Gluten, Depression, and Anxiety: The Gut-Brain Link
In this study, 22 participants ate a gluten-free diet low in FODMAPs (fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols) for a three-day baseline period, and then received one of three dietary challenges (supplemented with gluten, whey, or placebo) for three days, followed by a three-day minimum washout period before starting the next diet.
Researchers assessed the participants at the end of the study using a psychological tool called the Spielberger State-Trait Personality Inventory (STPI). People in the study who consumed gluten had higher overall STPI depression scores compared to those on th...
Source: World of Psychology - October 20, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Alternative and Nutritional Supplements Anxiety and Panic Depression Health-related Mental Health and Wellness Research brain-gut connection celiac disease Gluten Gluten sensitivity Schizophrenia Source Type: blogs
Yogurt That Can Stand Up
I tried something new with making yogurt.
I made the Super-Duper High-Fat Wheat Belly Yogurt starting with organic half-and-half for richer fat content. This generally yields an end-product with great creamy mouthfeel, thicker than most store-bought full-fat yogurt, certainly far thicker, tastier, and more filling than the low- or non-fat garbage that fills most supermarket refrigerators.
Recall that, while dairy products undoubtedly have their problems, the process of lactate fermentation yielding yogurt reduces many of these problems. The lactose sugar is converted to lactic acid, reducing carb content, and potential for...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - October 19, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes Wheat Belly Lifestyle Fermentation gluten gluten-free grain-free grains high-fat lactate lactic Wheat Belly Total Health yogurt Source Type: blogs
Yogurt So Thick It Can Stand Up
I tried something new with making yogurt.
I made the Super-Duper High-Fat Wheat Belly Yogurt starting with organic half-and-half for richer fat content. This generally yields an end-product with great creamy mouthfeel, thicker than most store-bought full-fat yogurt, certainly far thicker, tastier, and more filling than the low- or non-fat garbage that fills most supermarket refrigerators.
Recall that, while dairy products undoubtedly have their problems, the process of lactate fermentation yielding yogurt reduces many of these problems. The lactose sugar is converted to lactic acid, reducing carb content, and potential for...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - October 19, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes Wheat Belly Lifestyle Fermentation gluten gluten-free grain-free grains high-fat lactate lactic Wheat Belly Total Health yogurt Source Type: blogs
A doctor ’s recipe for a healthy breakfast
When I look at the typical breakfast food offerings at many restaurants, supermarkets, and food trucks, and I think about the health of our nation, I want to cry. Muffins, bagels, donuts, pancakes, waffles, French toast sticks… Want some bacon, sausage, or fried potatoes with that, ma’am?
Then there’s what marketing tells you is a “well-balanced breakfast”: the image of a big bowl of cereal and a few decorative strawberries on top, with a tall glass of orange juice. You get the idea that you need the calcium in that milk, that vitamin C in that orange juice, and the carbs in that cereal for energy. But do you?
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Source: Harvard Health Blog - October 6, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monique Tello, MD, MPH Tags: Health Healthy Eating nutrition Source Type: blogs
NAFTA Renegotiation Roundup
Round 3 of the NAFTA renegotiation wrapped up last Wednesday. Round 4 is scheduled for October 11-15 in the Washington, DC area. How have things been going so far?Here ’s one assessment:The United States, Canada and Mexico said at the end of a five-day session in Ottawa there had been progress made in the talks but acknowledged that much work remained to conclude the negotiations by the end of the year.The next round might be a big one.Inside US Tradenotes that “controversial ideas for investor-state dispute settlement and a sunset clause tied to the trade deficit” will be “finalized and proposed at the fourth roun...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 2, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Simon Lester Source Type: blogs
Wheat Belly: Quick and Dirty #3
In view of the many new readers on the Wheat Belly Blog, many of whom have not yet had an opportunity to read the book but are eager to get started, here is the most recently updated Wheat Belly Quick & Dirty summary. It summarizes the essential dietary strategies of the Wheat Belly approach to 1) avoid all products made from high-yield, semi-dwarf wheat that wreak health destruction along with all other grains, and 2) create a diet that is otherwise healthy and appropriate for all members of the family. In particular, I’ve tried to clarify some items that were unclear in previous versions.
This is the lifestyle ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - September 28, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle autoimmune blood sugar bowel flora cholesterol Dr. Davis Gliadin gluten gluten-free grain-free grains Inflammation joint pain low-carb Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
This Is Not The Paleo Diet
With all the talk about reverting back to the dietary roots of our species, some may ask: Isn’t this the same as the paleo diet, the popular interpretation of diet prior to agriculture?
The Wheat Belly and Undoctored lifestyle and the popular notion of a Paleolithic diet overlap substantially, but there are differences. So let’s discuss the points of difference.
First of all, I am not bashing the ideas promoted by followers of the paleo concepts. The ideas they follow are much better than conventional notions of healthy eating, and wonderful results can indeed be achieved on a paleo diet. Many authors from the paleo co...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - September 20, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Paleo Diet Undoctored Wheat Belly blood sugar diabetes diy health Dr. Davis grain-free grains low-carb prebiotic resistant starch Wheat Belly Total Health Source Type: blogs
Calcium Supplements — Don ’ t waste your money
Calcium supplements have no role in the Undoctored/Wheat Belly lifestyle. For years, doctors have advised people to supplement calcium to prevent bone thinning and osteoporotic fractures based on the simple reasoning that if something is lacking, taking more of it must be the solution. But clinical trials have repeatedly demonstrated virtually no benefit with calcium supplementation— no slowing of bone thinning, no reduction of osteoporotic fractures.
