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Grains: Not all bad?

As much as I hate to admit it, there are actually some good things in grains.

Hold on: I’m not about to retract all the arguments I’ve made these past few years about the incredible health destruction that wheat and grains have wrought. No amount of good in grains, for instance, can negate the effects of gliadin-derived opiates that drive appetite, intact gliadin that triggers intestinal permeability and starts the process of autoimmune diseases, phytates that block almost all iron and zinc absorption from the diet, wheat germ agglutinin that is a potent gastrointestinal toxin and inflammatory factor, and amylopectin A responsible for sky-high blood sugars.

In addition to the all the nastiness inherent to wheat and grains, there are a few things that are good. For instance, B vitamins can be found in “fortified” breads and cereals. Cellulose fiber that is indigestible to humans and indigestible to (most) bowel flora can help bowel regularity through a bulking effect.

But there is indeed one group of components of wheat and grains that we lack when we eliminate from our diet: prebiotic fibers that nourish bowel flora. The prebiotic fibers in wheat and grains, such as arabinoxylan and amylose, are indeed beneficial for our bowel flora. The problem with sourcing prebiotic fibers from wheat and grains, of course, is that the good comes with a boatload of bad, including gastrointestinal irritants that disrupt bowel flora and push you towards dysbiosis.

Prebiotic fibers can be obtained through a variety of other foods, such as various vegetables, legumes, and fruit—wheat and grains are not the only dietary sources. But when you cut out wheat and grains, your intake of prebiotic fibers drops by around 3-4 grams per day. It is therefore advisable to obtain prebiotic fibers from other sources, as discussed in this Wheat Belly Blog post. And it helps to add more than the lost 3-4 grams, as you can obtain even greater health benefits by doing so, such as reductions in blood pressure and blood sugar, as well as improved bowel regularity (a far better way than getting more cellulose, as you would with bran breakfast cereals) and reduced colorectal cancer risk. So, despite the little bit of good in whole grains, they remain mostly bad, quite awful really–the little bit of good does not compensate for all the destructive components of wheat and grains.

It is highly likely, by the way, that the prebiotic fibers found in higher quantity in whole grains compared to white flour products account for the apparent health benefits of whole grains. But don’t be fooled by this. Recall that, in living the Wheat Belly lifestyle, we use clear logic. We don’t replace something bad–white flour products–with something less bad–whole grains–observe some relative health benefits, then wrongly conclude that a whole bunch of the less bad thing must therefore be good. By obtaining your prebiotic fibers through sources such as modest servings of lentils or hummus, raw white potatoes or green unripe bananas, you get all the good with none of the bad as you do with grains.

If you are having a tough time getting your prebiotic fibers, by the way, I included several recipes for easy and tasty Detox Shakes in my new book, Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox to make the process easier.

 

 

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Do the math: 41.7 pounds this year

Consumers of wheat and other grains take in, on average, 400 calories more per day compared to people who do not eat wheat or grains.

Conversely, people who eliminate wheat/grains consume, on average, 400 calories less per day, and not uncommonly much more. (The greatest reduction I’ve ever seen is a 1500 calorie/day reduction in a male.)  The reduction in calorie intake is due to the removal of the appetite-stimulating effects of the gliadin protein (via gliadin-derived opiate peptides) of wheat and related grains, the leptin hormone blocking effect of gliadin-derived peptides, and the insulin/blood sugar provoking effects of the amylopectin A with 2-hour cycles of hypoglycemia that bring on acute hunger.

Eat wheat and grains, increase calorie intake by 400 calories per day, multiplied by 365 days per day equals 146,000 additional calories over the course of one year. 146,000 calories over a year equals 41.7 pounds gained per year. Over a decade, that’s 417 pounds.

Of course, calories in do NOT equal calories out; human physiology is more complicated with several intervening factors that do not make a “calorie a calorie.” But it makes for an interesting calculation.

Of course, few people actually gain this much weight over 10 years. But this is the battle people who follow conventional advice to “cut your fat and eat more healthy whole grains” are fighting, the constant struggle to subdue the appetite-increasing effects of the appetite stimulants in wheat and grains, pushing your appetite buttons to consume more  and more and more, fighting to minimize the impact.

So, if you eat “healthy whole grains” and gain “only” 10 pounds this year, that’s an incredible success, since it means that you have avoided gaining the additional 31.7 pounds that could have accumulated. It might mean having to skip meals despite your cravings, or exercising longer and harder, or sticking your finger down your throat.

