A History of Lectins in Human Diets: How Eating Habits Have Changed
Long before lectins became a modern buzzword linked to gut health, inflammation, or elimination diets, they were quietly present in nearly every plant food humans touched.
Month: December 2025
Beginner’s Guide to Eating Out While Staying Low-Lectin
Eating out is often the first real test of a low-lectin lifestyle. At home, you control the ingredients, the preparation methods, and the portions. In restaurants, much of that control shifts into someone else’s hands.
Understanding Lectins in the Context of Nuts
Nuts often sit in a strange nutritional gray area. They are widely praised for their healthy fats, minerals, and plant compounds, yet they are sometimes questioned by people who are sensitive to lectins or trying to reduce dietary irritants.
How Stress Impacts Digestion and Makes Lectin Sensitivity Worse
Digestive discomfort is often blamed on what we eat. Ingredients get scrutinized, food groups are eliminated, and preparation methods become central to the conversation.
How Lectin Research Became Popular and What Critics Get Wrong
Lectins have gone from obscure biochemical footnotes to one of the most debated topics in modern nutrition. For decades, these plant proteins were discussed almost exclusively in academic journals…
When “Healthy Foods” Are Triggers: Unexpected Lectin Sources
For many people, the idea of eating healthy feels straightforward. Choose whole foods, favor plants, avoid excessive sugar and processed ingredients, and everything should fall into place.
Reading Ingredient Labels: How to Spot Hidden Lectins Fast
For many people adopting a low-lectin lifestyle, the biggest surprise is not giving up obvious foods like beans or wheat. It is realizing how often lectins appear in places you never expected. Sauces, spice blends, protein bars, plant milks, supplements, and even foods marketed as “healthy” or “clean” can contain …
Stocking a Low-Lectin Kitchen Starts With the Fat You Cook In
When people first shift toward low lectin eating, they usually focus on the obvious swaps. They rethink bread, beans, nightshades, and the usual “quick” staples.
Sprouting Grains and Legumes: Benefits, Risks, and Best Practices
Sprouting grains and legumes has been practiced for thousands of years, long before nutrition science had the tools to explain why it worked.
The Role of Nightshade Lectins: What Makes Them Different
Nightshades are some of the most familiar and widely consumed foods in the modern diet. Tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, and eggplants appear across cuisines, cultures, and comfort foods alike.