{"id":13984,"date":"2020-09-10T20:32:33","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T00:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=13984"},"modified":"2020-09-10T20:32:37","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T00:32:37","slug":"plant-paradox-no-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/plant-paradox-no-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Plant Paradox No List: Stay Away From Lectins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What should you avoid on the Plant Paradox Program<\/a>? Which foods are on the Plant Paradox No List?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Plant Paradox No List identifies the things that humans just haven’t adapted to eating yet. See what’s on Plant Paradox No List.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Plant Paradox No List<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The off-limits items\u2014the Just Say \u201cNo\u201d List\u2014were foreign to the human diet until the Agricultural Revolution<\/a> about 10,000 years ago; that\u2019s not enough time<\/a> for humans to develop resistance to the lectins contained in these foods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s take a closer look at the rationale for including some of the items on the Plant Paradox No List. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whole grains<\/strong>: Contrary to popular health-food knowledge, white bread, white rice, and other white starches are actually better for you than their brown, whole-grain counterparts because the bran in the whole grains contains lectins. But for this phase, both brown rice and white rice\u2014as well as oats, popcorn, rye, bulgur, and corn\u2014are off-limits and are on the Plant Paradox No List.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quinoa<\/strong>: This pseudo-grain\u2014although widely considered a health food and popular gluten-free alternative\u2014contains lectins, so they\u2019re off-limits unless you pressure cook them, which removes the lectins, so that is an option. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beans<\/strong>: Beans, peas, soybeans, lentils, and other legumes have some of the highest levels\u2014and most dangerous forms\u2014of lectins. For example, the lectin in castor beans is ricin, the most potent lectin and a deadly poison. Avoid these as well as green beans, chickpeas, edamame, and tofu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peanuts and Cashews: <\/strong>Despite their names, peanuts and cashews aren\u2019t nuts; they\u2019re legumes. As such, they contain harmful lectins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seeds: <\/strong>Lectins are contained in the seeds and skins of fruits and vegetables, so avoid pumpkin, sunflower, and chia seeds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cow\u2019s Milk<\/strong>: As a reminder from chapter 2, almost all products from cow\u2019s milk contain a lectin-like protein called casein A-1, so avoid ice cream, yogurt (even Greek yogurt), and cheese. Not all milks are on the Plant Paradox No List. Goat\u2019s and sheep\u2019s milks are approved on the PPP because they don\u2019t have this protein; however, they do contain the Neu5Gc sugar molecule that\u2019s linked to heart disease and cancer.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meats<\/strong>: Avoid all meat that\u2019s not pasture-raised, farmed seafood, and fish that\u2019s high on the food chain (e.g. swordfish, tilefish, grouper, and tuna) because they tend to have more mercury. Additionally, cut down on beef, pork and lamb (even grass-fed) because they carry Neu5Gc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fruit: <\/strong>Fruits contain sugar that signal to your body that it\u2019s summer time (aka fat-storing season), so you can only have them in limited servings. In addition to familiar fruits, this includes several that are commonly called vegetables, such as nightshades (e.g. eggplants, tomatoes, peppers, and goji berries) and squash (e.g. cucumbers, pumpkins, and zucchini). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oils<\/strong>: The off-limits oils are made from lectin-containing seeds and beans; these include vegetable, corn, and peanut oil. Additionally, canola oil is off-limits because it almost universally comes from GMO seeds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initially, you should also limit certain fats and oils that help LPSs get through your gut wall. These include<\/p>\n\n\n\n