400 additional calories per day times 365 days per year times 300,000,000 people in the U.S. alone . . . that’s a lot of dough.

You could try to counteract the weight gain effects of wheat and grains by reducing calorie intake while mounting monumental willpower to deal with the hunger, or by exercising to extreme levels for prolonged periods. Or, of course, you could avoid the entire appetite-stimulating situation and kiss wheat and grains goodbye . . . and lose 20, 30, or 130 pounds this year without trying.

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4 Tips for Managing Carbs on Wheat Belly

There is NOT a lot of counting on the Wheat Belly lifestyle, but keeping an eye on your carb intake is among the keys to success. This is especially true when you are just starting out, including starting out on your Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox when you need to reverse the metabolism/insulin/blood sugar/inflammation effects of years of wheat/grain consumption.

While we do not count calories or fat grams, we count carbs because 1) the majority of people begin this process with diabetes, pre-diabetes, high blood sugars and insulin resistance that all have to be reversed to regain control over health and weight, and 2) many foods, especially processed foods, are filled with carbs. Counting net carbs will reverse or protect you from these two issues.

We follow this simple rule: Never exceed 15 grams net carbohydrates per meal or per 6-hour (digestive) period. We calculate net carbs by the following simple equation:

NET CARBS = TOTAL CARBS – FIBER

Sticking to this rule is important. Say you eat a ripe medium-sized (7-inch length) banana with 27 total carbs and 3 grams fiber:

27 – 4 = 24 grams net carbs

By exceeding your 15 gram net carb cutoff, this one banana will turn off your ability to lose weight for that entire day, as well as delay any hope of reversing high blood sugars and insulin resistance.

Here are four tips for managing carbs that can help unlock the key to rapid weight loss and amazing health:

Limit Fruit. Choose fruit with the least carbohydrate content and greatest nutritional value. From best to worst, choose from: berries of all varieties, cherries, citrus, apples, nectarines, peaches, and melons. Minimize (ripe) bananas, pineapples, mangoes, and grapes, and when you eat them do so only in small quantities, since their sugar content is similar to that of candy. An exception to fruit guidelines are avocados, which are high in fats, rich in potassium, wonderfully filling, and low in net carbs (3 grams per avocado).
Avoid Fruit Juices. As with fruit, be very careful with fruit juices. You’d do best to avoid juices altogether. If you must drink fruit juice (such as pomegranate or cranberry juice for health benefits), drink only real, 100% juice (not fruit “drinks” made with high-fructose corn syrup and little juice) and only in minimal quantities (no more than 2 to 4 ounces per meal), as the sugar content is too high.
Limit Dairy Products. Have no more than 1 serving per day of milk, cottage cheese, or unsweetened yogurt (preferably full-fat, if you can find it). Remember: fat is not the problem. We limit dairy because of the lactose sugar content and the peculiar ability of the whey protein to provoke insulin that can impair weight loss and encourage insulin resistance, not to mention issues such as estrogen content, bovine growth hormone and antibiotic residues, and potential adverse effects of the casein protein (casein beta A1).
Limit Legumes, Cooked Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, and Yams. In general, don’t eat more than 1/4 cup of any of these foods per meal. Including some of these foods can be important, however, as they benefit bowel flora, especially chickpeas, hummus, lentils, and raw white potatoes.

Long-term, some people, especially those who have achieved ideal weight, ideal fasting blood sugars (Wheat Belly Total Health program (especially vitamin D and cultivation of bowel flora), can loosen their net carb restriction, e.g., 20 grams net. It means developing an individual tolerance level for net carb intake while still adhering to the NO CHANGE RULE in blood sugars.

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What is the Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox?

The Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox is the newest in the Wheat Belly book series. It is my answer to the people who are just starting out, wanting to get up-to-speed as fast as possible without stumbling, booby-trapping their program by getting exposed to something off program, while also incorporating the nutritional supplements that further add to your success in this lifestyle. For instance, I included recipes for Wheat Belly Detox Shakes, an easy way to be sure you incorporate prebiotic fibers in your program to help recover healthy bowel flora that magnifies all the wonderful metabolic transformations of the Wheat Belly lifestyle, effects that, for example, add to the likelihood of weight loss, reductions in blood sugar and blood pressure, reductions in cholesterol values, and improved mood, sleep, and bowel health.

