Protective Diet Class Notes #337

Hamburger Pinwheels & Reducing Inflammation Not Cholesterol: A holistic approach to inflammatory disease remission

This class shows the power of a Protective Diet to reduce inflammation, lower cholesterol and eliminate risky statin medications. Manage cholesterol by populating, protecting, and promoting healthy microbes that produce anti-inflammatory Short Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs), putting inflammatory disease into remission.

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Vocabulary

Inflammation	Cholesterol	Short Chained Fatty Acids	Butyrate
C-reactive Protein	Statin Medications	The Protective Diet Advantage	Healthy Microbes

Inflammation The body’s natural immune response to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants, meant to protect the body, repair tissues, and restore homeostasis.

Cholesterol A fatty substance essential for building cell membranes and hormones, produced by the liver, and obtained from dietary sources; elevated levels may indicate inflammation.

Action Steps for Reducing Cholesterol

• Understand that High Cholesterol Indicates Chronic Inflammation
• If we see high cholesterol numbers, or high C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, and we don’t have an injury or infection, something is causing an inflammatory response in the body.

C-reactive Protein is produced by the liver in response to inflammation.   CRP test results are usually reported in milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) of blood. In general, the results can be categorized as:   Low Risk (Normal): below 1.0 mg/dL indicates low inflammation Moderate Risk: between 1.0 and 3.0 mg/dL indicates chronic inflammation High Risk: above 3.0 mg/dL indicates significant inflammation, possibly associated with arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease (IBS), high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, multiple sclerosis (MS), fibromyalgia, chronic pain or infections.

• Pharmaceutical help (statin medications) to lower cholesterol comes with dangerous side effects that cause more challenges than transforming your diet and lifestyle does. Statins don’t address the root cause. Doctors only prescribe them when you are at high risk of sudden death because they are so harmful.

Dietary Causes of Inflammation		Liver’s Response When You Eat Them		Prescription Statin Medications		Side Effects of Statin Medications
Animal Products Dairy Sugar Processed Foods Food Additives		Produce cholesterol to repair cells and restore homeostasis		Drug the liver   Inhibit the enzyme that allows the liver to produce cholesterol		Headaches Difficulty sleeping Skin flushing Muscle aches Weakness Drowsiness Dizziness Nausea, Vomiting Bloat, Gas, Diarrhea Constipation Inflamed pancreas Stomach pain Acne Erectile dysfunction High blood pressure	Memory loss Mental confusion High blood sugar Type 2 diabetes Long term rashes Low platelet count Hair loss Skin tingling Flu symptoms Fatigue Inflamed liver Inflamed muscle Muscle damage Elevated CPK Weight gain

• Treat Inflammation Holistically with a Protective Diet and Lifestyle
• A Protective Diet and Lifestyle is anti-inflammatory, proven, sustainable, exciting and drug-free with zero dangerous side effects.
• On a Protective Diet, we build a healthy microbiome and consume plant fiber daily to nourish these microbes.
• Healthy microbes ferment and digest the plant fiber we eat, and then pump out short-chained fatty acids, like butyrate, that bathe your body in a calming, anti-inflammatory wash, powerful enough to keep someone with severe arthritis pain-free.
• We learn how to reduce stress and incorporate a variety of plant-based foods, sprouts, fermented items, spices, polyphenol beverages, pauses in digestion to reduce insulin production, and clean lifestyle products for daily anti-inflammatory effects.
• A Protective Diet eliminates the risk of inflammatory diseases, regardless of our family history. If you already have a disease, it will stay in remission as long as you follow through daily. Even Type 1 Diabetics can reduce their medication needs by 40%.
• One very effective way to reduce inflammation is to take regular pauses from eating, which gives the body and microbes a break, allowing them to ferment, digest plant fibers, and absorb polyphenols from tea. Treat your microbes to protective calorie-free beverages between meals—they will satisfy healthy microbes while giving them a chance to catch up on work.
• If experiencing a health crisis or considering statins, ask for a little more time, adopt a full-time protective diet (not a part-time PAPD—Playing Around PD), avoid oils, avocados, nuts, seed butters, food additives, sugar, and vegan junk food.
• If faced with limited food options while out, consider skipping the meal or choosing simple, clean options like a dry salad with lemon, steamed rice, or a plain baked potato. Or skip the low-quality food and wait for a protective meal. Even a simple meal like Kids Spaghetti can be satisfying, knowing it promotes health and lowers cholesterol by feeding beneficial microbes.
• If others challenge you, say, “I follow a therapeutic diet. I’m in a health crisis. My cholesterol is really high. I’m at high risk of a cardiac event. It’s crucial for me to prioritize my well-being. I appreciate your understanding.” They won’t challenge you.
• A Protective Diet and Lifestyle addresses diet, environment, and stress to assist the body in maintaining homeostasis holistically.
• Julie Marie demonstrates Hamburger Pinwheels, an inflammation-free remake of the Bisquick original to show how we do it.

