Posts tagged Liver
The Battle Between Flavor and Health: What Are Our Taste Buds Doing to Us?

We live in a world where the abundance of food is both a blessing and a curse. The modern palate, accustomed to the seductive flavors of processed and hyper-palatable foods, often leads us astray from the path of health. Our taste buds evolved to seek out the most calorie-dense foods for survival but now conspire against us, pushing us towards foods that offer immediate gratification but long-term health detriments. Nutrient-dense foods like liver and egg yolks, which should be dietary staples, are often shunned due to their less appealing flavors compared to the sugar-laden, fat-rich alternatives. Are our taste buds trying to sabotage our health?

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The Carnivore Diet and Vitamin C Deficiency

The carnivore diet is a dietary regimen that restricts food intake to animal products, primarily meat, and animal-derived products, while excluding plant-based foods. Advocates of the carnivore diet (I am one of them) claim that it provides numerous health benefits, such as weight loss, improved mental clarity, and relief from various health conditions. One common concern with diets that exclude plant foods, like the carnivore diet, is the potential risk of vitamin and nutrient deficiencies, including vitamin C. A well-rounded carnivore diet, including fatty meat and organs, should contain all of the nutrients we require. However, it is important to understand why people on a carnivore diet that includes organ meat should not need to worry about their vitamin C status.

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Should You Be Taking CoQ10?

Coenzyme Q10 has two main functions. Most importantly, it helps us make ATP, our energy source for life. Since it is critical for energy production, it is most abundant in heart muscle, pancreas tissue, the brain, and the liver. The other function is to increase some of our essential antioxidants and act as one. Many factors can contribute to CoQ10 deficiency. These are aging, disease, dietary deficiency, statin drugs, and increasing tissue demands. Although our bodies make it, it is easy to get from foods, it is one of the more popular supplements available today because evidence shows it is beneficial for our health. This post will cover what it is, what it does for us, and how you can maintain adequate levels.

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