The Wheat Belly Cruise 2016
The Wheat Belly Caribbean Cruise for 2016 sets sail December 4th through 11th. The time to sign up is now!
The cruise includes some glorious Caribbean ports of call, including St. Thomas and St. Maarten. Here is a photo of St. Thomas:
There is no shortage of unique eating opportunities here with numerous specialty restaurants. I found the chefs and waitstaff on the Celebrity Silhouette exceptionally accommodating to our dietary needs. This ship is a floating city with numerous swimming pools, walking track, huge exercise facility, cafes, bars, and plenty of other activities.
The 2015 Wheat Belly Cruise was a blast and 2...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - October 5, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle acid reflux autoimmune cruise gluten grains IBS Inflammation joint pain Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Medical errors: Honesty is the best policy
“It’s a definite that you’re all going to screw up, but it’s not a definite that any of you will learn from that,” declared one of our medical school instructors, years ago. “Cultivate the attitude that allows you to own your mistakes, and then, not repeat them.”
How common are medical errors?
Medical errors are, frankly, rampant. A recent study used data analysis and extrapolation to estimate that “communication breakdowns, diagnostic errors, poor judgment, and inadequate skill” as well as systems failures in clinical care result in between 200,000 to 400,00 lives lost per year. What this means is that i...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - October 3, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monique Tello, MD, MPH Tags: Health care Managing your health care Safety Source Type: blogs
5 Common Mistakes (and Solutions) When Dealing with Kids ’ Chronic Constipation
As a pediatric feeding specialist, my job includes helping kids become more adventurous eaters by working with registered dietitians, physicians and other team members to ensure a child learns to comfortably try new foods. One frequent issue in kids with feeding challenges is chronic constipation. Why? Because picky or selective eaters often food jag on fiberless “kid food” like chicken nuggets and mac-n-cheese.
Kids—especially picky eaters—need to have regular, almost daily bowel movements in order to feel hungry and increase their desire to try a variety of foods. Steve Hodges, a pediatric urologist at Wake Fores...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - September 1, 2016 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Melanie Potock MA Tags: Speech-Language Pathology Feeding Disorders Source Type: blogs
What PPIs and the Kardashians have in common
The science we conduct often reflects the society we live in. One phenomenon of current society is the rise of the reality television show. Participants are promised instant media fame without having to struggle through acting school. I worry that this has rubbed off on some of the studies we now conduct. Sir Richard Doll and Austin Hill, the architects of modern epidemiology, realized that it was hard for epidemiology to prove or disprove anything. Their studies were driven by clear hypotheses as some took five to 10 years to complete. Furthermore, their landmark paper on smoking and lung cancer devoted over a page of dis...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 24, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/dr-paul-moayyedi" rel="tag" > Dr. Paul Moayyedi < /a > Tags: Conditions GI Source Type: blogs
Shout Out to Disruptive Woman Sharon Terry and DW Man of the Month Pat Terry
The following BuzzFeed News post was published on August 20th, 2016. In it, our very own Disruptive Woman Sharon Terry and Man of the Month Pat Terry, both receive some very special recognition. And we are very proud to share it here!
This Guy Swallowed Parasitic Worms On Purpose — Then Became A Published Scientist
Sean Ahrens, who has tried just about every treatment for Crohn’s disease, ingested parasitic worm eggs as a last resort — and just wrote about it for a prestigious medical journal.
posted on Aug. 20, 2016, at 10:06 a.m.
Stephanie M. Lee
BuzzFeed News Reporter
Sean Ahrens
Since Sean Ah...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - August 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
All Good News
Friday, August 19, 2016:
Wednesday I brought a Mayo Clinic blood draw " kit " to the local clinic, where they drew the blood and shipped it overnight back to Mayo. Last evening the results showed up on Mayo ' s patient portal, and I ' m happy!
Since early April my treatment regimen has been 2 mg of Pomalyst every day, with infusions of Darzalex every week and then every other week, currently with 12 mg of dexamethasone (DEX) on the weeks between Darzalex infusions. During that time my IgG and M-Spike dropped about 20% per month until a month ago, then leveled off.
Wednesday ' s results confirmed that IgG and M-Sp...
Source: Myeloma Hope - August 20, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: acid reflux angina colonoscopy daratumumab Darzalex DEX dexamethasone IgG M-Spike myeloma Pomalyst Source Type: blogs
Is your doctor guilty of treating grain consumption?
Jennifer shared these comments about her husband’s early Wheat Belly transformation:
“My husband found your site a while back while doing research into symptoms he’s been experiencing for years. After following your advice with food, the doctor visits have stopped and I have a normal husband back.
