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Worst Offenders to Safest Foods – And Why Vegans Get Better

By Mikhaila

This is a list of foods that I found irritated me the most to the least. If I’ve missed any foods, please comment. I know it comes off as a random/quack list of foods, but I’ve put some thought into it, and this is how my body has reacted.

Why Vegans Feel Better:

If you eliminate the first 3 on this list you should see quite an improvement.

This is part of the reason going vegan makes people feel so much better (depending on the person of course). The first three foods are really hard on people. Eliminating dairy can really help. Going vegetarian is probably the worst thing you can do, you end up eating grains and dairy and eliminating meat. Increase your consumption of soy to replace meat and you’re in even worse shape. Not a good idea. At least going vegan eliminates dairy. They just lump meat in there and end up getting rid of the safest food. So I understand people who have changed the way they ate, gone plant-based, and felt better. Hell, the people who go gluten-free vegan and limit their sugar intake have already eliminated the top three harmful foods. No wonder they feel better. Gluten and dairy and sugar are not good. But meat can’t be lumped in there just because it’s an animal product. People need it in order to really thrive.

If you eliminate the first 7, even better. I would say the first 12 items really bothered me, but not as bad as the first 7. Go all the way to greens and meat, even better, or even just meat.

Worst  to Best

  1. Gluten-containing grains: wheat, rye, barley, spelt, kamut
  2. Dairy
  3. Cane Sugar
  4. Soy
  5. Citrus fruits
  6. Legumes (including peanuts) and bananas and melons
  7. Other grains – rice, quinoa
  8. Figs
  9. Canola oil
  10. Potatoes
  11. Almonds
  12. Green Cabbage
  13. Squash
  14. Grapes
  15. Pork
  16. Coffee

Less immune reactive (starting from most immune reactive to least)

  1. Plums
  2. Berries
  3. Peaches and nectarines
  4. Pears and apples
  5. Macadamia nuts (people seem to tolerate these better than other nuts)
  6. Avocado
  7. Red Cabbage
  8. Coconut flesh
  9. Black pepper
  10. Olives
  11. Greens – lettuce, arugula, spinach, collard greens, swiss chard
  12. Tea – peppermint and black
  13. Coconut oil and olive oil
  14. Fish
  15. Chicken
  16. Salt
  17. Beef
  18. Water

Other:

  • I can tolerate the minerals they add to sparkling water (potassium citrate, etc.)
  • I can take activated charcoal. I use this before I go to bed if I drink plus this.
  • I can drink vodka and bourbon and not suffer for too long afterward. I’ll be a bit stiff, and have a hangover, but that’s about it. Other alcohols have additives I react to.

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102 Comments

  1. Given that canola oil , coconut oil , and olive oil is on your list of foods not to eat, how do you bake your meat ?

  2. Where I live there is no oven.
    I put frozen vegetables in a pot of water, along with a chunk of meat and let it all boil. Then I drain the water, cut the meat up and mix it all together.

  3. I noticed that you emphasize cane sugar. Is that because it’s a high IgG food for you, thus making it worse than high fructose corn syrup, maple syrup and honey? Or do they seem to be just as deserving of the number 3 spot?

    1. Makes me wonder about beet sugar, which is the most common form in Europe. How would that stand in comparison.
      Not that I’m using any, quickest win in any low-carb diet is getting rid of sugar completely in all its forms, but might be an interesting comparison.

  4. Hey, I was wondering for the all meat diet you’re on, do you cook your meat in oil? and what kind do you prefer that works well for your body. If not, what are some tips to cooking beef without oil? I wanted to try it for a month just to see how I feel, and I wanted to make sure I did it correctly 🙂

    1. I’d like to hear the answer to this too. However, if you want to stay with meat products, you can also use beef tallow or lard.

    2. Olive oil works great for cooking as a replacement for butter. Taste is a bit different but not unpleasant.

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