Everything in this Detox book is geared towards daily, practical solutions. For example, there is a 10-Day Menu Plan with dishes and recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, as well as recipes for a number of healthy snacks. There are even recipes for what I call “Great Persuaders,” dishes that are so delicious that you can use them to help persuade naysayers in your household to join you.

Unlike previous Wheat Belly books, this book can also be combined with an online e-course if you desire additional help in navigating this lifestyle. The e-course can be accessed here.

The e-course includes:

Nearly two hours of brand new video instruction completely exclusive to the online course, including lessons on important subjects like food shopping and kitchen prep, managing the detox and withdrawal process, and choosing the right supplements.
Exclusive, easy-to-follow, step-by-step cooking technique and recipe instruction videos to make cooking and food prep on the detox incredibly easy. Learn exactly how to make some of the best meals on the plan!
A handy shopping list and quick detox guide (“cheat sheet”) that you can download to your phone or print for easy reference.
A private Facebook page devoted to answering questions and further discussion about the program.

Rodale U hosts the online program and they are offering a 20% discount off the $79 enrollment fee for the first month after release (November 10, 2015) if you enter this discount code: WBDETOX20

Now that you are through the Thanksgiving holiday, this would be a terrific time to jump in and change your life and health. Just by starting now, you can be healthier and substantially thinner by Christmas.

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Matthew’s incredible Wheat Belly transformation

Remember Matthew? I previously shared his story and photos, including his 80-pound weight loss and change in cholesterol values.

But there is much more to his story that he has been sharing on the Official Wheat Belly Facebook page. Because the changes he described were so extensive, I’ve collected his comments here. Put together, Matthew’s health transformation is nothing short of astounding. He previously told us that hypertension and pre-diabetes have reversed with now normal blood pressure and blood sugars. But just read on and see how much more happened.

Matthew’s experience is a terrific example of how the healthcare system has “medicalized” the consumption of wheat and grains. Encourage the public to eat more wheat and grains, put them in virtually all processed foods, then stand back and let multiple facets of health deteriorate, then step in and “treat” it with prescription medications and procedures.

Ignore such awful advice and, not only can you reclaim control over weight, as Matthew did, but you can also reverse an impressive number of chronic health conditions and be freed of all the unnecessary treatments. And Matthew’s weight continues to drop off of him. At his most recent update, he says “Today, down 83 lbs! At 202. This is what 202 looks like. [photo above]

Gastrointestinal:

“I have lived with chronic burning indigestion and heart burn since I was about 19. I have had indigestion so bad that it would hurt all the way up into my jaws and my mouth. The burning sensation was like my insides were on fire. I was subjected to all sorts of tests and invasive procedures for years with no satisfactory explanation. At one time, I consumed an entire 400 count bottle of Tums per week! Sometimes it would cause such horrific esophageal spasms that I thought I was having a heart attack.

“I have had horrible fluctuations between debilitating stomach cramps with diarrhea and then, a day later, constipation. That cycle was rampant for 15 years. I would sometimes get such horrible cramps that the only relief was a heating pad on my belly. I missed several days of work a year.

“I was diagnosed with spastic colon disease and spastic duodenal bulb disease when I was 21 or 22. I was diagnosed with irritable bowel disease when I was in my early 30’s. I was diagnosed with gastric reflux disease when I was 38. I was diagnosed with Barrett’s esophagitis 10 years ago and told that is a pre-cancerous condition. I have had benign polyps in my large colon 2 times in the last 20 years. So as a result, I have to be scoped from both ends every so often.

“For the last 15 years, I have been on a regimen of Prilosec (or Prevacid or Nexium) 2 times daily. And even then, I would need a Tums. For a period of time, the night time reflux was so bad that I took two in the evening to make it through the night.

“Since i began Wheat Belly, ALLLLL of these symptoms are gone. No cramping, no diarrhea, no constipation, no esophageal spasms. I have had indigestion ONCE in 6 months, likely due to eating a meal too late in the evening and laying down too soon. But have had NO gastro-esophageal reflux related symptoms in 6 months.

“I have eliminated the 3rd Prilosec all together. And about half the time, I forget to take the evening one and don’t think about it until morning–I am not waking with reflux symptoms. I am close to being able to actually reduce to one a day.”

