You might be a Wheat Belly when . . .
Alright: Stifle your guffaws, because this is serious stuff.
We all know that consumption of modern wheat and grains is associated with an astounding list of health problems, such as acid reflux, joint pains, behavioral and learning difficulties in children with ADHD and autism, depression, eating disorders like bulimia and binge eating, diabetes and pre-diabetes, and on and on. But the signature abnormality, the one clear-cut red flag on the surface: the infamous wheat belly, the probuterant “love handles” or “muffin top” that hints at underlying visceral fat, a hotbed of inflammation.
So how might John or Mary Q....
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - April 7, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle gluten grains health Inflammation Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Stephen’s return from the medical quagmire
Stephen shared his 60-day Wheat Belly experience:
“Started Wheat Belly 60 days ago after a major health crisis. I found out I had type 2 diabetes 2 and very bad cholesterol. My numbers 60 days ago were: cholesterol 189, triglycerides 475, LDL could not be measured as it was so bad, HDL was 32. Two weeks ago: 20 pound weight loss, wearing a 15.5-inch neck size shirt compared to an 18. Triglycerides 79, LDL 25, HDL 40, cholesterol 81.
“I was first told on January 24, 2016 that my glucose level was 157. Forty five days later, my average glucose was 107 when measured by my diabetes counselor by downloading the data...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - April 7, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories cholesterol diabetes gluten grains HDL statins triglycerides Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Better DEX Experience
Three weeks ago I whined mightily about taking DEX. The worst problem was acid reflux the second night after taking it, but there were other issues too. I'm happy to say that I have had better experiences since then.
Acid reflux:
Lots of good people offered great suggestions regarding the heartburn (acid reflux). This formula has worked for three weeks in a row. After the worst heartburn of my life, now zero heartburn:
I take the 40 mg of DEX with food at the Sunday evening meal, and the reflux happens (happened) Monday night.
No food at all in the last few hours before going to bed Monday night...
Source: Myeloma Hope - April 5, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: acid reflux DEX dexamethasone GERD hearatburn Source Type: blogs
Better DEX Experience
Three weeks ago Iwhined mightily about taking DEX. The worst problem was acid reflux the second night after taking it, but there were other issues too. I ' m happy to say that I have had better experiences since then.Acid reflux:
Lots of good people offered great suggestions regarding the heartburn (acid reflux). This formula has worked for three weeks in a row. After the worst heartburn of my life, now zero heartburn:I take the 40 mg of DEX with food at the Sunday evening meal, and the reflux happens (happened) Monday night.No food at all in the last few hours before going to bed Monday night. I f...
Source: Myeloma Hope - April 5, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: acid reflux DEX dexamethasone GERD hearatburn Source Type: blogs
Acupuncture Notes
Jackie Doyle
Used Japanese moxa
did lots of ear stuff
circled the dragon
put needles in wrist heart 6, master of the heart (pericardium) -7, lung 9 (I think this it)
Jiang-
Did lots of command points, used governor vessel-20 (he always takes this)
Stacy Roman – Morgantown
yin tang and Bl 2 for headache
One treatment Stacy gave me was
CV 17
CV12
CV3
LI4
Liver3
GV20
KI3
St 44
Large intestine-4 and Stomach-44 bilaterally for frontal headache (very effective)
Kidney-3 bilaterally for general tonification and energy
Stomach-25 and Ren-6 and Ren-9 (conception vessel) for energy, tonify lower Jiao and helps out bladder
Ren-...
Source: Inside Surgery - April 3, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Editor Tags: General Source Type: blogs
Looks what 30 days of Wheat Belly did for Michelle
Michelle shared her 30-day progress pictures after starting the Wheat Belly lifestyle.
“This is Day 1 and Day 30 eliminating the wheat. Same time of day, fresh out of the shower, exact same lighting, and I promise, that is not a tan, it’s the middle of winter in Philly. I’m obese and was diagnosed with NAFLD, but thanks to Wheat Belly, I’m well on my way to finally getting healthy.
“I lost 15 lbs in the first 30 days and am off all of medication for GERD. I truly believe that it was wheat making me sick.”
Michelle’s facial changes are subtle, but there is most definitely a differe...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - March 27, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories acid reflux esophagitis facial change fatty liver gerd gluten grains Inflammation NAFLD Source Type: blogs
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Michelle shared her 30-day progress pictures after starting the Wheat Belly lifestyle.
“This is Day 1 and Day 30 eliminating the wheat. Same time of day, fresh out of the shower, exact same lighting, and I promise, that is not a tan, it’s the middle of winter in Philly. I’m obese and was diagnosed with NAFLD, but thanks to Wheat Belly, I’m well on my way to finally getting healthy.
“I lost 15 lbs in the first 30 days and am off all of medication for GERD. I truly believe that it was wheat making me sick.”
Michelle’s facial changes are subtle, but there is most definitely a differe...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - March 27, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories acid reflux esophagitis facial change fatty liver gerd gluten grains Inflammation NAFLD Source Type: blogs
Cathy’s latest Wheat Belly update
You may remember Cathy from a prior Wheat Belly Blog post when her facial transformation reflected a dramatic reversal of facial edema and inflammation. She recently provided an update with the “before” and 15-month “after” photos above.
