Some of the foods we label as “superfoods” can quietly create more stress

There are case reports of people dying after a 10 day green smoothie. Cleanse. And worst of all is oxalates. Your body can handle 200 milligrams a day of this really nasty plant toxin. A spinach. Kale Beet Raspberry almond smoothie can have 1 to 1.5 grams. 5 to 8 times more than your body can handle. 70% of kidney stones are caused by plants and nuts and whole grains and other healthy foods. Spinach is one of the highest oxalate foods you could eat. Sweet. So what do you do? Swap it out for arugula. Far fewer toxins. Kale. You could swap it out for something a little bit more edible like romaine. Have a salad. But don't put kale in it. When I was raising pigs on the farm, they'll eat almost anything. But the kale is the last thing they'll eat. Almonds. Super high in oxalate. So what do you do instead? Macadamias are pretty good too. We can do this. Yes, they're more expensive. They're worth it, both from a fatty acid and from a low toxin level. So see, these are easy swaps. You will live longer. Because one of the markers of aging is systemic calcification throughout the body. 79% of humans at autopsy in a recent study had calcium oxalate crystals in their thyroid gland. If your thyroid, which is your energy control system, has razor sharp tiny crystals in it, it's a pretty good sign they're everywhere else in your body too. So you want to live a long time. You need to not be crystallized.