. even if we can absorb it, that doesnt mean the bacteria in our gut cant. it is the flora and fauna in our gut that contributes the most to our internal environment, or responds the most to our internal environment, whichever pov one prefers.
I eat tahini, which is "peanut butter" made out of crushed sesame seeds.
It tastes delicious and I find it most of the time free of pesticides.
It is also FULL OF MAGNESIUM!
AND it tastes very much like peanut butter.
There are several types : roasted or not roasted, and also shelled and not roasted.
And I have not read about it blocking Iodine either!
Better to buy Greek or Turkish rather than Chinese.
Greek from Thessaloniki is supposed to be the best. I think it is true! My favourite brand is "Chaïtoglou".
:)
I tried MaraNatha hulled, raw tahini and thought it was terrible. I guess it is an acquired taste. I thought I would really like it since I like sesame seeds. I quess I will go back to almond butter, but it is so expensive :(
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