Nutrition — Ernährung

Soy, legumes, grains and vegetables: Our plant-based foods contain numerous small substances that protect them from predators. Some of these substances can be harmful to the human digestive tract and thus to the entire metabolism. The effects can become noticeable through acutely noticeable symptoms of specific micronutrient deficiencies and even leaky gut syndrome. But not every antinutrient harms us and there are ways to prepare food in such a way that the small substances are rendered harmless.

If you have histamine intolerance, strawberries, cheese, red wine, legumes, tomatoes, tuna, avocado and many other foods are obviously taboo. But what exactly is histamine and what does it do in the body? Do you really have to follow such a strict diet if you have an intolerance, or are there other options such as tablets or holistic therapy options that combat the cause of the problem?

A constantly stable blood sugar level protects us from cravings and supports our energy level and our performance. But which foods can you use to keep insulin secretion low and how can you avoid a sharp rise in blood sugar? What is the glycemic index and how do you calculate the glycemic load? All of these questions are clarified in this blog post, because glycemic index tables and the connection to the glycemic load serve as a basic basis for a conscious diet without extreme blood sugar reactions.

The Louwen diet is a special form of nutrition that is primarily used in the last six weeks of pregnancy. On the one hand, it is based on foods with a low glycemic index in order to avoid blood sugar fluctuations before birth. On the one hand, it's about cutting out certain carbohydrates during pregnancy and even not eating any at all in the last 6 weeks mentioned. But why is it so important to protect the body from strong insulin releases during pregnancy? And does the Louwen diet actually make sense?