Dr. Mary Beth Dearmon describes her Wheat Belly experience . . . in private practice!
A physician shared the experiences she has witnessed in the first few months of using the Wheat Belly wheat/grain-free lifestyle in her Internal Medicine practice. In addition to her personal health and weight loss success–that’s Dr. Mary Beth’s “before” and “after” photos, above!–she watches as people make this switch in diet and make impressive improvements in health.
I have been in private practice for 5 months now, and results with my patients have been absolutely mind-boggling. I’ve been able to pull diabetics off their insulin as well as patients on statins and a...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - January 30, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat-Free Lifestyle diabetes gluten health Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
How NOT to have HIGH TRIGLYCERIDES
High triglyceride levels are common, as common as muffin tops and man breasts. You will find a triglyceride level among the four values on any standard cholesterol panel. High triglycerides are either ignored by most doctors or reflexively “treated” with drugs, such as fibrates (Lopid, fenofibrate) or prescription fish oil (Lovaza). But buried in this single value is tremendous insight into diet, metabolic efficiencies, and cardiovascular risk, with control using natural, non-medication means very easy to accomplish.
Why are triglycerides important? Triglyceride levels of 60 mg/dl or higher will:
Block insu...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - January 24, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle carbohydrates cholesterol fats fiber prebiotic resistant starch starches triglycerides Source Type: blogs
How NOT to have diabetes
If you want type 2 diabetes , follow conventional advice to cut fat and eat more “healthy whole grains.” (This is also true for type 1 diabetes in susceptible individuals with pancreatic beta cell autoimmunity triggered by wheat gliadin or corn zein.)
But what if you don’t want to follow the footsteps of the two thirds of Americans and Canadians who are now diabetic or pre-diabetic? What if you don’t want the expense and side-effects of oral drugs and insulin–one of the most powerful weight gain drugs around? What if you don’t want to lose your eyesight, develop cardiovascular disease, ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - January 8, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle blood sugar bowel flora diabetes gluten-free low-carb resistant starch vitamin D Source Type: blogs
Five powerful ways to reduce blood sugar
Left to conventional advice on diet and you will, more than likely, succumb to diabetes sooner or later. Follow your doctor’s advice to cut fat and eat more “healthy whole grains” and oral diabetes medication and insulin are surely in your future. Turn elsewhere for advice, however, on how to reduce blood sugars sufficient to never become diabetic or to reverse an established diagnosis, and you can create a powerful collection of strategies that handily trump the worthless advice being passed off by the USDA, American Diabetes Association, the American Heart Association, or the Academy of Nutrition and Di...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - December 13, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat-Free Lifestyle blood sugar exercise gluten free grains vitamin D Source Type: blogs
Childhood Obesity: Heart And Liver Disease In Fast Forward
Nearly ten percent of American children have chronic liver disease caused by inappropriate storage of fat in the liver. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) speeds the development of heart disease by raising blood pressure. NAFLD is often undetected until heart and liver damage has already begun. Understanding the connection between childhood obesity and the increased risk of heart and liver disease is crucial in preventing early onset and death.
Read Eliz’s article on Answers.com
Motivational Women’s Wellness Speaker Eliz Greene works with busy people to improve heart health, so they can live long...
Source: Embrace Your Heart Wellness Initiative - November 25, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Eliz Greene Tags: Award Winning Blog Heart Health childhood obesity Source Type: blogs
A Cautionary Tale: Acute Hepatitis In The Rehab Unit
I recently treated a patient who was hospitalized with paraplegia. During some routine lab testing I noticed that his liver function tests were elevated, and so I began looking for a cause. I discussed the patient’s drinking habits (he rarely drank alcohol), risks for viral hepatitis (no IV drug use or exposure to those with known hepatitis), and general medical history (nothing relevant to liver disease). I reviewed his current medication list, and found little to explain a potential drug-induced hepatitis. He denied any history of acetaminophen use.
Next I ordered a hepatitis panel – all normal. And finally a...
Source: Better Health - September 10, 2014 Category: American Health Authors: Dr. Val Jones Tags: Health Tips True Stories Acetaminophen Alcohol Cold Medicine Drinking Cold Medicine Hepatitis Liquid Liver Damage Liver Failure NyQuil Overdose Source Type: blogs
Back to School Sticky Situation #2: Class Party Sugar Overload
Photo by Romana Klee.
What will you do if you’re asked to bring sugary drinks to a class party already overloaded with cake, cookies and candy? This is another sticky situation I’ve encountered and had to decide between sticking up for kids’ health or just going with the flow. Knowing the research about how sugary drinks are connected to rising rates of diseases like type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease in kids, I chose to make the case for serving fruit and water instead.
