Ben Greenfield
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You are somebody who needs more vitamin C and more vitamin E in your diet.
And for the most part, none of these foods that we call poisons are truly poisonous.
You have a true food allergy towards legumes, and lectins are a big problem for you, or oxalates are a big problem for you.
It's just the amount, the sourcing, what they're combined with that you have to think about.
So you aren't one of those people who just needs to have more dietary diversity to be able to digest these.
They're a true allergy for you.
The data-driven approach now makes a little bit easier to not guess, but painting with a broad brush, the devil's in the details.
And for the most part, none of these foods that we call poisons are truly poisonous.
It's just the amount, the sourcing, what they're combined with that you have to think about.
I won't lie, it's hard to make liver and heart and kidney and foods like that taste good.
And it also takes longer to prepare them because they tend to be more collagenous and tough.
And when I cook foods like that, I even have to soak them in a dairy medium for like 24 hours.
You know, like kefir or buttermilk to kind of draw out some of the gamey flavor and enzymatically pre-digest some of these organ meats.
And if that's not your jam and like the time thing, if that's not like your highest priority and you're like, okay, I will grill a steak for myself and my boyfriend, but I'm not going to like spend 48 hours figuring out how to do a liver heart casserole.
I won't lie, it's hard to make liver and heart and kidney and foods like that taste good.
And it also takes longer to prepare them because they tend to be more collagenous and tough.
And when I cook foods like that, I even have to soak them in a dairy medium for like 24 hours.
Capsules like that can be kind of a cool shortcut.
You know, like kefir or buttermilk to kind of draw out some of the gamey flavor and enzymatically pre-digest some of these organ meats.
The only thing you have to bear in mind is that when you grind up and powder something like that, you're getting pretty highly concentrated versions of these organ meat.