Mycotoxins and the Anti-Fungal Diet
"Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by microfungi that are capable of causing disease and death in humans and other animals. Because of their pharmacological activity, some mycotoxins or mycotoxin derivatives have found use as antibiotics, growth promotants, and other kinds of drugs; still others have been implicated as chemical warfare agents."J. W. Bennett1* and M. Klich2 Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118,1 Agricultural Research Service, Southern Regional Research Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 701242
Adverse health effects of Indoor molds... "Exposure to
high levels of indoor mold can cause injury to and
dysfunction to multiple organs and systems including
respiratory, hematological, immunological, and neurological
systems in immunocompromised humans."
School of
Public Health, Univ. of Illinois at Chicago, Cutis, et
al, Journal of Nutritional Health and Environmental Medicine, Sept
2004.
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Mycotoxins are immunosuppressive
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All are heat stable- they cannot be destroyed during the cooking process
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American grain supply is "commonly contaminated" with mycotoxins
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Corn is "universally contaminated" with fumonisin and other mycotoxins such asafatoxin, zearalenone and ochratoxin
Doug Kaufmann's Phase 1 Diet |
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"Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be your food."
-Hippocrates
Doug Kaufmann, of the television series Know the Cause, advocates most diseases originate from yeast, fungus and molds. Please read and watch the videos at knowthecause.com.
The anti-fungal diet consist of staying away from foods that encourage the growth of yeast; such as, sugar, alcohol, breads, etc...
Below is a chart of what to eat for the Phase 1 diet.
| EGGS | |
| FRUIT | Berries, grapefruit, lemon, lime, green apples, avocado, fresh coconut |
| MEATS | Virtually all meat including fish, poultry and beef |
| VEGETABLES | Most fresh, unblemished vegetables and freshly made vegetable juice |
| BEVERAGES | Bottled or filtered water, non-fruity herbal teas, stevia sweetened fresh lemonade or limeade, freshly squeezed carrot juice |
| VINEGAR | Apple cider vinegar |
| OILS | Olive, grape, flax seed, cold pressed virgin coconut oil |
| NUTS | Raw nuts, including pecans, almonds, walnuts, cashews, and pumpkin seeds. Stored nuts tend to gather mold, so be careful! |
| SWEETENERS | Stevia, Stevia Plus, birch tree extracted Xylitol |
| DAIRY | Organic Butter, Organic Yogurt, (use the following very sparingly) cream cheese, unsweetened whipping cream, real sour cream. |
Never eat wheat and corn and their related products!!! All are tainted with mycotoxins, via processing and storage. See column right. Alcohol and mushrooms are also excluded in this diet.
Doug Kauffman's Phase 2 Diet |
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Phase 2 diet includes Phase 1 plus legumes, some grain products, and sweet potatoes.
Aliphatic C(17)-polyacetylenes of the falcarinol type as potential health promoting compounds in food plants of the Apiaceae family.
"Aliphatic C(17)-polyacetylenes of the falcarinol type, which occur in common food plants of the Apiaceae family such as carrot, celeriac, parsnip and parsley, have demonstrated interesting bioactivities including antibacterial, antimycobacterial, and antifungal activity as well as anti-inflammatory, anti-platelet-aggregatory, neuritogenic and serotonergic effects." PMID: 21114468 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark. lpc@kbm.sdu.dk
Also anti-fungal
- Cinnamon Extract
- Cinnamon Oil
"Aflatoxin B1 is the most potent liver cancer-forming chemical known. It is a product of a mold called Aspergillus flavus, which is found in food that has been stored in a hot and humid environment. This mold is found in such foods as peanuts, rice, soybeans, corn, and wheat. Aflatoxin B1 has been implicated in the development of liver cancer in Southern China and Sub-Saharan Africa. It is thought to cause cancer by producing mutations in the p53 gene. These mutations work by interfering with the gene's important tumor suppressing functions."
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri
