What Are The Realms Of Nutrition?

The realms of nutrition are different aspects of nutrition that most people don’t think about. Categories that if implemented can make huge impacts on our health. These include nutrients from the sea, medicine from the bees, organ meats, fermented foods, and medicinal mushrooms.

Nutrients From The Sea

1. Seaweed (sea vegetables)

Sea vegetables have been used for eons by humans in different cultures, and for good reason. People in Japan have been documented to use them for over 2000 years. They used it for nori raps and sushi dishes. Sea vegetables were also used in ancient China. It was prepared for special guests and kings. Mediterranean forms of sea vegetables were used in ancient Greek and Roman times for a variety of reasons. Also, ancient Hawaiians used to grow kelp gardens for food, medicine, and ceremonies. Seaweed contains a compound called fucoxanthin, which is great for regulating your hemoglobin A1C. This is the number one metric for monitoring blood glucose. Fucoxanthin has also been shown to aid in fat loss, inflammation, cancer, and other chronic diseases.

2. Fresh Water Algae

Chlorella-

Chlorella is a potent algae that’s most known for its chlorophyll content. Chlorophyll is a potent blood builder with chlorella being the number one source. Lutein and zeaxanthin are also found in chlorella. These are powerful nutrients that protect your vision. It’s also known as chelator. This means that it’s able to bind on to toxic substances like heavy metals and remove them form the body.

Spirulina-

Spirulina is the most protein dense food by weight. It’s about 70% protein by weight and is a complete protein. According to scientists, the earth once had a blueish color instead of green. At the time there was a compound called phycocyanin which promotes growth of stem cells. This compound is found in spirulina. It’s also high in chlorophyll.

3. Caviar (fish eggs)

Caviar comes from prehistoric fish called sturgeon. This foods was once reserved for royalty. It was heavily prized by the Greeks and Persians. Russia is the country that really brought it to the modern market. Caviar is an excellent source of omega 3s. When we think omega 3s, we typically think fish, but caviar has 3x more omega 3s than fish. It’s also high in B12, riboflavin, magnesium, selenium, and amino acids. There are a variety of different types of caviar from different color to different fish. Even with that, the nutrition content is similar. Caviar should be preserved with something like salt and refrigerated.

Medicine From The Bees

1. Propolis

Bees gather sap from trees, and combine it with beeswax and saliva to create bee propolis. This is what they use to patch up the hive when it needs repair. They also use it to mummify any enemy that comes in the hive. For example, if a small animal gets in the hive for honey, or a home. The bees will kill it, but are not able to carry it out of the hive, so they use propolis to prevent any bacteria spreading in the hive from the dead animal. Propolis was used by the ancient Greeks, and Egyptians as medicine, and for it’s antimicrobial properties. In this study, it shows how propolis can improve all aspects of the immune system. In this research, it shows how propolis can be an effective treatment for covid-19. This is do to it’s powerful antiviral properties.

2. Royal jelly

Royal jelly is secreted from the glands of the worker bees. It is a thick, milky white substance that is fed to the queen bees. It is meant to stimulate her growth, and development. The queen bee is able to have great longevity do to royal jelly, compared to all the other bees. It was used by ancient China, and Egypt. There is research showing how royal jelly can improve spatial learning, memory, and help protect cognitive function. It has also been proven to stimulate neurogenesis, or the creation of new brain cells.

3. Bee pollen

Bees collect pollen to create bee pollen, and as a protein source. They also transfer it from flower to flower to carry on the life cycle. Pollen is considered the male reproductive spore of the plant. This has been used by the ancient Chinese, and Egyptians for 15,000 years. Bee pollen is a complete protein with a lot of vitamins, and minerals. Pollen is about 40% protein by weight. It has all 22 amino acids.

Organ Meats

Organ meats are the most nutrient dense foods on the planet, not vegetables. Vegetables are great, but organ meats are higher in nutrients across the board. Liver, heart, and kidney may be the most valuable, but all are helpful for certain things. When our ancestors went hunting, they did not just eat muscle meat, that would be a waste. They most often gave the muscle meat to the dogs. When you see a lion hunt, the organs are the first thing they go for.

