Where did all the magnesium go?
We pay special attention to restoration of magnesium in the Wheat Belly lifestyle. This is because magnesium deficiency is universal, affecting virtually everyone, is severe, and has substantial implications for health.
But why? Why has everyone become so depleted in magnesium in the modern world? There are five major reasons:
Water filtration—We filter our water out of necessity, since modern waterways are contaminated by sewage runoff, pesticide/herbicides, algal overgrowth, etc. So, rather than drinking from a nearby stream or river that runs freely over rocks and minerals rich in magnesium, we drink water filter...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - May 30, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Magnesium grain-free phytates undoctored wheat belly Source Type: blogs
Why we do NOT take calcium supplements
In the Wheat Belly lifestyle, we do not take calcium supplements for a variety of reasons.
First, calcium supplementation does NOT increase bone density nor prevent fractures. In addition, several Wheat Belly strategies increase calcium absorption from the diet:
Removing the gliadin protein reduces urinary calcium loss, calciuria
Cultivating Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria bowel flora species increases intestinal absorption of calcium
Removal of grain phytates means that more calcium is available from diet
Vitamin D supplementation increases intestinal absorption of calcium
It all adds up to markedly improving your abil...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - April 3, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Calcium Supplements bone health boniva fosamax fracture Gliadin osteopenia osteoporosis undoctored wheat belly Source Type: blogs
Vitamin K and Osteoporosis — What ’ s the connection?
Before you are prescribed bisphosphonates: Fosamax, Actonel, Boniva, Reclast or Zometa, maybe you should consider the Undoctored strategy.
The grain-free diet, vitamin D, and magnesium protocols in the core Undoctored program provide the bulk of bone health benefits through a variety of mechanisms, including increased intestinal calcium absorption, reduced urinary calcium loss, and reduced levels of the parathyroid hormone that weakens bones.
You should also avoid calcium supplements, as the effects of vitamin D and the increased intestinal calcium absorption that develops after eliminating calcium-binding phytates from gr...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - August 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Undoctored Vitamin K Wheat Belly Lifestyle anti-aging bowel flora Dr. Davis gluten-free grain-free health osteopenia osteoporosis Wheat Belly Total Health Source Type: blogs
FAQ: Should I take vitamin K2?
Vitamin K2 is not a core component of the Wheat Belly or Undoctored programs. But there are clinical studies demonstrating that adequate K2 intake can contribute to bone and heart health. So should you add it to your program?
Vitamin K2 is indeed worth considering, but you should know about the issue of bowel flora and K2 for future reference.
(The photograph shown in the blog post title is natto, fermented soybean. If you can eat natto, you are tougher than I am.)
About Undoctored:
We are entering a new age in which the individual has astounding power over health–but don’t count on the doctor or healthcare sys...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Undoctored Wheat Belly Lifestyle bone boniva calcium cardiovascular Dr. Davis fosamax fracture gluten-free grains heart Inflammation k1 k2 osteopenia osteoporosis Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Did Big Pharma BUY Big Media?
Healthcare is at the top of the list of societal problems in the U.S.
Healthcare interactions are unsatisfying to most people, costs are out of control and cost every American nearly $10,000 per person per year while bleeding 17.5% of GDP, more than any other nation on earth for a system that ranks low or last in quality compared to other developed countries. For a problem as big as healthcare, big enough to cripple the entire economy in addition to bankrupting more and more Americans, you would think that media reporting would be filled with debate, criticisms, and in-depth coverage about the problems in healthcare.
But...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - May 2, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Undoctored abc bias big pharma cbs cnn drug industry fox gluten grains health healthcare illness media nbc pharmaceutical tv wheat Source Type: blogs
An interesting case
SAN DIEGO — A La Jolla oncologist was sentenced in San Diego federal court Tuesday to a year of probation, stemming from a scheme in which he and his practice treated patients with unapproved foreign cancer drugs, then fraudulently billed Medicare $1.7 million.Dr. Joel I. Bernstein’s sentence is in addition to the one his medical corporation received Friday. His practice was ordered to pay a $500,000 fine, forfeit $1.2 million and make restitution to Medicare for $1.7 million.The payments have all been paid, said his attorney, Charles Sevilla.A federal judge also sentenced the practice to a year of probation, mean...
Source: PharmaGossip - July 3, 2013 Category: Pharma Commentators Authors: insider Source Type: blogs
