Reform Health Nutrition

Craving a soup because of this weather? Give this a shot:

Home Made Tomato Soup

Roast the following at 400 until lightly charred (~40 minutes):
3-4 Large tomatoes (large chunks)
1 clove of garlic (whole clove roots cut off)
I yellow onion (large chunks)
1 red bell pepper (large chunks)
1 large tbsp salt
2 tbsp olive oil (mixed with all veggies)

Blend veggies mixture in blender with:
1 tsp dried basil (or fresh)
1 tsp dried oregano (or fresh)
1 tsp pepper (or to taste)
2-4 cups Chicken Bone Broth (depending on consistency preference)
4-8 oz heavy cream (consistency and calorie preference)

Top with parmesan cheese

*flavor enhances as it sits*

I don't subscribe to the idea that one diet is best and I love pushing the boundaries of conventional thought and medicine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1mMnnyJrgk

Aim: To test the prediction -- consistent with the Lipid Energy Model (below) -- that adding carbohydrates (in the form of Oreo cookies) to an LMHR on a ketogenic diet would reduce LDL-C levels by a similar, or greater, magnitude than high-intensity statin therapy.

Findings: Oreo supplementation (12 cookies/d) lowered LDL-C by 71% (273 mg/dl) in just 16 days. Rosuvastatin (20 mg/d) lowered LDL-C by 32.5% (137 mg/dl). Thus, Oreos were ~2X as potent as high-intensity statin therapy for LDL cholesterol lowering in this LMHR subject.

The Why: The LMHR phenotype has much to teach us about human metabolism, and cardiovascular disease pathophysiology. It's a new frontier that deserves further study, for the sake of the patients with this phenotype and for pure scientific curiosity! This experiment will serve as 'productive provocation,' a form of 'legit-bait' that will hopefully help prompt discussions and larger-scale experiments that need to happen.

Oreo vs Statin for Cholesterol Paper link: [HERE]**Call to action** - Help us promote this line of research by copying the above link and including it in a post to social media, especially...

What are some of your favorite recipes / meals / dishes?

What are some of your favorite snacks?

Unsweetened Greek yogurt with blueberries, honey, nut butter and a dash of salt is one of my go to! 😋

This combination hits all of the macronutrients. Protein from the yogurt and nut butter, carbs from honey and berries, fiber from berries, fats from the nut butter (and maybe yogurt if it isn't non fat).

And don't forget about the micronutrients:
- B12, B2, B3, vit C, vit E, vit K
- calcium, copper, manganese, magnesium, selenium, potassium, zinc

Why are omega 3 fatty acids important and how do we know if we are consuming enough?

The omega 3 index was created to see how much of our cell membranes were made of EPA and DHA which are indicators of how much we are consuming.

We use red blood cells as markers due to their turn over rate and incorporation of omega 3s into their cell membrane.

Are you curious to find out what your omega 3 score is? Comment or DM me!