Truth

•B Complex

•B6

•True B12

B Vitamin Deficiencies

•Vitamin B6

•Active Form is p5p

•B12

•Methylcobalamin

•Sublingual

•Injections

Tempeh - B12?

Algae -- Pond Scum?

Think Zinc

No Appetite•Dislike of meat

•Sign of spiritual development?

• Or sign of zinc deficiency?

Zinc Deficiency

Calcium

Myth Plenty of Iron

Fortified Cereals -- Non-Heme Iron

Truth

Red Meat -- Heme Iron

CoQ10

Carnitine

MythPlenty of High Quality

Protein

Methionine

CysteineAnimal Foods

Cysteine in Soy

•Plenty of It

•Bound up in Protease Inhibitors

Taurine

Sulfur

Homocysteine

• B6• B12• Folate• Sulfur

Study in Chad

Myth Vegans are Non-

Toxic

Truth Detox Pathways are Impaired

• Toxic Metals• BPA and Other Chemicals

MythPlant-based Diets Are

More Colorful

Textured Soy Protein

Myth

Plant-based Diets Are Every Bit as Delicious

Truth

“Smart Bacon”

Myth“If it came from a plant, eat it; if it was made in a plant, don’t.”-- Michael Pollan

When in doubt, eat veggies!

TruthPlants Bite

Back!

Protease Inhibitors

•Beans

•Grains

•Nuts

•Seeds

Protease Inhibitors

Adding It Up Soy Formula Fed Infants

Vegetarians and Vegans

Protease Inhibitor

s Balancing Act

Too much cooking or not enough.

Protease InhibitorsPancreatic Cancer

Patrick Swayze

Sally Ride

Islet Cell Pancreatic Cancer The Fructose Connection

Steve Jobs

Phytate

Phytates

Spring DetoxificationUnleavened bread before

Passover

Phy Futures

• Chelators of excess iron

• Antioxidants

• Cancer fighting

Salicylates

Salicylate Symptoms

Long list of physical and mental symptoms, including

•Acne

•Styes

•Bedwetting

•Restless leg syndrome

Salicylate Symptoms

• Hallucinations

• Tinnitus

• Tics

• Hyperactivity

• Headaches

• Anxiety

Salicylate Symptom

s

• Weepiness

• Blurred vision

• Fidgeting

• Bad breath

• Body odor

• Even constant hunger

Goitrogens

Goitrogens

Why an Epidemic of Thyroid Problems?

•Other Environmental Estrogens

•Fluoride

•Chlorine

•Plastics

•Pesticides

•Fracking

•Radiation

Iodine Deficiency

Iodine Intake

Decreased by 50% between 1970 and 1990!

National Center for Health Statistics

Oligosaccharides

Beans, Beans, The Musical

Fruit

Gassy Veggies