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inflamation and nuts ..

Freema

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hey just stumbled over some information of Macadamia nuts that I just bought a lot of, since having eaten really many Brazil nuts lately..
that the Macadamia nut should be better than most other nuts as they have much less omega 6 oil in the fat compound of the nut.

That omega 6 in larger amounts can add to or even create inflamation in ones body (which I still have a lot of in my skin on my hands).
I know a lot of diabetics also fight with inflamations skin-problems and maybe other diseases that could be affected by omega 6 then..

well just to warn you before you go really nuts as I have lately, I am afraid that my humungus nut eating has maybe worsened my ezema...hope you will think this into you eating habbits and maybe better your inflamations ..

has anyone other informations and warnings of other omega 6 rich kind of foods .. ?

(amount of Omega-6 fats per 100 gram of nuts – that’s about a handful)

Walnuts: 10.7 grams

Pecans: 3.7 grams

Almonds: 3.4 grams

Cashews: 2.2 grams

Macadamia nuts: 0.36 gram


https://paleoleap.com/eat-macadamia-nuts/
http://www.livestrong.com/article/360245-are-macadamia-nuts-healthy/
http://www.paleoplan.com/ingredients/brazil-nuts/
https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Calories-Nuts-9436487
http://www.paleoflip.com/nuts-which-ones-to-eat-and-which-ones-to-avoid/
 
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Poultry is high in omega 6,especially the dark meat. Skins are horrid. I love thighs but usually mix it with white meats. Soybean oil ( mayo) is high as well. I buy non gmo expeller pressed mayo. Not perfect but better than soy. Fat from non grass fed beef is high. Actually grass fed is the same omega 6 but much more omega 3, CLA, Vitamin e etc.

I stopped almonds and walnuts. Macs and pecans are my go to's. Pumpkin seeds too. I'll have to check those. Although I don't usually eat loads of nuts. Just a few
 
For some reason I can't copy and paste the link. Mercola has an article on pumpkin seeds and anti inflammation.
One could google it
 

thanks I didn´t know that either ... but only eat very little chicken and meat in a week.. and soy beans once or twice a week
 
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Avocado Sevenfold said:
@Freema Have you ever tried eliminating dairy to ease your eczema?
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No really I have only had ezema in the same period as I have been diagnosed with diabetes which is the last 7 month, and in that period I have changed my eating habits totally, and diary has never troubled me before...

but I have started eating really very many nuts, and also do not eat grain anymore which usually is a great source of daily needed vitamin-B´s..
 
When my girl was little she stopped milk on doctor's orders due to bad eczema and it helped. There is a lot on the internet about eczema and dairy.

(Her current eczema is caused by other irritants. Ho hum)
 
Avocado Sevenfold said:
When my girl was little she stopped milk on doctor's orders due to bad eczema and it helped. There is a lot on the internet about eczema and dairy.

(Her current eczema is caused by other irritants. Ho hum)
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actually I eat less diary than I used to eat now... and much more vegetables... and also very little meat and much more fish... but somthing is not optimal wich is seen clearly on my skin...will stopp eating brazil-nuts in larger amounts ..

as many maybe know selenium is healthy in a certain amount daily, but poisonous in higher amounts and it seems only 4 brazil-nuts do hit the daily needed level and like over 6 brazil nuts daily would lead to a poisoning of selenium.. and I have eaten like 10 nuts a least in average for many month but this stops now..

http://www.livestrong.com/article/367955-signs-symptoms-of-selenium-poisoning/
 
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Selenium is in fish too!!

I agree with cut the dairy. Our skin is our largest detox organ. Clearly your body doesn't like something you're eating.

Meat and poultry are rich in B vitamins
 
Good evening guy's reading threads on the forum in interested to know what kind of seeds would be good for me being type 1 haven't really thought much about it before but i noticed a lot of members talk about it and how good they are for us only thing i have to be careful because i have a nut allergy got to check foods just in case can anyone advise i would be most grateful thanks.
 