Joints:

“In April of this year, and for 18 months preceding, I had chronic pain in my feet, ankles, knees, hips and lower back. My feet felt like I was walking on broken glass all the time, especially at night if I got up to go to the bathroom. My ankles ached and would sometimes be swollen like a sprain. My knees hurt and ached nearly 100 percent of the time. On a scale of 1 to 10, it was only a 2 or 3, but was constant and relentless. I could not sit for long periods of time without getting uncomfortable and riding for more than an hour or so in a car was painful. My hips likewise hurt nearly all the time. I would wake every hour or so in the night and have to turn to find relief. My lower back ached nearly all the time.

“I walked most of the time with a slower, almost shambling, gait of a man 80 years old. I felt old before my time. I was depressed from the constant pain and discomfort. I lived on Motrin and Tylenol.

“Today, after 6 months plus of grain-free living, I ache no more. The only time I hurt is if I overdo a workout. And I can actually exercise! I brisk walk or jog 3 days a week, I cycle 3 days a week, I am up to a 6-mile brisk walk or 25-mile bike ride.

“I don’t wake in the night hurting. I can sit for longer periods without my knees feeling like they are on fire. Instead of feeling 80 years old, I am 57 and feel 40!”

Skin:

For the past 10 years, I have had ongoing issues with my skin. Dry, chapped, itching, eczema, etc.

“On several occasions, I would just break out with a large, dry, itching patch of eczema that would get red, irritated, and not go away with any form of treatment. Once, it was on my stomach at my belt line, about the size of my fist. It lasted 6 months and I went through several prescriptions of topical steroids and prednisone. Another time, a large patch on the sole of my foot would crack and bleed and itch like it was on fire. That one took 6 months to gradually go away. Most recent was a place on my left elbow about the size of a half dollar, took 9 months to go away.

“But worse was the last 6 to 7 years, my hands would dry, crack and bleed, the fingertips of all my fingers would hurt and bleed. Doctor tried anti-fungals, steroids, etc., nothing worked.

“Six months into the Wheat Belly lifestyle, ALL of these symptoms are GONE completely. I have noticed lately that my hair actually seems to be getting less gray in it. And dandruff is nearly nonexistent.

“But weirder is that I have had a number of large, ugly, unsightly skin tags along my neck and nape of my neck for years. Have had to see a dermatologist to have them removed a couple times. I was looking in the mirror the other day and was shocked to see that they are getting smaller and actually disappearing!

Allergies and asthma:

“Since I was a child, as far back as I can remember, I had severe year-round allergy issues, worse in spring and fall but horrid year-round. Runny nose, constant sneezing, severe congestion leading to bad snoring issues and breathing problems. Itchy watery eyes and constant sore throats from the post-nasal drainage.

“I remember taking Dimetapp and Drixoral daily back when it was a prescription drug, along with Sudafed. And during my worse periods supplemented with Benadryl. As I got older and those became ineffective, it was Seldane, Zyrtec and a host of others almost daily year-round.A year ago the Dr put me on Nasocort as well. For a few years, I have used two different asthma maintenance meds daily to control my asthma and carried a rescue inhaler which I would have to use several times a day. Exertion would make me wheeze and short of breath and need to use rescue inhaler. Outside, cold weather would cause wheezing and shortness of breath.

“I walked around in a fog most of the time just from the drugs.

“Now 7 months into Wheat Belly, I have not taken a SINGLE pill or prep for allergies in 5 months or more: no Nasocort, no Sudafed, no Benadryl, no Zyrtec–nothing! My breathing has improved so much. I have stopped needing the rescue inhaler and have only used a couple times a day and have not needed at all with exertion or out in cold. More recently, I have realized I was using it more from habit than need. In the last couple weeks, I have noticed that I only use it at bedtime and upon waking. And it has slowly dawned on me today that I didn’t need it even then. This morning I reached for it and thought ‘what am I doing?’ and put it down!”

Wow. Isn’t that quite a story? But experiences like Matthew’s show us how modern medicine so often views joint pains, acid reflux, diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, depression and other common conditions as bad luck, bad genes, or “idiopathic”–without known cause. Yet they are, in their many myriad forms, nothing more than the outward manifestations of consuming these awful things called wheat and grains that humans are simply not equipped to consume.

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What’s different about the Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox?

This book, the Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox, is designed for both newcomers as well as those of you who have strayed from the Wheat Belly lifestyle but would like to make a comeback.

The 10-Day Menu Plan, never before used in any other Wheat Belly book, provides a detailed day-by-day road map to keep you on course—or get you back on course—with plenty of delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes. These recipes are all consistent with the Wheat Belly lifestyle and tasty enough to be served to your family, whether or not they are engaging in this lifestyle with you.

