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Gallbladder: Use it or lose it

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Pamela: No more colitis, acid reflux, hypertension, migraines, joint pains and 170 pounds lighter on the Wheat Belly lifestyle

Look at Pamela’s spectacular progress that began with the Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox and posted on the Detox Facebook page, showing her standing in ONE LEG of her old pants! Her experience illustrates just how awful health, weight, and life can get on the wrong way of eating, but also just how dramatic the changes can be when you finally get it right.

“It’s a long one, but hang with me!

“I’ve been debating whether to share this picture or not… I found my ‘before’ pants and decided to see what would happen… I thought I’d take another picture after I put on some makeup and stand straighter, blah blah. Now I realize most everyone looks like this on chore day and it’s not about the makeup–it’s about the transformation on the Wheat Belly way of life and encouraging those who are apprehensive to give it an honest try! What have you got to lose?

“For me, it was colitis, daily prescribed omeprazole, blood pressure meds, multiple migraines a month, daily joint/muscle pain, low energy, things I can’t even remember now and 170 pounds. Yes, there is more to lose, but time will take care of those too! My husband is no longer pre-diabetic, fatty liver gone and BP meds down to less than half.

“Was I perfect the whole time? Nope! I had my slips, but I’d correct it with the very next meal. No cheat days! I gave myself the motto ‘Accept it, correct it and move on!’

“My tips – if it’s not compliant, don’t bring it into your home. Plan ahead!

“ ‘No thank you’ are the most liberating and powerful 3 words in our language when you are working on improving yourself and your health.

“Lastly, if you’re still just thinking about it, but afraid of failing (like all the other damn ‘diets’ you’ve tried before)–this isn’t a diet. It’s a new way of eating that will forever change your life and your health from the inside out. Trust me, I was you! Give it an honest try, reach out when you have questions – there is a great amount of knowledge and support here! Best wishes!

“Here’s my no makeup, crooked, chore day ‘still in it’ photo of encouragement.”

 

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Destiny shares her recipe for the best fat bombs she’s ever had: Strawberry Cheesecake

Destany shared her recipe for Strawberry Cheesecake Fat Bombs in the Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox Facebook page, re-posted here. People have gone wild for them!

“These were THE BEST fat bombs I’ve ever made: Strawberry Cheesecake!

“One of the hardest parts in the beginning of this WOE (way of eating) is consuming enough fat. After years of being taught ‘fat is bad’ it can be difficult to UN-learn that.

“I eat a couple for breakfast, 1 between lunch and dinner, and another before bed. Sunday is always a good day to prep for the week!”

Destany shared her recipe:

1 block cream cheese ROOM TEMP

1 block unsalted kerrygold butter ROOM TEMP

1/2 cup swerve confectioners

2 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup blended strawberries (more or less to taste)

“Add in the cream cheese and the butter, sweetener, & vanilla. Use an electric mixer and mix until it’s all smooth. If the mixture seems too thick, I add a little avocado oil to thin it out a bit. Fold in strawberry mix.

“I always put mine in little 2oz portion cups so they are easy to transport. You can leave it all in the big bowl and just scoop it out as you need it. Or you can put scoops on a cookie sheet and freeze, then move them all to a container, whatever fits your needs!

“Instead of strawberries you can use a little lemon juice & lemon zest, orange juice and orange zest, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, coco powder, peanut butter, just about anything! Have fun with it!

“Take it one day at a time and KNOW that you CAN be successful with this!!!♡♡”

#wheatbelly

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L. reuteri yogurt: If 1/2 cup is good, is a whole cup better?

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Do not become iodine toxic

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Wheat Belly: Revised & Expanded!

In the original Wheat Belly, I recounted how agribusiness and geneticists altered modern wheat from traditional strains, yielding the high-yield semi-dwarf strain that now dominates supermarket shelves. Consuming modern foods made from this plant yields peculiar health effects, while dramatic benefits develop upon removing it from the diet. If you’ve been following the Wheat Belly conversations, you are no stranger to the huge successes people have shared on this lifestyle.

But lessons have been learned along the way in the marvelous worldwide grain-eliminating experience, lessons shared in subsequent books: Wheat Belly Total Health, Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox, the Wheat Belly cookbooks. The list of strategies we use has grown, strategies that have helped many more people lose the weight they want to lose, address residual health problems, address deficiencies caused by grain consumption but persistent after their removal, go further in efforts such as cultivating a healthy microbiome.

So I have rewritten the original Wheat Belly, added the complete prescriptive program we now follow, expanded on discussions about hormonal health and efforts to cultivate a healthy microbiome, tweaked some details of the diet, and added new recipes. Anyone who read the original Wheat Belly will recognize a lot that’s familiar, but you will also find plenty that is new. This means that the entire Wheat Belly program is now available in this single Revised & Expanded edition.

Wheat Belly has therefore been completely updated with new material that includes:

The FULL Wheat Belly program that we now all follow
New and delicious recipes to suit your Wheat Belly lifestyle
New discussions on topics such as hormonal health and cultivation of a healthy microbiome

Wheat Belly was the original book that turned the nutritional world topsy-turvy and exposed “healthy whole grains” as the genetically altered Frankenwheat imposed on the public by agricultural geneticists and agribusiness. The tidal wave of astounding health and weight loss successes has created a nationwide movement away from the destructive effects of wheat products. The Revised & Expanded edition now takes you to the next level for health, weight loss, and freedom from numerous diseases and prescription drugs.

Removing products made with modern wheat yields astounding and often unexpected benefits in health and weight loss.
Autoimmune, gastrointestinal, and mind effects top the list for conditions that improve or reverse with wheat elimination.
Weight loss can occur at a surprising rate, typically 15-18 pounds over the first month, when wheat is eliminated.

