Let's start with 6 Chronic Diseases:
1. Cardiovascular Disease
2. Alzheimer's Disease and Cognitive Decline
3. Kidney Disease
4. Cancer
5. Type 2 Diabetes
6. Peripheral Artery Disease
Would you like to prevent or reverse any of these horrible, degenerative health conditions?
My mom died when she was 38 years old... from heart disease.
My mom wasn't there for any of my milestones after age 15. I'm 51 now... I've been able to experience 13 more years than she did, and in those years I got to watch my daughter get her driver's license, graduate from high school, and give birth to my two grandchildren!! I've saved lives, connected with loved ones, had spiritually transformative events, and I continually learn and grow.
What will YOU do with the 13 or more extra years you'll get from preventing or reversing these health issues?
I chose these specific chronic diseases because they affect over 1 BILLION people on our planet right now!
...and because I was digging into TMAO.
TMAO is trimethylamine N-oxide.
Why should you care?!?
It's a compound recognized in medical research as the KEY LINK between Animal-based foods and these chronic diseases!
TMAO is produced when your gut bacteria digest certain nutrients, specifically when these nutrients are obtained from eating Animal-based foods.
Which nutrients?
1. Choline
2. Carnitine
3. Phosphatidylcholine
Those 3 nutrients, when obtained from Animal-based foods, are converted by gut microbes into trimethylamine (TMA), which is then absorbed and converted by the liver into TMAO. Choline and carnitine also form insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), which has been associated with Heart Disease, Strokes, Cancer, Type 2 Diabetes, Peripheral Artery Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Alzheimer's disease, and so many more diseases!
What does TMAO do in the body?
1. Increases Risk of Heart Disease
- TMAO damages blood vessels and promotes the buildup of cholesterol in arterial walls, leading to atherosclerosis.
- High TMAO levels are correlated with a higher risk of heart attacks, strokes, and death from CVD (cardiovascular disease).
2. Linked to Alzheimer's & Cognitive Decline
- Studies have found a correlation between elevated TMAO and Alzheimer's disease. It may increase oxidative stress and inflammation in the brain.
3. Kidney Disease Progression
- High levels of TMAO disrupt kidney function by putting a strain on the kidneys, which is associated with chronic kidney disease progression.
I feel like everyone knows someone who has faced one or more of these diseases. As I said, my mom died from Heart Disease. My father's parents died from Cancer. My Papa died from Alzheimer's, and my Nanny died from strokes.
As I mentioned above... TMAO is a "source-specific" problem!
So, what do we do?!?
Here's the good news: TMAO is NOT produced from Plant-based foods. A study in Nature Medicine found that vegans and vegetarians produce little to no TMAO, even when consuming choline or carnitine supplements, because their gut microbiomes lack the bacteria required to make it - a protective adaptation!
Long-term studies show evidence that a low-fat, whole food, plant-based diet is the healthiest diet worldwide for preventing and reversing disease while increasing a healthy lifespan.
This makes perfect sense on a spiritual level as well when you contemplate the hermetic principle:
As within, so without. As above, so below.
When we choose a plant-based, non-violent lifestyle, we abstain from harming animals while simultaneously liberating our own bodies from being harmed by compounds like TMAO, heme iron, AGEs, and more.
If you're interested in studying health like I am, I created a free resource for you... a list of books about EPIGENETICS & DIETS THAT HEAL... all books I've read and return to again and again! Simply click the blue link below:
Embracing a plant-based, non-violent lifestyle means actively choosing compassion for the innocent sentient beings we share our EarthHome with, leading to a lifestyle that nurtures both the lives of animals and our personal health.
Compassionate choices = healthy outcomes!
The best equation ever! :D
I support holistic healing through Angel energy healing, plants, and soul purpose.
One of the things I've noticed in this work over the last 28 years is how deeply disconnected people feel from their Source and their own Innate Innocence... the natural goodness of their own souls. It's very hard to create healing when you cannot see your own Worth!
Self-compassion creates healing hormones while self-condemnation creates stress hormones.
It's time to heal.
It's time to choose compassion, healing, and freedom for yourself and all sentient beings.
We are the change we wish to see in the world.
When we unite with Spirit, Plants & Purpose, we can heal anything.
I offer free consultations to work with me one-on-one, in-person and remotely.
If you want to heal, connect with me via phone or email:
480-259-7140
Theresa@11thHourShaman.com