The benefits
of fasting and calorie restriction also has some nice little research such as: — increased longevity — reducing
oxidative stress — reducing inflammation — reduce risk
of heart disease — improving neuroendocrine responses — increasing GH secretion — protective
effects on heart, lung, brain — decrease in insulin resistance and
other overall disease prevention and life extension factors....
For those suffering from lead or
other heavy metal poisoning, a protective diet that avoids processed foods and emphasizes the central components
of a nutrient - dense and antioxidant - rich WAPF - style diet is essential (see sidebar).21 Nutritional status shapes susceptibility to lead toxicity in important ways, affecting lead's intestinal absorption; its mobilization, distribution and retention in the body; and excretion.22 Because
oxidative stress is a likely mechanism explaining some
of lead's toxic actions, some investigators have begun to explore whether natural antioxidants and trace minerals may help mitigate lead - induced cell damage.17 Specifically, researchers in Spain found that administration
of vitamins A, B6, C and E along with zinc modulated some
of the negative
effects of lead exposure in rat pups, confirming the influence
of nutritional factors on health outcomes following lead exposure.17 Vitamin D also should be a major component
of a protective diet.
Other research on roasted nuts, many
of them higher in omega - 6 than peanuts, find they have beneficial
effects on
oxidative stress and
oxidative damage to lipids.