The new Wheat Belly Revised & Expanded editions is available from:

Amazon Barnes & Noble  Books-A-Million IndieboundThe

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L. reuteri bleu cheese salad dressing

Keoni is a Wheat Belly champion and success story, a frequent contributor to posts and recipes on the Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox Facebook page. He loves to roast meats over a barbecue and post his wonderful creations on the page. He and his family have got to be among the healthiest and best fed people in Southern California.

He recently posted the photo above of a meal he created topped with his creation, L. reuteri bleu cheese salad dressing, adding:

“Who would have ever thought such simple foods would exponentially change the quality of our lives? My word, we are so very lucky.”

So here is what Keoni did to create this wonderful salad dressing for this dish of meat and vegetables:

L. reuteri bleu cheese salad dressing

Makes 4 cups

1 cup Lactobacillus reuteri yogurt

2 cups mayonnaise

2-3 cloves garlic, minced

2 tablespoons red wine or other vinegar

3/4-1 cup of bleu cheese. (It’s best to buy a chunk and crumble it with a fork so there are more small pieces along with the chunks. That way, it will absorb easier into the mixture and become thicker as the cultures grow.)

“Mix all ingredients together in a quart jar. I like to make it the day before. That way, all the flavors blend together and it becomes much thicker. You may even have to serve it with by adding a bit of heavy cream.“

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Turmeric: Why does it work?

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The next Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox Challenge begins Wed Nov 13th!

Put it off no longer: We are planning our next Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox Challenge that starts on Wednesday, November 13th. This is your opportunity to seize control over health and weight, maybe even turn the clock back 10 or 20 years, look and feel better, be freed of numerous, if not all, prescription drugs.

By joining our Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox Challenge, you will have access to:

1) Our Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox Private Facebook page that provides videos, success stories, and plenty of feedback and answers to your questions.

2) LIVE Facebook sessions with Dr. Davis and April Duval, our main Facebook page administrator. Dr. Davis will personally kick off the Detox Challenge on November 13th. And because April is herself an example of a fabulous Wheat Belly Detox success, she knows the ins and outs of this lifestyle like the back of her hand.

To join our Challenge, you must sign up to become a member of the Wheat Belly Blog community with an annual subscription fee of $15.99. Sign up here. Once you have signed up, you will be given access to our Private Facebook page. 

By becoming a Wheat Belly community member, you will have access to the huge number of resources available on the Wheat Belly Blog, also—additional recipes, tips, new concepts, avoiding pitfalls, etc.

Our goal: to help you succeed in turning around your life and health and achieve all your health goals including weight loss, getting off prescription medications, and turning back the clock 10 or 20 years.

 

Why the Detox Challenge?

Through my New York Times bestseller, Wheat Belly, millions of people learned how to reverse years of chronic health problems by removing wheat from their daily diets. But, after reading the original Wheat Belly or the Wheat Belly Total Health book, or even using the recipes from the Wheat Belly Cookbook and Wheat Belly 30-Minute Cookbook, people still said: “I’ve read the books, but I’m still not sure how to get started on this lifestyle.”

That’s why I wrote the Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox  and now help readers along in this Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox CHALLENGE. This is the quickest, most assured way to get started on regaining magnificent health and slenderness by adopting the Wheat Belly lifestyle.

We are kicking off the next Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox Challenge on Facebook LIVE on Day 1: Wednesday November 13th, 12 pm EDT/11 am CDT/10 am MT/9 am PT. Come join us on the private Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/52751...

The Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox supplies you with carefully designed meal plans and delicious recipes to fully eliminate wheat and related grains in the shortest time possible. Perfect for those who may have fallen off the wagon or for newcomers who need a jump-start for weight loss, this new addition to the Wheat Belly phenomenon guides you through the complete 10-Day Detox experience. And we will kick off this next Challenge with a live Facebook session with Dr. Davis on Day 1!

In addition to this quick-start program, I’ll teach you:

How to recognize and reduce wheat-withdrawal symptoms,
How to avoid common landmines that can sabotage success
How to use nutritional supplements to further advance weight loss and health benefits
How to effectively navigate the grocery store and choose safe products

To join the Detox Challenge:

Step 1

Get the book. And read it (at least the first 5 chapters).

Detox Challenge participants should be informed and active in order to get the most out of the challenge and private Facebook group. READING THE WHEAT BELLY DETOX BOOK IS REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE. PLEASE DO NOT PARTICIPATE IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THE BOOK or else the conversations will not make sense and you will not enjoy full benefit. It is a very bad idea to try and piece the program together just from our conversations. (Note that the Wheat Belly Detox program is NOT laid out in the original Wheat Belly book.)

Amazon: http://amzn.to/1JqzMea

Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/wheatbelly10daygraindetox-bn

Indiebound: http://bit.ly/1KwcFTQ

Step 2

Join the Wheat Belly Blog community to access the thousands of discussions that provide additional recipes, discussions about issues relevant to the Wheat Belly lifestyle, access the newest ideas in the Wheat Belly Blog. The cost is $15.99 for an annual subscription. Here is why we have converted to a subscription process.

Step 3

Come join the Private Facebook Group.

http://bit.ly/WheatBelly-PrivateFBGroup

Step 4

Head back to the Private Facebook Group starting Tuesday, November 12th (the day before the official start of the Challenge) and onwards for tips, videos, and discussions to help you get through your detox and reprogram your body for rapid weight loss and health. Dr. Davis and site administrator, April Duval, will be posting video instructions and answers to your questions. Or just join the conversation now, as we discuss the ups and downs, share recipes, and just have fun every day!

 

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Add chia seeds to your L. reuteri yogurt

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