“Prior to meeting him, he has always had issues with his weight and gut. He would exercise to the point of passing out and it just wouldn’t go anywhere. When I met him 5 years ago, he was jogging every night and exercising. He just couldn’t get the flabby stomach to go away and, every time the ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - August 4, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories abdominal distress diabetes gluten grains headache IBS Inflammation obesity overweight Source Type: blogs
Pfizer: Another Settlement Down
This article goes through the case, the settlement, and what it means for the future.
Our readers may remember the “agreement in principle” reached between Pfizer, Inc. and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) to settle the qui tam case with Wyeth, LLC. That agreement was recently made official by the parties, with the settlement being signed, sealed, and delivered on April 27, 2016.
As a refresher, allegations were made by Lauren Kieff, a former hospital sales representative for AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, and William St. John LaCorte, a physician, that Wyeth engaged in healthcare fraud from 2001 to 2006...
Source: Policy and Medicine - July 21, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan - Policy & Medicine Writing Staff Source Type: blogs
Monkey Pie
Ever have a slice of monkey pie? No? Well, that’s good, because there is no such thing, at least not in our part of the world. And it would be weird if there was. It would be contrary to instinctive notions, eating a creature similar to humans. You wouldn’t eat human pie and, for similar reasons, you wouldn’t eat monkey pie.
Would you agree that every creature on earth, human and otherwise, follows an instinctive dietary program?
This toad is an insectivore, consuming flies and grasshoppers in order to survive. Nobody had to tell this toad that flies are delicious. Properly nourished...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 8, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle adaptive evolutionary gastrointestinal gluten grains Inflammation Source Type: blogs
Smoke low-tar cigarettes? The fatal flaw in logic of nutritional studies
Just because something bad is reduced or eliminated in cigarettes, it should not logically follow that cigarettes must now be good, right? Low-tar, filtered cigarettes may be less harmful than full-tar, unfiltered cigarettes, but still contain heavy metals like mercury, lead, and cadmium, as well as nicotine, naphthalene, arsenic, formaldehyde, ammonia and other toxic compounds. Low- or no-tar does NOT mean healthy. This may seem obvious, but it is surprising how many people—physicians and dietitians included—fall for such flawed logic when applied to nutrition.
We saw this play out in yet another flawed analys...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - June 16, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle barley corn epidemiological gluten longevity rye white flour whole grains Source Type: blogs
Managing GERD: Lifestyle Changes vs. OTC Medications
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Many people reach for over-the-counter antacids and medications to ease physical discomfort after eating a big platter of, say, fried and greasy food. But what if long-term use of some of these common medications can lead to serious health problems?
An eye-opening study from Houston Methodist asked that very question, and found that chronic use of the commonly used heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux (GERD)... (Source: Dorian Martin's SharePosts)
Source: Dorian Martin's SharePosts - May 31, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dorian Martin Source Type: blogs
Pfizer/Wyeth Settlement Finalized and Signed: States Net Millions
The Department of Justice ("DOJ") recently entered into a settlement of a quit tam lawsuit against Pfizer, Inc. and Wyeth, LLC. We previously wrote about this settlement back in February, when an "agreement in principle" was reached between Pfizer and the United States government.
As a refresher, allegations were made by Lauren Kieff, a former hospital sales representative for AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP, and William St. John LaCorte, a physician, that Wyeth engaged in healthcare fraud from 2001 to 2006. These allegations covered two medications, both commonly used to treat acid reflux disease, Protonix Oral and Prot...
Source: Policy and Medicine - May 2, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan - Policy & Medicine Writing Staff Source Type: blogs
Janet’s impressive Wheat Belly recovery
Look what Janet accomplished in one year living the Wheat Belly lifestyle:
“Left at 53 with acid reflux for 10 years, asthma, allergies since 13 (on 4 meds daily), inflammation, joint pain from RA [rheumatoid arthritis], 50 pounds heavier at size 14. Always wheezing, so no energy.
“Right at 54, no acid reflux, no asthma, no allergies, no meds, no inflammation, no joint pain, 50 pounds lighter at size 4, full of energy and walking 10-20 miles a day because I can.”
Losing 50 pounds is no small matter. But being freed of all her health problems—gastrointestinal inflammation, airway and sinus inflammati...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - April 21, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories acid reflux asthma autoimmune gluten grains Inflammation Rheumatoid arthritis Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Lynn’s facial redness gone in 3 days on the Wheat Belly Detox!
Lynn shared her “before” and “during” photos, just 3 days into her Wheat Belly 10-Day Detox experience.
“This is how much my skin redness has calmed since starting my Wheat Belly Detox 3 days ago. I was always getting asked if my blood pressure was up. I have always had great blood pressure, so that was never the issue. However, I never understood why my face would get red like this. Then I noticed it was especially after I ate.
“The ‘before’ pic was taken during Christmas time, therefore the redness isn’t from sun but from the wheat and grains. Also both pics are witho...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - April 8, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle facial change gluten grains Inflammation redness skin Source Type: blogs
