Lectin Free Cookbook

As more people are becoming diet conscious thus more research is being done with foods that offer the best products from both worlds. These research people to avoid foods that may now look attractive but in the end have negative effects. Many of us are familiar with gluten the protein present in wheat. Gluten causes inflammation in the human body. However Drs. According to the discovery of Steve Gowry gluten is a variety of highly toxic proteins found in plants. The protein based on this common plant is called lectin. You can get lectin in about 30 percent of food. Lectin is a carbohydrate-binding protein thus it has a different effect when it binds different carbohydrates in different foods. Where to find lectin Lectin is readily available in plants it is mostly present in the seed coat or the first discharge of the sprouted plant also known as cotyledon. In the context of lame man we can say that lectin is the defense mechanism that plants use against predators. Lectin keeps insects at bay thus allowing the plant to flourish. In addition to plants lectin is also available in animals.