(0:41) Welcome
Welcome back listeners to episode 363 of The Paleo View!
Stacy is joining in from Austin, Texas will solid WiFi
Also known as rant quality WiFi

After taking a peek at the show outline, Stacy is feeling pretty excited about this week's episode

Sarah had a great camping trip, but they were rained out the second night
What started as scattered thunderstorms quickly evolved into strong storms with a wind advisory and severe weather water
This was going to last 12 hours
So they decided to have dinner, pack up and head home at 9:00 p.m.
After traveling so late, Sarah had to spend an entire day resting up to offset the lack of sleep from the night before

The time that they did have to camp was wonderful
They hiked up to a mountain, down to a waterfall and they savored their time together in full-on nature mode


Stacy is grateful that she has never had to experience a major storm while camping
Matt, Stacy and the boys are excited to explore Austin and to eat at some of their favorite spots
They went from cool temperatures at their last stop in Santa Fe to warm temperatures in Texas
Before Santa Fe, they were able to visit the Petrified Forest and it was an incredible experience
Listeners, add this spot to your bucket list of places to visit


This week Stacy and Sarah will be talking about fad diets
The question that kicked this all off Stacy received from a friend and had to do with phytonutrients in vegetables as being problematic
This friend follows a ketogenic diet
Phytonutrients in vegetables are one of the 'why' points that people in the ketogenic community mention when defending their dietary choices




(14:06) Phytonutrients
Sarah finds this 'why' point to be interesting
It is looking at things like phytates and oxalates as being somehow problematic when it comes to mineral and nutrient absorption
This isn't true, they don't stop you from absorbing nutrients and they don't leach nutrients or minerals from your body
You have bacteria in your gut that actually processes oxalates and phytates and liberate the minerals that are bound
Having a healthy gut microbiome is key for being able to absorb the minerals that are bound with phytic acid and oxalic acid

There are plenty of other nutrients in even the highest phytate and highest oxalate vegetables that will be absorbed without our gut bacteria there to help
So you can't say that you have poor gut health, so it is better for you to avoid these high phytate and oxalate vegetables
The way that you grow those bacteria that help to break those down is by eating those foods
High oxalate foods include organic radishes, turnips, spinach, and arugula
We eat these foods raw and organic, and then we will expose our gut to basically nurture the colony


There is no science that would point to any kind of risk associated with eating these vegetables
This myth has been busted so many times, and yet it keeps coming back
There is a lot of confusion around Phyto versus anti
Phytonutrients and antinutrients are not the same things

There is a huge body of scientific  literature showing us that a high phytonutrient diet is one of the most important aspects of reducing cancer risks and cardiovascular disease risk
Most phytonutrients are incredibly potent antioxidants
They are anti-aging
They are anti-inflammatory
They stop DNA from mutating
They can protect against depression and dementia

The range of phytonutrients and their effects is spectacular
We know that there are two things in vegetables that are responsible for all of the benefits that come with a high vegetable consumption diet
One is fiber because fiber regulates our digestive system and feeds our gut microbiome
And the second is phytonutrients because of the huge range of benefits that phytonutrients have
Sure there is a very very tiny percent of phytonutrients that in isolation could have a negative effect
However, they are packaged in this package with so very many more positive effects

Vegetables are really re