@Freema thanks for mentioning the problem with getting too much selenium from more than 1 - 2 brazil nuts.

I just looked it up and 1 kernel of brazil nuts is 95 mcg. I take 325 mcg a day for my subclinical hyperthyroid condition. Think I'll cut back to 225 mcg a day (which is within the recommended range of 200 to 400 mcg for thyroid conditions, both hypo and hyper). Since adding the selenium supplement my heart rate has dropped which is a good thing. It's normally 100.

Looks like both beef and chicken also have selenium but only 6 - 7 mcg per ounce.

Good luck figuring out what food you're reacting too. I started eating non-organic eggs and oranges recently, and I've been itching for days. Going to go back to organic. Fingers and toes crossed that takes care of the problem.
 

@Dairygrade when you say "nut allergy", do you mean peanuts which is a legume or tree nuts? What happens if you ingest the "nut" you're allergic too? Which nuts are you "allergic" too?
 
Winnie53 said:
@Dairygrade when you say "nut allergy", do you mean peanuts which is a legume or tree nuts? What happens if you ingest the "nut" you're allergic too? Which nuts are you "allergic" too?
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peanut allergy which is not a nut allergy , usually is much more servere ,
nut allergy very often mean that one do get itchy skin and sometimes red spots on ones skin can be various places on the body but also all over the body in more servere cases..

allergy can be both mild or servere... it is good to circle in what one is allergic to
 
Pumpkin seeds are my favorite. Roasted and salted and out of the shell
 

That's good to know Freema. For those with gluten sensitivity, cross contamination is a huge problem. I don't know anyone with a tree nut allergy, so am interested in learning more.

In the USA, peanut allergies can be deadly. I still remember reading a story years ago of young man with a peanut allergy and a friend driving home from college. They stopped somewhere and bought some cookies but forgot to check the ingredients. The friend bit into the cookie and didn't see or taste nuts or peanuts, so they assumed it was okay. What they didn't know was that the cookies were made with peanut oil. The young man died because they couldn't find his EpiPen. That story really hit me hard. Now, when I bring food to share, I also put a table tent with it listing all ingredients.
 

yes also read of a girl who kissed her boyfriend who had been up in the middle of the night and had eaten a peanutbutter sandwich, she died as well.
my cousin has hazelnut allergy , in her case it is just anoying itching on her arms and chest...
 
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Thanks for replying i saw an allergy specialist a number of years ago maybe ten or more i used to eat mixed nuts with no trouble peanuts Brazil's cashews almonds etc then out of the blue after eating some i started getting breathless itching sweating had to go to hospital where they gave me a shot of adrenaline kept me in for couple of days and basically said I'm allergic to most nuts so best not eat any but did say it's probably raw nuts out of the shells not in food and have been cooked I'm also allergic to honey not thats a problem be diabetic wasn't sure about seeds don't want to land up in trouble again thanks.
 
That's really scary @Dairygrade Yikes.

Perhaps it's time to have more testing done? Don't know.

Do you know what caused your food allergies? I don't have any allergies. I have food sensitivities. So far I've identified three: gluten from wheat, rye, and barley; coffee; and chocolate.

A question that I have is whether or not I still have "leaky gut"/intestinal permeability that likely was caused by eating gluten up until 2011 and likely caused my non-gluten food sensitivities. I recently learned that there is a test but haven't investigated further.

I believe glyphosate, an ingredient found in RoundUp, also is known for damaging the microbiome and causing leaky gut. This is a big problem in the USA.

To respond to your original question, when I looked at the nutritional profiles of nuts, they differed greatly in their mineral profile so just as it's important to eat a variety of foods, it's probably good to eat a variety of nuts too. In your case, a variety of nuts that you're not allergic to. As for raw or cooked, what I've read so far suggests raw is best, perhaps soaked first, but I don't do the latter.
 
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