Did you know sweet drinks are tied to higher calorie intake in kids and research shows kids will eat more vegetables if they drink w...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - August 20, 2014 Category: Pediatricians Authors: Casey Hinds Tags: Perspectives Back to School Preschool Nutrition Source Type: blogs
Top stories in health and medicine, August 11, 2014
From MedPage Today:
Psoriasis Ups Risk of Cancer, Serious Infection. Rates of malignancy among patients with psoriasis outpaced national averages, irrespective of therapy in most cases.
Psoriasis: Screen for Fatty Liver Before MTX? What began as a case of chronic plaque psoriasis has evolved into consideration of routine testing for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) before initiating methotrexate.
New Melanomas Likely to Recur at Same Rate. A diagnosis of in situ or invasive melanoma conferred a similar long-term risk of invasive melanoma recurrence.
Glucometer Control Test Underused in Diabetes. Control solution for e...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 11, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: MedPage Today Tags: News Cancer Dermatology Diabetes Source Type: blogs
Step 1: Wheat Elimination To Take Control Of Your Health
Debra’s story highlights a common issue in our wheat-free experience: Eliminating wheat is an exceptionally powerful way to take back control over weight and health.
But many people have had their health so disrupted by grain consumption, as well as other factors such as endocrine disruption from exposure to industrial chemicals, that additional steps need to be taken to fully recover health.
In Debra’s case, she had to battle Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and the resultant hypothyroidism (commonly caused by wheat consumption via autoimmunity), depression and anxiety, and get off medications before she began t...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - May 7, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Thyroid disease Wheat Belly Total Health Source Type: blogs
Wheat elimination is step 1
Debra’s story highlights a common issue in our wheat-free experience: Eliminating wheat is an exceptionally powerful way to take back control over weight and health. But many people have had their health so disrupted by grain consumption, as well as other factors such as endocrine disruption from exposure to industrial chemicals, that additional steps need to be taken to fully recover health. In Debra’s case, she had to battle Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and the resultant hypothyroidism (commonly caused by wheat consumption via autoimmunity), depression and anxiety, and get off medications before she began to...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - May 7, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Thyroid disease Wheat Belly Total Health Source Type: blogs
Don't Call My Liver Fat!
By Amy Campbell
Isn't there enough to contend with having diabetes? You need to take care of your eyes, feet, heart… Now you have to worry about your liver? Well, yes. Fatty liver disease may be something you're not all that familiar with, but if you have Type 2 diabetes, it's a good idea to know about this. Hence this week's posting!
Liver 101
Let's back up for a minute and talk about your liver. The liver is one of the largest organs in the body, weighing about three pounds. It's located in the right upper abdomen, below the diaphragm. It's pretty amazing what the liver does, if you stop and think about it. Here's ...
Source: Diabetes Self-Management - December 16, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: Amy Campbell Source Type: blogs
Critical Care Compendium update
LITFL’s Critical Care Compendium is a comprehensive collection of pages concisely covering the core topics and controversies of critical care.
Currently there are almost 1,500 entries with more in the works… Some pages are more developed than others, and all the pages are being constantly revised and improved. Links to new references and online resources are added daily, with an emphasis on those that are free and open access (FOAM!).
These pages originated from the FCICM exam study notes created by Dr Jeremy Fernando in 2011, and have been updated, modified and added to since. As such will be particularly us...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - November 17, 2013 Category: Emergency Medicine Doctors Authors: Chris Nickson Tags: Critical Care Compendium Education eLearning Emergency Medicine Featured CCC LITFL collection Source Type: blogs
The Harmful Health Effects of Sugar; Next Steps?
I have warmed to the idea that we need to develop some effective methods for controlling the consumption of sugar because of its harmful health effects and its semi-addictive nature (see: Some Salty Facts Keeping to a Healthy Diet, American Academy of Family Physicians Cozies Up to Coke, Hospitals Should Now Ban the Sale of Any Beverages with Added Sugar). Forbes recently published an excellent article on sugar, quoting a Credit Suisse report. (see: Sugar Linked To $1 Trillion In U.S. Healthcare Spending). Below is an excerpt from it:
It’s not new, but last month’s [PDF] Credit Suisse report on sugar ...
Source: Lab Soft News - November 11, 2013 Category: Pathologists Authors: Bruce Friedman Source Type: blogs
UK Doc: Type 2 Often Curable
By David Spero
According to Dr. Roy Taylor of the United Kingdom's University of Newcastle, we need to change our understanding of what causes Type 2 diabetes. Then we can treat it and reverse it. What is this new understanding?
Dr. Taylor made headlines in 2011 when his team "reversed" Type 2 diabetes in 11 people by putting them on a 600-calorie-a-day diet. His subjects achieved normal glucose levels within a week. That's not so amazing. If you don't eat, your glucose numbers will of course come down. But by the end of the eight-week study, most of them achieved normal numbers on a glucose tolerance test, which is much h...
Source: Diabetes Self-Management - July 24, 2013 Category: Diabetes Authors: David Spero Source Type: blogs
