The Truth About Lectins | #ScienceSaturday

You've probably heard of Lectins. But what are they? And why does everyone seem to hate them?

Thomas DeLauer​ shares the Truth about Lectins and why they get such a bad rap on the latest #ScienceSaturday

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[chrissquarefan]

Lectins are found in various quantities in different foods. Always soak your legumes (beans, lentils etc) and grains long before cooking them. This will make nutrients in those foods much more absorbable and the lectins will be reduced considerably.

[helenachocolatechipcookie]

I developed a chronic cough 5 years ago, went to numerous doctors, I was put on anti acids, asthma inhalers, nasal sprays. I still continued to cough, I got rid of lectins now its has been 3 weeks and my cough has now almost fully stoped. Reduction in coughing is about 90%.

[knotslip]

Great video. So, we can't eat lectins, PUFAs, carbs, sugar, transfats, oxylates, acrylamides, aflatoxins, processed foods, nightshades, gluten, pesticides, glyphosates, heavy metals, arsenic, phytates, etc. ....Whats left? Pretty hard these days to eat a healthy diet. If you really avoid all of these there is very little left to choose from. Good luck!

[Magnulus]

Lectins are very low in cooked beans, legumes, and grains. Nobody traditionally ate those raw, so it's mostly a non-issue. And in low amounts, lectins have alot of positive effects on health.

[am-xkxs]

My friend a nutritionist who's been through several different type diets autoimmune protocol etc. has finally gotten relief from her RA symptoms (which was recently diagnosed) from removing lectins.

[fireside]

Eating beans should actually be common because the body needs to acquire the bacteria to digest them. It takes about 2 weeks to acquire the necessary bacteria and once acquired, no longer causes much flatulence. I eat beans every day and don't have any more flatulence than when I don't eat them. Also, in a study of longevity of 5 nations, beans were the only food that correlated to longer life. Correlation isn't causation, but a 5 nation study over a long period lends a lot of weight that eating a high amount of beans is healthy.

[melissadoherty]

Thanks for the info! Gosh it’s so confusing what to eat and not to eat! Everyone says all different things!!

[neuwaychannel]

You are really GREAT at explaining! Everything you said made sense and I didn’t get lost in your translation! BEAUTIFUL!!

[etetualemayehu]

Thanks a lot for your contriibutions it really mean a lot

[MOAB-UT]

Excellent overview. I just read The Plant Paradox. This is a nice compliment to put things into focus.

[davidrenfro]

Minute 1) “Watch me de-bunk myths about lectins being bad”
Minute 2) “This is what lectins are (as far as I’ve been told by real scientists”)
Minute 3-4) “Lectins are bad and have the potential to cause a lot of damage to your intestines and bloodstream.”
Minute 5) Lectins are in a ton of stuff that we eat.”
Minute 6) “You should be able to decrease lectins with certain cooking strategies”.
Minute 7) “Oh shit, I literally just did the opposite of de-bunking Lectin fears”

[kennethmoore]

UpToDate
“Lectin pathway activation — A deficiency of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) appears to be a cause of recurrent infections in children, although MBL deficiency predisposing to infectious or noninfectious tissue damage is controversial [46, 47]. Although lectins increase in inflammatory states, they are usually not present in sufficient quantities to cause a reduction in C4 or C3 outside of the normal range. One could view the lectin pathway as a low level alarm system that facilitates the early response to bacterial infections and/or tissue damage (secondary to the presence of altered sugar moieties).

The lectin pathway has been implicated in the pathophysiology of a variety of cardiac conditions but sometimes with opposite or ambiguous functions [48]. The lectin pathway appears to play an important role in the susceptibility to rheumatic fever and clinical progression to rheumatic heart disease [48]. Additionally, activation of the lectin pathway in the glomerulus in immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy has been associated with more severe renal disease [49]. The study implicated a contribution of both MBL and L-ficolin in the progression of disease. As more studies focus on the clinical outcomes of lectin pathway activation, additional associations may be expected.”

[michaelmckinney]

Thank you Thomas DeLauer for the most informative tutorial on lectins I've come across on the internet.

[fjellmamma]

So many cultures in the Caribbean and Latin American eat rice and beans, is there something beneficial with that combination that somehow blunts the damage lectins are doing from the beans? I can get my protein needs from other sources but I just wonder about this huge population who will never change their diet; are they just going around chronically inflamed and lacking minerals from malabsorption all the time?

[ChrisTopher-vszz]

somebody should tell you that in the 'BLUE ZONES' where people live the longest... legumes/ beans are a food STAPLE

[ritaking]

THANK YOU SOO MUCH! This topic has been soo frustrating and confusing!

[swim]

You are the best, I couldn't find a good explanation on youtube until this video!

[kentclark]

So, lectins in small doses are good, but too many wear out your gut lining and lead to leaky gut, possibly. I tried a grain-free Gaps diet, but couldn't digest food. I've added sprouted grains, (other than hopeless wheat), and soaked and boiled legumes to a low carb diet, for fiber. Sprouting reduces lectins, apparently. Also cooled-off starches after cooking, then re-heated. It seems to be speeding up my recovery. Essentially no dairy. I use coconut milk and coconut oil, also virgin olive oil. No sugar, or refined flour. Organic fruits and vegetables. Erythritol, monk fruit drops, or stevia for sweetening. I soak my oat flakes overnight with water and a little apple cider vinegar, before making oatmeal. I made bread with sprouted rice flour, coconut flour, and tapioca flour, and it came out condensed and crumbly. But edible.

[wendywendy]

What a fantastic explanation about lectins and how our body absorbs nutrients. Thank you 😊

[pepitapieeps]

This was actually helpful. Glad I found it