in this video we are going to talk about the best and the worst herbs and spices
on a carnivore diet herbs and spices fall on a spectrum with some being
highly inflammatory and others being less inflammatory it also comes down to
the individual's sensitivities to things such as oxalates and lectins the
carnivore diet is usually extremely effective for lowering inflammation and
you don't want to counteract that by including the wrong spices today we will
be going over the most and the least inflammatory herbs and spices on a
carnivore diet
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people find such success on a carnivore diet is because they are eliminating
inflammatory plant foods in a diet that is based around meat and animal foods
herbs and spices are generally accepted as you only consume trace amounts of
that but even those trace amounts of the wrong spice can trigger symptoms for
some people the problems that can arise from certain spices are due to
anti-nutrients anti-nutrients are plant compounds that can bind to minerals and
cause other symptoms in the body they can cause kidney stones leaky gut and
other autoimmune conditions I have another video where I go more into depth
into what anti nutrients are and why they are a problem so if you want to
know more you can check that video and after this one but in general when
we're talking about herbs and spices the ones we want to be consuming should be
low in anti-nutrients I'm going to break this video down into three parts first
we're going to talk about the herbs and spices that are highest and lowest in
oxalates then we will go into the highest and lowest in lectins and then
we will finish off with the final verdict on the best and worst spices on
a carnivore diet oxalates people who are sensitive to oxygen astons
fibromyalgia and thyroid dysfunction if you have any of these conditions or know
you are sensitive to oxalates here are the spices you should probably avoid and
other ones that might be okay hi obsolete herbs and spices include
cinnamon turmeric black pepper cumin seed fennel seed and allspice herbs and
spices that are low in obsoletes include garlic powder white pepper basil
cilantro vanilla mustard time red pepper flakes paprika chili powder and cayenne
pepper lectins in herbes and spices people sensitive to lectins can
experience bloating and gas they can experience digestive distress IBS leaky
gut and other autoimmune conditions such as arthritis nightshades are a family of
plants that contain high levels of lectins these are things such as
eggplants tomatoes and potatoes if you are sensitive to lectins here are the
spices you should probably avoid and ones that are probably okay herbs and
spices high in lectins paprika chili pepper flakes cayenne pepper cumin
peppermint nutmeg chili powder and curry powder herbs and spices that are low in
lectins onion powder chives fennel parsley basil mint cilantro rosemary
sage tarragon thyme oregano and ginger so what are the best and worst spices
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final list of the best and worst spices for a carnivore diet let's start with
the worst first red chili flakes chili powder curry powder cumin seed dill seed
fennel seeds cardamom coriander seed nutmeg mustard seed and black pepper and
the best are basil bay leaf parsley sage vanilla bean rosemary thyme dill
cilantro chives tarragon oregano garlic ginger and mustard in general the least
inflammatory of herbs and spices are going to be believes in the most
inflammatory are going to be seeds this is just a general rule of thumb of
course when you're buying any spice make sure that it doesn't have any added
fillers and try to buy as many of these things fresh as you can things such as
garlic and ginger now here's the thing we are all different like I said at the
start of this video we are only you mean trace amounts of these spices
so ultimately what it comes down to is finding what works for you
cumin is one of my favorite spices but unfortunately it is high in both oxalate
and lectins but you know what when I consume it I do not experience any
negative symptoms so take that for what you will anyways guys that is all I have
for you today let me know in the comments section down
below what your favorite herbs and spices are or if you avoid them
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