Again and again, you will see that, if people stay on course on the Wheat Belly lifestyle, they do not regain the weight, they do not reacquire inflammation, they remain free of all the health problems associated with prior grain consumption, such as diabetes, skin rashes, acid reflux, IBS, emotional ups and downs, leg edema, migraine headaches, high blood pressure,...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - March 26, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories facial change gluten grains Inflammation Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Dementia from PPIs: A hypothesis that may have led to gastrointestinal bleeding
Over the past week, while covering the inpatient gastroenterology service, we cared for three patients who were hospitalized with gastrointestinal bleeding who were found to have large, potentially life-threating, stomach ulcers. All three of the patients had abruptly stopped their acid-suppressing proton pump inhibitor (PPI) medication in the preceding 1 to 2 weeks. With PPIs being a primary therapy for gastroesophageal reflux and ulcer treatment, why would these patients have stopped their PPIs without medical consultation? Unanimously, they had all heard on the news that a new study found that PPIs might cause dementi...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - March 24, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Jeffrey Adler, MD, Shawn Shah, MD, Jenna Koliani-Pace, MD, and Corey Siegel, MD Tags: Meds GI Source Type: blogs
Brittany freed from IBS and nearly 40 lbs on Wheat Belly
Brittany shared her wonderful “before” and “after” Wheat Belly experience:
“What Wheat Belly has done for me over the last year and a half: 210 lbs/171 lbs.
“As long as I can remember, I have suffered from IBS. At 23, I had my gallbladder removed and then suffered IBS-D [irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea]. I figured out how to survive on coffee alone throughout the day to avoid clients listening to my grumbling tummy as I clipped away at hair.
“My mom turned me onto Wheat Belly. She swore it would ‘fix’ my stomach issues. She was right. I can eat! I can eat during ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - March 21, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories acid reflux facial change gluten grains IBS Inflammation Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Elaine’s transformation started with the Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox
Elaine was one of around 20 people who came to New York City in 2015 to start the Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox, the initial test panel of volunteers described in the book. A year has now passed since that experience. Here is Elaine’s update:
“Here it is: 1 year wheat-, grain-, and sugar-free. I never took actual ‘before’ pics, mostly because I really didn’t think that giving up all the low fat, fat-free, ‘healthy whole grains’ would make a difference, and that this lifestyle was something that I was going to stick with. Well, I was certainly wrong.
“The weight loss is curre...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - March 20, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories acid reflux anxiety diabetes facial change pre-diabetes sinus sinusitis Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Whining About DEX
Dexamethasone (DEX) is a part of many myeloma regimens - my doctor says "everything works better with DEX." I've taken it before, and not liked it then, but this most recent experience is something new indeed.
Sunday night I took the "usual" 40 mg dose, ten little 4 mg tablets, at bedtime. In the past this has worked OK for me because the DEX doesn't interfere with my sleep that first night. And it didn't interfere Sunday night, I slept well. Monday, then, was "DEX day," full of energy, as if 200% caffeinated all day. I got a lot done, including an energetic 4-mile walk/run.
Trouble started ...
Source: Myeloma Hope - March 18, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: acid reflux DEX dexamethasone GERD hearatburn Source Type: blogs
Whining About DEX
Dexamethasone (DEX) is a part of many myeloma regimens - my doctor says " everything works better with DEX. " I ' ve taken it before, and not liked it then, but this most recent experience is something new indeed.
Sunday night I took the " usual " 40 mg dose, ten little 4 mg tablets, at bedtime. In the past this has worked OK for me because the DEX doesn ' t interfere with my sleep that first night. And it didn ' t interfere Sunday night, I slept well. Monday, then, was " DEX day, " full of energy, as if 200% caffeinated all day. I got a lot done, including an energetic 4-mile walk/run.
Trouble sta...
Source: Myeloma Hope - March 18, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: acid reflux DEX dexamethasone GERD hearatburn Source Type: blogs
He couldn’t eat, drink or work. And doctors couldn’t explain his searing pain. - The Washington Post
Kim Pace was afraid he was dying. In six months he had lost more than 30 pounds because a terrible stabbing sensation on the left side of his face made eating or drinking too painful. Brushing his teeth was out of the question and even the slightest touch triggered waves of agony and a shocklike pain he imagined was comparable to electrocution. Painkillers, even morphine, brought little relief.
Unable to work and on medical leave from his job as a financial consultant for a bank, Pace, then 59, had spent the first half of 2012 bouncing among specialists in his home state of Pennsylvania, searching for help from doctors w...
Source: Psychology of Pain - March 16, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: blogs
DATA SIMPLIFICATION: Abbreviations and Acronyms
Over the next few weeks, I will be writing on topics related to my latest book, Data Simplification: Taming Information With Open Source Tools (release date March 17, 2016). I hope I can convince you that this is a book worth reading. Blog readers can use the discount code: COMP315 for a 30% discount, at checkout."A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the other one." -Baltasar GracianPeople confuse shortening with simplifying; a terrible mistake. In point of fact, next to reifying pronouns, abbreviations are the most vexing cause of complex and meaningless language. Before we tackle the complexities of abbre...
Source: Specified Life - March 14, 2016 Category: Information Technology Tags: abbreviations acronyms complexity computer science data analysis data repurposing data simplification simplifying data Source Type: blogs
