Eech (Armenian bulgur)
I saw this dish being made on a TV cooking show. It looked delicious, so I decided to make the grain-free equivalent.
It goes by the odd name “eech,” an Armenian dish made with onions, garlic, tomatoes. parsley, bell pepper, olive oil, lemon . . . and bulgur wheat.
Everyone here, of course, objects to the inclusion of any seed of a grass plant in their lifestyle to avoid becoming diabetic, overweight, and having to massage your painful joints with rheumatoid arthritis or applying topical steroid creams for skin rashes. I therefore replaced the granular bulgur wheat with riced cauliflower. I believe it turned ou...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - January 13, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates Source Type: blogs
Gut feelings: How food affects your mood
The human microbiome, or gut environment, is a community of different bacteria that has co-evolved with humans to be beneficial to both a person and the bacteria. Researchers agree that a person’s unique microbiome is created within the first 1,000 days of life, but there are things you can do to alter your gut environment throughout your life.
Ultra-processed foods and gut health
What we eat, especially foods that contain chemical additives and ultra-processed foods, affects our gut environment and increases our risk of diseases. Ultra-processed foods contain substances extracted from food (such as sugar and starch), ad...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - December 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Uma Naidoo, MD Tags: Behavioral Health Digestive Disorders Food as medicine Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs
Healthy, Low Calorie Cauliflower Breadsticks
Do you think whoever named the cauliflower plant knew that one day we would evolve into overweight, carbohydrate-overloaded, gluten-intolerant creatures, who, in searching for a suitable lo-carb substitute would find their holy grail in that crucifer whose name is homonymous with the ground product of the very thing we both crave and shun?
Think cauliFLOUR.
Then go grind up a head of cauliflower in the food processor (or be lazy like me and buy Trader Joes riced cauliflower), steam or microwave it for 10 minutes, strain out the liquid in a tea towel, pour into a large bowl and add two egg whites, 1/4 cup hemp or flax seeds...
Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan - October 14, 2018 Category: Primary Care Authors: Margaret Polaneczky, MD Tags: Uncategorized breadsticks cauliflower crackers Gluten-Free Lo fat low calorie SOuth beach diet Source Type: blogs
5 tips for the farmers market
It’s peak farmers market season and the stalls are overflowing with piles of attractively arranged yummy fruits and veggies. Buying local and eating organic sounds good, but there are so many choices, and it’s easy to overspend.
Here are five tips to help you get the most bang for your buck at the stalls this fall:
Is it really local?
Not all farm stands represent your local farmers. There are a few ways to tell. The market in our town features an online newsletter, and every week, they send out a list of farmers market vendors. Most have a link, and it’s easy to see which ones are truly local family farms. Other way...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monique Tello, MD, MPH Tags: Food as medicine Health Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs
Healthy lifestyle can prevent diabetes (and even reverse it)
The rate of type 2 diabetes is increasing around the world. Type 2 diabetes is a major cause of vision loss and blindness, kidney failure requiring dialysis, heart attacks, strokes, amputations, infections and even early death. Over 80% of people with prediabetes (that is, high blood sugars with the high risk for developing full-blown diabetes) don’t know it. Heck, one in four people who have full-blown diabetes don’t know they have it! Research suggests that a healthy lifestyle can prevent diabetes from occurring in the first place and even reverse its progress.
Can a healthy diet and lifestyle prevent diabetes?
The D...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - September 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monique Tello, MD, MPH Tags: Diabetes Diet and Weight Loss Food as medicine Healthy Eating Prevention Source Type: blogs
10 superfoods to boost a healthy diet
No single food — not even a superfood — can offer all the nutrition, health benefits, and energy we need to nourish ourselves. The 2015–2020 US Dietary Guidelines recommend healthy eating patterns, “combining healthy choices from across all food groups — while paying attention to calorie limits.”
Over the years, research has shown that healthy dietary patterns can reduce risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, and certain cancers. Dietary patterns such as the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet and the Mediterranean diet, which are mostly plant-based, have demonstrated significant ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - August 29, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD, LDN Tags: Diet and Weight Loss Health Source Type: blogs
Fermented foods for better gut health
Naturally fermented foods are getting a lot of attention from health experts these days because they may help strengthen your gut microbiome—the 100 trillion or so bacteria and microorganisms that live in your digestive tract. Researchers are beginning to link these tiny creatures to all sorts of health conditions from obesity to neurodegenerative diseases.
