Endotoxins
OtherHighly pro-inflammatory structural components of bacteria like E. coli. Highest levels found in meat and dairy, lowest in fresh whole fruits and vegetables. Not destroyed by cooking.
Food Sources
Foods that contain Endotoxins.
- Meat
Fresh hamburger contains approximately 100 million bacteria per quarter pound. Endotoxins survive cooking.
Source: How Not to Age
- Meat
Meats harbor bacteria that can trigger inflammation dead or alive; endotoxins are not destroyed by cooking, stomach acid, or digestive enzymes.
Source: How Not to Die
Biological Mechanisms
How Endotoxins works at a cellular level.
- PromotesEndotoxemia
Endotoxins are ferried by saturated fat across the gut wall into the bloodstream, triggering inflammatory reaction in arteries within hours of eating.
Sources
- How Not to Age
- How Not to Die