Athletes follow the Wheat Belly lifestyle

I recently discussed why and how, by following the Wheat Belly lifestyle, carb loading is no longer necessary to engage in exercise, even long distances. In fact, carb loading is a destructive process that, over time, accelerates joint destruction/arthritis, cataract formation, hypertension, heart disease, dementia, and other conditions (via excessive, repeated, and irreversible glycation of proteins; see the original Wheat Belly for further discussion). The process of converting from carb-loading, grain-eating athlete to that of no carb-loading, no grain-eating athlete requires 4 to 6 weeks, the amount of time necessary to amp up the ability to mobilize fat for energy. It’s during this critical period that people will say things like “I tried exercising but felt so awful that I had to add back the carbs,” not recognizing that the effect would disappear by 4-6 weeks. And it’s not uncommon that performance improves over previous levels, as it did for both people here–after the obligatory 4-6 week wait. Here are two endurance athletes who have embraced the Wheat Belly lifestyle and given up on the health and performance impairment of carb loading. Timothy: “I have been on Wheat Belly for less than three months. I am a triathlete who is 45 years old and I was constantly hurting myself, especially while I ran, and weighed about 238 pounds (6′ 2″) last year. “But now that I found my fountain of youth by adding Wheat Belly...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle carb loading gluten grains jogging low-carb marathon running triathlon Source Type: blogs