Keys to Basic Health

By Kristi Tornabene

Are you one of the many people in the world who has the MTHFR gene mutation and doesn't even know it?

Is menopause causing excess weight gain, cravings, and feelings of being out of control with food?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Performance Plus Enterprises LLC
• Release date: Mar 16, 2022
• ISBN: 9781088028360

Kristi Tornabene

Having a genetic error, I decided to write a book because I found how to walk, even though my grandma and my father could not. Discovering that the solution to have your genes work well, can be found in the food we eat. Finding the precursors for proper methylation. Helping people discover where they can find what they need in precise foods for their blood type and genotype. Virginia is a blood type O and I put folate rich foods for blood type O after her story. Kristi is a blood type A and I listed my best foods and what I eat to get folate, riboflavin, B12, magnesium, zinc, and things for the thyroid in the book and in my story. Sallie and Zenna are blood type B and I listed folate rich foods after Sallie's story, a Microbiology and Medical Technology friend who did the work of finding her best foods with me. Listed are 3 recipes with lots of folate. 1. Turkey Gumbo with celery and okra Good for blood type O 2. Brooke Burke's turkey soup modified a wee bit to remove gluten has leeks, celery and parsnips. Good for everyone and 3. Nikolai's Roof Beet Borscht with celeriac and parsnips. There are no chicken recipes. Only Blood type O "Hunters" can eat chicken. Which can be determined with the SWAMI test link in the book.

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Proactive Strategies

for Healthy Aging

Especially for Those with

MTHFR

Kristi Tornabene

Keys to Basic Health

Copyright © Kristi Tornabene 2020

All rights reserved worldwide

Disclaimer

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You are responsible for your own choices, actions, and results.

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Dedication

I dedicate this book to my Ph.D. Biochemist husband, even though he made fun of me for getting fat as I aged. His insight and critical suggestions helped me to formulate the content of this book.

It is also dedicated to all those people who really want to understand and use tools to fine-tune their eating for aging health.

This book is dedicated to my heavenly Father, who helped me find a way to be of service to others, aiding in their journey of aging.

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Acknowledgments

The completion of this book would not have been possible without the love and support of my editor, Teresa Velardi. I thank God that none of the other editors I contacted followed through on a promise to edit this book.

I also thank God that I saw a Facebook LIVE of someone talking about Teresa and what she does. At that time, I wasn’t aware that she is an editor.

God allowed her to commit to this arduous undertaking. I am an unorganized, just jot it down wherever I think it goes, kind of writer.

Thank you, Teresa, for your love, kindness, and willingness to plow through the hardest book you ever edited.

I want to thank my husband, the biochemist in the family, who helped me fine-tune my eating (with his badgering). His comments helped me to make this a better book.

My greatest hope is that this book will help many people who need answers to questions about their health through the aging process.

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Table of Contents

Introduction ................................................................................................. 1

Why I Created This Book ........................................................................ 3

SECTION ONE .............................................................................................. 7

Chapter One .................................................................................................. 9

What Is MTHFR? .................................................................................... 9

Chapter Two .............................................................................................. 17

12 Keys to Basic Health ................................................................... 17

Chapter Three ........................................................................................... 45

Are You Always Hungry?..................................................................47

Chapter Four ............................................................................................. 51

The Thyroid…………………………………………………………….. …51

Chapter Five .............................................................................................. 61

The Case for Refusing Hormone Replacement ...................... 61

Chapter Six ................................................................................................. 67

Reasons You May Be in Pain and Ways to Reduce It ......... 67

Chapter Seven ........................................................................................... 71

Preventing and Repairing Osteopenia and Osteoporosis 71

Chapter Eight ............................................................................................ 75

Respiratory Help ................................................................................ 75

Chapter Nine ............................................................................................. 79

The Importance of Glutathione .................................................... 79

SECTION TWO .......................................................................................... 91

Kristi’s Story .............................................................................................. 93

Sallie’s Experience ............................................................................... 103

Virginia and Her Needs at Age Eighty ......................................... 109

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Zenna’s Story .......................................................................................... 119

SECTION THREE ......................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

In Summary ............................................................................................. 123

It’s a Journey ...................................................................................... 123

RECIPES .................................................................................................... 135

Turkey Dishes .................................................................................... 138

Some Fish Dishes ............................................................................. 148

Salads and Dips ................................................................................. 152

Bread and Muffins ........................................................................... 158

