Cowboys and Lectins

In Episode 2, Dr. Nally addresses the cowboys perception of vegetarians and vegans, presents a little cowboy poetry (you don't want to miss this) and discusses lectins.  Cowboy Poetry by Baxter Black, "Vegetarians Nightmare"  Show Notes: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343273411_Do_Plants_Feel_Pain? https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/plant-minds-a-philosophical-defense/ https://www.um.es/web/minimal-intelligence-lab/ Wang Q, et al. Identification of intact peanut lectin in peripheral venous blood. Lancet. Dec 5 1998. Vol 352;1943. p1831-1832.  DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(05)79894-9. Shechter Y. Bound lectins that mimic insulin produce persistent insulin-like activities. Endocrinology. 1983 Dec;113(6):1921-6. doi: 10.1210/endo-113-6-1921. PMID: 6357762. Zheng J, Wang M, Wei W, Keller JN, Adhikari B, King JF, King ML, Peng N, Laine RA. Dietary Plant Lectins Appear to Be Transported from the Gut to Gain Access to and Alter Dopaminergic Neurons of Caenorhabditis elegans, a Potential Etiology of Parkinson's Disease. Front Nutr. 2016 Mar 7;3:7. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2016.00007. PMID: 27014695; PMCID: PMC4780318.