The rise in autoimmune diseases is probably due to higher inflammation levels due to the trend of steadily increasing levels of sugar consumption and seed oils amongst western societies - same reason heart disease continues to be a killer.
Eventually people realize diet is the biggest area they need improvement.
Plain Sweet potatoes are my go to for low inflammation food. I do so much better on them.
Any resources where I can read up more about this?
http://raypeat.com/articles/articles/unsaturated-oils.shtml
Afaik sugar is not inflammatory though.
> I use some of these oils (walnut oil ..) for oil painting, but I am careful to wash my hands thoroughly after..
The fats in nuts are obviously there to poison those who eat it, same as sugar in fruit.
> Cancer can't occur, unless there are unsaturated oils in the diet.
There might be an interesting connection, but I wouldn't take Mr. Peat's statements at face value.
>Cancer can't occur, unless there are unsaturated oils in the diet.
This does seem like a dubious statement.
Obviously spreading doesn't work if all of the seeds are eaten, but I've seen walnuts spread far and quite effectively (multiple saplings yearly) - presumably by crows failing to crack a nut, mice not eating some of their gatherings or similar methods.
BTW the fruity part of walnuts is definitely poisonous, as are the leaves and maybe even the wood, but the nuts are fine and nutritious.