Breakfast Suggestions .................................................................... 160

Soups and Broth ............................................................................... 162

Lamb ...................................................................................................... 166

Beef Dishes ......................................................................................... 167

Desserts ................................................................................................ 170

APPENDIX ................................................................................................ 177

Common Names of Sugar ............................................................. 179

Kristi’s Recommended Sugar Substitutes ............................ 183

What is the Strategene Test? ...................................................... 185

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Introduction

This book is a guide designed to help you learn which foods will work best to help you feel better and increase your quality of life. My goal is also to help you learn how to listen to your body and get in touch with how you feel physically. The process of understanding what your body needs is a scientific one. You’ll be learning some of what the medical profession knows, and you’ll be keeping track of what you are eating.

If you'd like to figure out how to reduce your dependence on, and possibly even eliminate prescription medicine while achieving optimal health, this will be the most important book you'll ever read.

At the suggestion of a friend, I tried eating for our type using the information I found in the book Eat Right 4 Your Type by Peter J.D’Adamo, which focuses on foods that are best suited for your particular blood type. I enrolled my friend, Sallie, whose story you will read in these pages, to join me on the journey to finding better health.

When we began eating our type foods, we both felt better instantly.

We were alert and no longer tired or hungry all the time. We both discovered that eating whole foods also relieves IBS, and constipation is gone.

What if you had the same results? What if you could learn how not to be hungry all the time? What if you had more energy during the day, and you slept very soundly at night? What if you could avoid diabetes or cancer and heart disease? The best thing is, this book is about YOU. Each of us is an individual, and one diet does not work for everyone.

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Stories to show how my friends and I used this information to fine-tune what we eat are included in Section Two.

Would you like to solve your health and IBS problems?

You will learn which proteins and low glycemic, high fiber vegetables will keep you full and satisfied. You may even find you can lose weight without starving.

You will find that you will become healthier and more able to fight off everyday colds, viruses, and the flu.

Once you've fine-tuned what your body needs, you can use the tools I have personally used to fight the aging process! We can't all look like Christie Brinkley, but we can try! I know it is hard to believe.

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Why I Created This Book

As I went through menopause, I found my body getting fatter; I had trouble with my digestion, which had become so sluggish that I felt like whatever I ate just sat in my stomach. I want to help people to understand that change is good, and change is necessary. Eating less is not the goal (though it helped me, because I did overeat). Eating what your body needs is the goal. Once I figured out what works best for me, I have been able to maintain my best weight.

Helping people learn that different foods power different bodies will keep them healthier as they age. I hate to see people suffer and succumb to diseases. Finding God, I learned that we are to help and serve people. This book is my service and help for all people.

The goal, as described by Dr. Oz, is nice soft poop; torpedo-like and s-curved. I now know that it IS possible to achieve this. Before I figured this whole process out, I was pooping bricks! I didn’t think it was true or even possible to achieve nice soft poop! I was the one clogging up the toilets at my workplace. How embarrassing!

Someone told me about the book, Eat Right 4 Your Type, bit.ly/4YourTypeBook by Dr. Peter J. D’Adamo, and since I had tried other (all the other) diets and was not feeling better, I decided to read the book and try the diet that was supposed to be good for my Blood Type A body. I started to feel better as I followed the diet; I found food I could digest, and I had more energy.

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I went through some uncomfortable days when I discovered the effect of soy sauce (and the gluten it contains) on my body. I also discovered the reason why some foods, like tomatoes, are to be avoided. When I removed tomatoes and avoided wheat gluten at all costs, I noticed a dramatic reduction in the pain I was feeling, particularly in my hip.

I was able to find some information in the Eat Right 4 Your type book... bit.ly/4YourTypeBook Then I added tests that helped me learn what I needed. I took these tests during the middle of my struggle to feel good. I gleaned important facts from the book, like which foods cause weight gain, and which foods promote weight loss.

A test I found, told me that my MTHFR pathway and Glutathione pathways were not functioning optimally. The GenoPalate test and my research on folate rich foods helped me to choose foods that make me feel better.

The GenoPalate tells you about the 4 zones of eating, I used this to find my Zone and also learned about eating disinhibition, and a hunger gene. Eating foods rather than taking supplements is better for my digestion. This does not interfere with build-up of excess nutrients that the body cannot use to keep the metabolic pathways running smoothly. Adding excess nutrients can also cause cancer in some.

Every change I made to improve my diet, which was improving my