This hard-hitting how-to has only the most essential tools required to get you started and take you from zero to 60 miles per hour and on the road back to slenderness and health with breathtaking speed.

Get rid of the cause, reverse the effect: The start of this process is really that simple.

Ten days—a week and a half, a third of a month, the time it takes to order and receive a new pair of shoes online—and you can chart a new course for your life and enjoy the wonderful benefits of reprogramming your body along an entirely new design.

Once you have gotten through the next 10 days and emerge thinner, faster, stronger, smarter, and healthier for less than the cost of a new pair of shoes, you will wonder what you were thinking over the preceding decades.

Your health and your appearance are likely to draw gasps from anyone who witnesses the “after” having lived with your “before.”

So let’s begin!

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Wheat Belly Thanksgiving swaps

Yes, you can have pumpkin pie!

Some people worry that, by following the Wheat Belly lifestyle, they will have to suffer through a Thanksgiving dinner of dry turkey meat and lettuce leaves and miss out on all the traditional tasty dishes. But that is simply not true. You can enjoy a glorious, delicious, and healthy Thanksgiving dinner while living the Wheat Belly lifestyle. But, in order to preserve your health and not gain, say, 3 pounds from the holiday, there are some easy swaps you can use to replace unhealthy holiday staples with a healthy and Wheat Belly-compatible alternative.

So here is a list of easy swaps to make for ingredients and dishes that will help you navigate this holiday safely while not sacrificing anything in taste. And, as someone who avoids all wheat and grains, you cannot consume any dish containing wheat or grains else re-exposure phenomena will show–diarrhea, bloating, joint pain, anxiety, anger, mind “fog,” return of inflammation and autoimmune conditions, etc.–enough to ruin your holiday. But family and guests who are not wheat- and grain-free can safely eat your wheat/grain-free dishes without any problem whatsoever (except for those with allergies to our replacement ingredients, such as nuts). By following such Wheat Belly swaps, there is therefore no need to prepare, say, a pumpkin pie for the grain-eaters and a pumpkin pie for the non-grain eaters. Just serve the wheat/grain-free version and everyone will be happy.

In addition to the many holiday recipes in the Wheat Belly Cookbook and Wheat Belly 30-Minute Cookbook, here are some ideas for healthy swaps and recipes. On the left find the traditional ingredient or dish; on the right is our Wheat Belly swap:

Gravy thickened with wheat flour or cornstarch———-Gravy thickened with coconut milk/coconut flour, cream/butter, pureed mushrooms, eggplant, zucchini, broccoli, pumpkin, squash. (More on Wheat Belly compatible thickeners, savory and non-savory, can be found here.) Of course, use your drippings as your gravy base!

Mashed potatoes———-Mashed steamed cauliflower. Recipe here.

Biscuits and gravy———Biscuits and gravy made with almond flour and safe thickeners. Recipe here.

Cranberry sauce———-Cranberry sauce made with organic cranberries and sweetened with your choice of one of our benign sweeteners

Dressing/stuffing———-Dressing/stuffing without breadcrumbs or bread. Recipe here. (Note that this dressing recipe is not intended to be cooked in the turkey, but made separately.)

Soup—————-Soups without noodles or unhealthy thickeners. Recipe for Cream of Mushroom soup here. Be sure to save your leftover turkey with the bones to make soup/broth afterwards.

Pumpkin pie———Pumpkin pie with a ground pecan crust and no-sugar-added filling. Recipe here.

Cheesecake————Cheesecake made with a nut meal crust and no-added-sugar filing. Recipes for Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake, Double Chocolate Cheesecake, Blueberry Cheesecake Pie.

These Wheat Belly food swaps allow you to have a safe and healthy holiday without weight gain, without the agony of wheat/grain re-exposure, without rises in blood sugar, while participating in the all the good eating and fun.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

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Another Wheat Belly age-reversing success

Tara has had a fabulous response following the Wheat Belly lifestyle, providing another example of the age-reversing and health effects that can occur.

“It has been a year since I started my Wheat Belly journey and I have come a long way. Here are my stats when I first began in November, 2014. I have lost 47.5 lbs, dropped 8 dress sizes, going from a 14 down to a size 6!

Weight: 180.7 lbs–133.2 lbs

Fat pounds: 59.2 lbs–29.6 lbs

Fat %: 32.8%–22.3%

BMI: 28.3–20.8

Total inches lost: 26.5

Blood pressure: 139/94–108/74

Glucose: 117–94

“I no longer need my allergy and asthma medicine. The only thing I’m still working to improve is my eczema.