1. Liver

Liver is ranked the number 1 most nutrient dense food above all. It contains folate, iron, B12, A, D, E, K2, DHA and EPA, Potassium, copper, Vitamin C, CoQ10, and zinc. People want to do the ketogenic diet for ketones, but you can also consume them in liver because it’s the number 1 place where ketones are made. There is also about 30 grams of protein in a 4 ounce serving with all 9 essential amino acids.

2. Heart

Beef heart is rich in CoQ10, magnesium B12, phosphorous, niacin, thiamine, folate, choline, copper, zinc, and iron. The heart is actually the most concentrated part of the body with magnesium. It’s also has about 30 grams of protein in 4 ounces with all 9 essential amino acids.

3. Kidney

Kidney is a great source of A, D, K2, E, selenium, riboflavin, choline, zinc, phosphorous, B12, B6, Niacin, calcium, and iron. Kidney tends to be more water soluble which means you can have it more often because water soluble vitamins pass though the body easier. It contains about 30 grams of protein in 4 ounces with all 9 essential amino acids.

Fermented Foods

Fermented foods, or cultured foods have been around a very long time. They have been used as an ancient food preserving technique to keep food fresh. There’s a variety of ways to culture food, which actually refers to the bacteria cultures within the food. This is because fermentation is great for the friendly flora in our bodies. Fermenting foods increases the beneficial probiotics or bacteria within the food. Fermentation also keeps the enzymes intact within the food because it’s still considered raw. These types of food usually have a sour taste, but you can also make them quite good. A general principles of these would to make sure their not pasteurized because that process kills off the beneficial bacteria.

1. Sauerkraut

Sauerkraut is essentially fermented cabbage. Hippocrates and Pliny the Elder had written about it and it’s health benefits. It has said to first be used in ancient China when they were building the great wall of China to feed the workers.

2. Kimchi

Kimchi originates in Korea, and has been consumed for thousands of years. The ingredients were cabbage, radishes, garlic, ginger, and chili pepper. In Korea, kimchi festivals are held annually to celebrate.

3. Kombucha

This is an ancient fermented tea usually using green or black tea. This originated in ancient China thousands of yeas ago. It later spread to Japan and Korea. The fermentation process for this also creates a minuscule amount of alcohol. When. getting this, make sure that the sugar content is low to avoid unwanted side effects.

Medicinal Mushrooms

1. Chaga

Chaga is a mushroom native to North America, and Russia. It is known as the king of mushrooms. It grows on Burch trees, and acts like a cancer to the tree. It get’s all it’s nutrients from the tree itself. Chaga is full of antioxidants like melanin, and SOD (super oxide dismutase). Yes, you can get melanin from food. Chaga is a rich source of beta glucans. These are compounds that train the immune system, the natural killer cells in particular. This is the mushroom that you would want to use if your primary goal is the immune system. It has been proven to significantly decrease cancer cells. This study shows how it reduces the blood supply to cancer, and reduces tumor size.

2. Reishi

Reishi is known as the queen of mushrooms, and typically grows in the forest. In traditional Chinese medicine, it has been named as the number one herb for everything. Reishi is there go to. This is what you would want to use for the nervous system, and relaxation. Reishi is full of polysaccharides, and triterpenes that aid in sleep. A study published in the journal of pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior showed that reishi decreased sleep latency (how fast you fall asleep), increased sleep time; including REM, and non REM sleep.

3. Lions mane

Lions mane is a medicinal mushroom that looks like a bundle of neurons when growing, resembling a lions mane. The benefits of this mushroom are vast. It has been specifically studied for it’s benefits on the nervous system, and cognitive function. It also promotes something called neurogenesis, or the creation of new brain cells. This happens because it contains many nerve growth factors that regenerate nerves. This has been studied for traumatic brain injuries as well. This study shows how lions mane grows new brain cells, and improved cognitive function.