Likewise, people who consume plentiful dairy products containing calcium do not have better bone health. One thing that people who supplement calcium do have is more...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - September 12, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Calcium Supplements Undoctored Wheat Belly Lifestyle gluten-free grain-free health healthcare osteopenia osteoporosis vitamin D Source Type: blogs
Your Guide to the NAFTA Renegotiation
The North American Free Trade Agreement has been a source of controversy since well before its implementation in 1994. It was the first trade agreement involving the United States and a “developing” country, so it raised concerns that a giant sucking sound from south of the border would hoover up U.S. investment and jobs. Ross Perot, Pat Buchanan, and most Democratic presidential candidates beginning with J ohn Kerry all lamented the imminent or unfolding devastation wrought by NAFTA.Even though the U.S. manufacturing sector has continued to attract more investment than every other countries ’ manufacturing sect...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - August 16, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: Daniel J. Ikenson Source Type: blogs
Chocolate-Mint Ice Cream
Store-bought no-added-sugar ice cream is a landmine of sorbitol, maltitol, and other unhealthy sweeteners that not only act much like sugar but also provoke loose stools.
Here’s a way to make your own thick, rich ice cream without problem sweeteners and without having to endure gas and diarrhea.
If you have a dairy sensitivity in some form or you are among the people whose weight loss is stalled or prevented by dairy products (due to the insulin-provoking action of the whey fraction of protein in dairy products), replace the whipping cream with canned coconut milk. The additional custard step using egg yolks ensures a cr...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - August 8, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes Undoctored Wheat Belly Lifestyle coconut milk dairy-free dessert erythritol frozen gluten-free grain-free low-carb monk fruit monkfruit stevia virtue Source Type: blogs
Emulsifiers: Like detergent to your intestines
If you have been following the Undoctored and Wheat Belly concepts, you are cultivating healthy bowel flora, efforts that include “seeding” your intestines with a high-potency, multi-species probiotic and fermented foods, and nourishing bowel flora with prebiotic fibers. But there are other issues to consider. Today, I discuss the emerging wisdom on emulsifying agents and why we should avoid them to regain healthy bowel flora and overall health.
The capacity for a compound to emulsify a solution varies from minimal to dramatic. Even some natural compounds in whole, unprocessed foods can exert modest emulsifyin...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - August 8, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Undoctored Wheat Belly Lifestyle bowel flora diabetes Dr. Davis emulsifiers Weight Loss Wheat Belly Total Health Source Type: blogs
8 Foods that Boost Your Mood
What we eat might not be able to cure us indefinitely from depression. I learned that hard lesson earlier this year. However, researchers are compiling strong evidence that what we eat can influence our risk for developing depression and can keep persons in remission from possibly relapsing.
Eating better foods has certainly helped my mood and allowed me to get by on less medication. A 2014 review published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition examined the link between diet and depression risk and found that a diet consisting mainly of fruit, vegetables, fish, and whole grains was significantly associated with a r...
Source: World of Psychology - July 28, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Alternative and Nutritional Supplements Depression Mental Health and Wellness Personal Self-Help Caffeine Depressive Episode Major Depressive Episode Mood Disorder phytochemicals Psychology Psychopharmacology Source Type: blogs
Vitamin D: Finding a balance
Over the July 4th weekend, my non-physician husband with a history of skin cancer tried to justify not wearing sunscreen in order to get some vitamin D. My husband, of course, has no idea how much vitamin D he needs or why, and I suspect he is not alone.
Why do we need vitamin D?
The easy answer is for bones. Vitamin D facilitates absorption of calcium and phosphate, which are needed for bone growth. Without sufficient vitamin D, bones become brittle (in children this is called rickets and in adults it is called osteomalacia) and break more easily. Vitamin D is likely beneficial for other parts of the body as well; studies...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - July 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily S. Ruiz, MD, MPH Tags: Drugs and Supplements Health Prevention Source Type: blogs
Statement for Hearing on “Agricultural Guestworkers: Meeting the Growing Needs of American Agriculture”
PDFhereStatement for the Recordof David Bier of the Cato Institute[1]Submitted to Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security,House Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on“Agricultural Guestworkers: Meeting the Growing Needs of American Agriculture”July 18, 2017Foreign agricultural workers allow farms to expand production, lower prices, and raise incomes for most workers in the United States. Government intervention in the labor market inhibits the ability of farmers to plan the planting and harvesting of crops appropriately, leading to a reduction in production at the start of the season or crops rotting at the en...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 19, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: David Bier Source Type: blogs
Unsettled
photo: x-ray delta oneBy Crabby McSlacker So life has taken a few possibly ominous turns lately.And while I've been googling the heck out of various health-related issues for my own edification, I'm not really feeling up for taking that research and trying to write anything useful about it.Oh, and the whole upcoming Fourth of July holiday... not something I'm really itching to blog about. For obvious reasons, I'm not feeling all that patriotic this year. Instead, I hope it's ok if I go a little more stream-of-consciousness with this post.Maybe I'm a little depressed? Very weird for me. Anxiety is usually more my ...
Source: Cranky Fitness - July 3, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Crabby McSlacker Source Type: blogs