“I get sooo many compliments on how YOUNG I look now. You have changed my life for the better, Dr Davis, and for that I thank you!”

Tara’s starting stats show a drop from an overweight body mass index (BMI) to an incredibly slender value; a drop in blood pressure from hypertension to confidently normal; a drop in fasting glucose from pre-diabetic range to normal. And just look at her waist: no sign of her former wheat belly here.

I think it is safe to say that Tara has also turned back the clock 10, if not 20, years, as also evidenced by the many compliments she receives. By following the Wheat Belly lifestyle, Tara achieved all these spectacular effects without cutting calories, without pushing the plate away, without extreme exercise.

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Patricia fits into a skirt she wore . . . when she was 16 years old

Patricia shared her photos and story of living the Wheat Belly lifestyle.

At the start, she was experiencing:

“-Profound fatigue

-Total exhaustion after even minor physical or mental exertion known medically as post-exertional malaise

-Unrefreshing sleep

-Cognitive impairment (aka ‘brain fog’) or a worsening of symptoms upon standing.

“I had all of the symptoms listed above and ALL of them are greatly improved by going wheat/grain free.

“At my largest, I wore a size 24/26 and weighed at least 110 pounds more than I do today. At some point, I just stopped getting on the scale, so my exact highest weight is unknown. I kept one pair of my biggest jeans as a reminder and I can fit all of me into ONE leg of those jeans now.

“For the record, I had weight loss surgery in 2009, but eventually regained almost HALF of what I had initially lost. As of this week, I’m officially one pound lighter than my lowest post-op weight thanks to finding Dr. Davis’ book, Wheat Belly.

“This is a skirt [right photo] I’ve had for a while. Bought it in 1986 when I was 16 years old, and was visiting my sister in Albuquerque. Somewhere there is a picture of me wearing this very skirt to the senior cookout party my parents hosted in our backyard in May 1987. I was going through my closet earlier this week and came across the skirt and had to try it on… IT FITS!!!

Beyond Patricia’s spectacular weight loss and change in appearance that allowed her to fit into a skirt she wore as a teenager, she got rid of incapacitating fatigue and brain fog by living the Wheat Belly lifestyle. It’s got to strike you that so many symptoms and diseases caused by wheat and grain consumption are “medicalized,” i.e., turned into medical conditions with fancy names and prescription drugs to “treat” them.

“Post-exertional malaise”? How about fatigue and malaise caused by eating the dietary poisons called wheat and grains—not a medical condition with an official name, but just another of the hundreds of varied consequences of following awful advice to consume plenty of grains. The healthcare system tries to treat such conditions with hundreds to thousands of dollars of testing and prescription drugs, while you can treat them by removing the initial cause and being freed of such conditions at practically no cost.

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Matthew’s impressive Wheat Belly success

Remember Matthew? Here was his original Wheat Belly success story describing how he obtained relief from near-diabetic blood sugars, asthma, sinusitis, acid reflux, irritable bowel syndrome symptoms, skin rashes, and daily headaches.

Here is Matthew’s latest update. “Down a total of 77 pounds since May 1. Wheat Belly rocks!! Have incorporated more ketogenic principles and eat-stop-eat intermittent fasting into the mix.”

Even better, Matthew shared some recent lab work:

The drop in triglycerides, fasting blood sugar, and HbA1c (reflecting Matthew’s prior blood sugars over 90 days) show a dramatic reduction, while the HDL has gone up by 50%, something most doctors would say is impossible. The LDL cholesterol, of course, is meaningless, as it is the calculated–what I call “fictitious”–value, the silly and misleading value that drives $23 billion in statin drug sales. (Had Matthew had access to the superior advanced lipoprotein analysis, he would have witnessed dramatic reductions in small LDL particles along with a reduction in total LDL particle number/apoprotein B, far better than the near-useless calculated LDL cholesterol.) And look at the change in his blood pressure, waist size, Body Mass Index, and body fat percentage–spectacular improvements.

Matthew changed his weight, his facial and body appearance, and is well on his way to achieving ideal metabolic health–no diabetes, no hypertension, no inflammation, no fatigue, no IBS, no asthma or sinusitis, no skin rashes or daily headaches. This cannot be achieved by reducing calories nor exercise. You achieve spectacular results like Matthew’s when you remove the dietary poisons called “healthy whole grains.”

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