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Has anyone received the Vitamin Research Journal in the mail about lectins, and trying to sell a product called Lectin Lock? Here is some info online: http://www.vrp.com/digestive-health/lectin-lock-natural-defense-against-a-hidden-cause-of-digestive-concerns-and-weight-gain. Obviously we know lectins are bad, but avoing them 100% is impossible. Would a product like this work? Or would it be a waste of money. What do you think?

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activia

I think its a bad idea to be honest. It's no better then taking medication to lower your cholestrol in my opinion. Doesn't sound paleo at all.

Posted by activia on Feb. 08, 2012 at 11:32AM
Cellie34

True

But neither are my neurological and rheumatological medications, or my multivatmins for that matter. It's just that neolithic paleo chicks didn't have to content with loving husbands making lasanga, or the odd birday party where you want to eat a little bit of cake and be social, etc. I was wondering if a product like that would work. Or if they try to rip you off with something that just can't work and you pay a lot of cash for it.

Posted by Cellie34 on Feb. 08, 2012 at 12:14PM
Cellie34

Ah,

maybe it's just a pipe dream huh? :)

Posted by Cellie34 on Feb. 08, 2012 at 12:19PM
activia

It's unlikely that it will work. Sounds more like a scheme to me.

Posted by activia on Feb. 09, 2012 at 07:35AM
Cellie34

If it sounds too good to be true

it probably is, right? That's what I'm afraid of too! But on the other hand, lectins are sugar-binding proteins. That's what lectins do in our guts too when they wreak havoc inside of us, they bind to particular sugars inside our guts. So in theory a product like Lectin Lock could work. Lectin Lock supposedly acts as a decoy. It consists of a number of natural kinds of sugars (from for example ocra and bladderwack) that lectins particularly like to bind to. So instead of binding with sugars in your gut, it binds to Lectin Lock and gets passed out of your body. You could take it on your cheat day or before a cheat meal. If you have celiac disease or other major digestive problems you could really benefit from it *if* it really works. I have a neurological disorder and know from experience that the less lectins I'm exposed to, the better I feel. If it does work, a product like this should never take the place of eating paleo. Eating paleo is not just about lectins but also about eating real whole food full of all sorts of nutrients, healthy omega 3/6 balance, controlling insulin, etc. It's just that eating paleo only limits your lectin intake. You can't remove lectins from your diet, it's impossible. I don't know. This is either a giant waste of money, or it could really help a lot of people. I checked on marksdailyapple.com, but Mark has not written about Lectin Lock yet. I bet he will at some point. It could be that even if Lectin Lock does work that Mark might say that if you eat paleo and avoid lectins as much as as you can, that for those cheats here and there the product is just not worth it. And if you cheat all the time, you should not buy the product either but get your act together and clean up your diet. For those who are not healthy however, like celiacs, those who need to heal from leaky gut, autoimmune and neurological conditions etc, perhaps it could be useful. *If* it works that is. I'll ask Mark. If he gets asked a bunch of times I'm sure he'll answer. I know they are mailing this out a lot, because the autism community is buzzing about it as well.

Posted by Cellie34 on Feb. 10, 2012 at 04:11PM



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