Las dietas modernas, especialmente aquellas sin gluten, cetognicas o ricas en verduras de hoja verde, tienden a estar sobrecargadas de oxalatos, unas toxinas qumicas que muchas plantas producen para defenderse y que en grandes cantidades pueden resultar muy perjudiciales para la salud.
De hecho, alimentos saludables como espinacas, boniatos, crcuma, semillas de cha, frambuesas y almendras, tienen un contenido de oxalatos especialmente alto. Por ejemplo, un smoothie de espinacas hecho con leche de almendras contiene 800-1.000 mg de oxalatos, cuando una cantidad segura es la de 250 mg al da.
La sobrecarga de estas toxinas en nuestro organismo puede provocar clculos renales, pero tambin problemas intestinales, dolor articular, inflamacin, infertilidad, enfermedades autoinmunitarias, depresin, trastornos del sueo, osteoporosis, fatiga crnica y niebla mental.
En estas pginas encontrars las claves para cambiar tu alimentacin sin que deje de ser saludable; un plan fundamentado en la investigacin cientfica, acompaado de tablas que identifican los alimentos problemticos y sus posibles alternativas, estrategias de apoyo para eliminar el exceso de oxalatos de nuestro cuerpo, as como sugerencias de suplementos que nos ayudarn a recuperarnos.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
An acclaimed nutrition educator reveals how the foods you're eating to get healthy might be making you sick.
"Sally Norton's well-researched book makes a truly important contribution to the literature in revealing just how much oxalates can damage the human body."--Nina Teicholz, author of The Big Fat Surprise
If you're eating a healthy diet and you're still dealing with fatigue, inflammation, anxiety, recurrent injuries, or chronic pain, the problem could be your spinach, almonds, sweet potatoes, and other trusted plant foods. And your key to vibrant health may be quitting these so-called superfoods.
After suffering for decades from chronic health problems, nutrition educator Sally K. Norton, MPH, discovered that the culprits were the chemical toxins called oxalates lurking within her "healthy," organic plant-heavy diet. She shines light on how our modern diets are overloaded with oxalates and offers fresh solutions including:
- A complete, research-backed program to safely reverse your oxalate load
- Comprehensive charts and resources on foods to avoid and better alternatives
- Guidance to improve your energy, optimize mood and brain performance, and find true relief from chronic pain
In this groundbreaking guide, Norton reveals that the popular dictum to "eat more plants" can be misleading. Toxic Superfoods gives health-seekers a chance for improved energy, optimum brain performance, graceful aging, and true relief from chronic pain.