Fermented foods are preserved using an age-old process that not only boosts the food’s shelf life and nutritional value, but can give your body a dose of healthy probiotics, which are live microorganisms crucial to healthy digestion, says Dr. David S. Ludwig, a prof...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - May 16, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kelly Bilodeau Tags: Digestive Disorders Folk remedies Health Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs
“ Rice ” Pudding
Every once in a while, I missing having some rice pudding.
Even though rice does not contain a damaging prolamin protein like the gliadin protein in wheat or the zein in corn, it still contains a mixture of unhealthy components. Wheat germ agglutinin, for instance, the very same protein in wheat, is also in rice, ready to exert its gastrointestinal toxic effects such as direct inflammatory injury to the intestinal lining, blocking the hormone cholecystokinin and thereby causing bile stasis that leads to gallstones, and blocking release of pancreatic enzymes and thereby disrupting the process of normal digestion. Rice also ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - March 30, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes Wheat Belly Lifestyle Cauliflower gluten-free grain-free low-carb Source Type: blogs
10 Tips to Stay Healthy Over Christmas and a Really Easy Vegan Cheese!
You can still indulge over Christmas and the New Year without completely ruining your healthy eating regime or piling on as many pounds as you might usually. Just making a few small adjustments can make a huge difference to your overall health and, if you’re watching your weight, to your waistline.
1. Try an alternative roast potato. Yes, traditional crispy roast potatoes laden with sizzling oil are a delicious wonder. But how about roasting your potatoes in a flavoursome vegetable stock instead? It really works! You will still get crisp potatoes with fluffy centres only this time they’ll also be infused with ...
Source: Nursing Comments - March 16, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: M1gu3l Tags: Food Source Type: blogs
“ Don ’ t eat anything white ”
I’ve heard this advice countless times, as I’ll bet you have, too. I’ve also witnessed many people try it (though certainly not on my advice), only to experience modest (if any) benefits that quickly come a halt. And, of course, this advice makes no sense.
“White,” of course, refers primarily to refined grain products such as breads, rolls, and bagels made with white flour, as well as sucrose table sugar. Non-white primarily refers to whole grains that are darker based on the commonly held misconception that whole grains are not just better for you, but healthy. (I’ve discussed this logi...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - December 19, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle gluten-free grain-free grains Inflammation Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Experimenting with Cauliflower Pizza (and the Diabetes Effect)
Ah, pizza... the complex carby food that so many of us in the Diabetes Community hate to love, and vice versa. The blood sugar effect is almost always an adventure, one that can be hit or miss depending on how well-versed we are in that ever-so-tr... (Source: Diabetes Mine)
Source: Diabetes Mine - November 10, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Mike Hoskins Source Type: blogs
Fried Curry Shrimp and “Rice”
Cauliflower is a versatile vegetable: mashed, roasted, and riced, here, as part of a flavorful mix of curry and cilantro. You can rice the raw cauliflower yourself or buy it pre-riced (available at Trader Joe’s and other retailers).
MAKES 4 SERVINGS
1 large head cauliflower, cut into florets
1⁄4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, coconut oil, avocado oil, or butter
1 yellow onion, chopped
6–8 scallions, chopped
2–3 cloves garlic, minced
2 carrots, chopped or shredded
4 ounces shiitake mushrooms, sliced
3⁄4 pound shrimp, peeled, deveined, and cooked
2 tablespoons curry powder
2–3 tablespoons chicken broth or water, if...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - October 16, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates Source Type: blogs
Spicy Pork-Stuffed Peppers
Using riced cauliflower allows you to re-create many rice dishes easily while maintaining a
grain-free, low-carb eating style. While you can rice the cauliflower yourself in a food chopper
or food processor, food retailers such as Trader Joe’s are now selling pre-riced bags for
convenience.
Choose your marinara sauce for low sugar/carbohydrate content, ideally no more than
12 grams net carbs per cup (or prepare it yourself, of course). Also choose the roundest bell
peppers you can find.
MAKES 4 SERVINGS
1⁄4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, coconut oil, avocado oil, or butter
1 yellow onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - October 16, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes Undoctored Wheat Belly Lifestyle gluten-free grain-free low-carb Wheat Belly Total Health Source Type: blogs