Cooking Tips & Betterment Practices

• If a recipe directs you to preheat the oven, be sure to do so or the tested bake time and temperature will not apply.
• Tomato powder is easier to get than additive-free tomato paste. If it’s clumpy, run it through the blender to break it up.
• Use frozen and defrosted tofu when specified. Fresh tofu is not an appropriate substitute. Guidance is given in this video.
• Never put a wet towel or hand in the oven. Water will conduct heat, turn to steam, and burn you.
• When working with dough, if your hands are getting sticky, rinse them off. Dough sticks to dough.
• Always have Jerry’s Organic Plant-based Yogurt in the fridge. Then you can always make Drop & Bake Biscuits, Soup, and Salad.
• Use pure castile soap. Repurpose an empty soap bottle. Add ¼ cup soap and dilute with water to the top. Use for dishwashing.
• Buy organic spices in bulk and refill your spice jars as needed. We provide links in the recipes for the highest quality and superior flavor at the best price. Quality onion powder will make a huge difference in how the recipes taste.
• Fresh mill your own flour. Julie Marie mills 150g wheat berries to make a level-measured cup of white whole wheat flour.
• Cook your own dry beans to save money and improve food quality. As part of your morning routine, start dry beans cooking by following the set-it-and-forget-it recipe for Pressure Cooked Chickpeas. Then plan some meals to use the beans you cooked.
• Wipe messes with a cloth (not paper) towel. Rinse the towel. Hang to dry. Once there are several dirty, dry towels, wash them.
• Beverage Idea: grow mint organically and dry it, or buy organic dried mint in bulk, and brew it in hot water.

Encouragement

• If you are in a health crisis, I want you to follow along with me. Get into this! I’m your biggest cheerleader.
• No need to overcomplicate this. A Protective Diet is simple:
• Make Yogurt.
• Pick out a few recipes, cook and eat them every day—keep your pantry stocked with those ingredients.
• Be consistent. Your body’s natural response will be to want more.
• Add new recipes, beverages, and lifestyle products when you are ready and want more excitement.
• Don’t get bored. If you are bored, you will quit. Stay excited with new things to learn, apply, eat and drink.

“Let’s do this! Let’s get healthy together.

Let’s not focus on the disease. Let’s focus on your wellness.”

Recommended Recipes
Probiotic Pepper Sauce 7-day Sauerkraut Hamburger Pinwheels Eggless Omelet	Drop and Bake Biscuits Quick Mix Ketchup Zuppa Toscana Soup Kids Spaghetti		French Onion Dip Buttermilk Ranch Dressing Plant-based Stroganoff Cheezy Scalloped Potatoes	Chickenless Noodle Soup Family Size Mock Tuna Salad Air Fried Garbanzo Beans Soft Batch Oatmeal Cookies
Recommended Classes
#260 Day One on a Protective Diet #008 Understanding Cholesterol #256 Cornflakes and Cholesterol		#271 You Can’t Outrun an Unhealthy Diet #335 Food Additives Inhibit the Microbiome: Clean Eating Made Easy #265 What’s Your Food Mood?

Class Description:

This class shows the power of a Protective Diet to reduce inflammation, lower cholesterol and eliminate risky statin medications. Manage cholesterol by populating, protecting, and promoting healthy microbes that produce anti-inflammatory Short Chain Fatty Acids (SCFAs), putting inflammatory disease into remission.

Class URL: https://protectivediet.com/courses/protective-diet-education/lessons/class-337-hamburger-pinwheels-reducing-inflammation-not-cholesterol-a-holistic-approach-to-inflammatory-disease/