Wheat Belly Holiday Recipes: Healthy Biscuits and Gravy
Biscuits and gravy: the ultimate comfort food . . . one you thought you’d never have again!
The familiar dish of breakfast and holiday meals is recreated here with a delicious gravy that you can pour over freshly-baked hot biscuits. Because it contains no wheat or other unhealthy thickeners like cornstarch made with junk carbohydrates, there should be no blood sugar or insulin problems with this dish, nor joint pain, edema, acid reflux, mind “fog,” or dandruff—–life is good without grains!
Grain-free biscuits and gravy are also much more filling than their grain-based counterparts. It means that, should you p...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - November 18, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes Wheat Belly Lifestyle Dr. Davis gluten gluten-free grain-free grains Source Type: blogs
Need to ward off vampires?
The master gardener of the NLM herb garden has a trick: Grow garlic. It must work. There haven’t been any vampires in the garden in decades. Montgomery County master gardener Mary Musselman, one of several dedicated volunteers who tend the National Library of Medicine’s colorful herb garden, says this is a great time of year… (Source: NLM In Focus)
Source: NLM In Focus - October 31, 2017 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Posted by NLM in Focus Tags: Places 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
Building Unity Farm Sanctuary - August 2017
I ’ve put down the pitchfork and shovel, returning to the keyboard to update everyone about our Sanctuary progress. Here ’s what’s happened over the past few weeks.As Kathy wrote on Facebook on July 25, Pippin, our 30 year old Welsh Pony passed away from cancer. His last few months included daily play with three other ponies, walks in the woods, and generous servings of grain/treats. He was the centerpiece of our horse work at the sanctuary and we miss him every day. He ’s buried on a hill covered with oaks overlooking the barnyard marked by a large flat stone.The sanctuary volunte...
Source: Life as a Healthcare CIO - August 17, 2017 Category: Information Technology Source Type: blogs
Healthy Low-Carb Barbecue Sauce
Here’s a recipe for a Low-Carb Barbecue Sauce I modified slightly from the original I shared in the Wheat Belly 30-Minute Cookbook.
You may have noticed that nearly all commercial barbecue sauces at the supermarket contain high-fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, or sugar as primary ingredients, converting your tasty barbecued ribs or chicken into a toxic sugar exposure.
This low-carb version yields 8 grams net carbs per 1/4 cup due to the carbs from tomatoes and the bit of molasses. (The molasses is optional, but does add some extra depth of flavor.) Spread on ribs, chicken, or burgers that contain zero carbs, and you...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 7, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes Undoctored Wheat Belly Lifestyle blood sugar Dr. Davis erythritol Gliadin gluten gluten-free grain-free low-carb monk fruit virtue Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Foods rich in prebiotic fibers
Prebiotic fibers are essentially the “water” and “fertilizer” that nourish your bowel flora.These are fibers that you ingest but cannot digest, leaving them for microorganisms in the intestines to consume. Some call prebiotic fibers resistant starch since they are impervious to human digestion and digested by microorganisms. Getting prebiotic fibers is crucial to your health and the success of your diet.
Don’t confuse prebiotic fibers with the more commonly recognized cellulose fibers from bran cereals, bran muffins, and whole grains, not too different from wood fiber. Cellulose is not metabolized by you or by bo...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 5, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Undoctored Wheat Belly Lifestyle Source Type: blogs
Building Unity Farm Sanctuary - First Week of July 2017
Admittedly, the pace of my writing has slowed this Summer since each day is filled with a combination of IT work, mentoring, and keeping 60 acres of farm/sanctuary running smoothly. How ’s it all going? Our trajectory is good.So much of what we ’re doing at the farm/sanctuary is improvisation that we have no choice but to create a vision and accept ambiguity on the daily journey.We received a request to adopt a house pig - Rue, who ’s 80 pounds at 4 years old and extremely well behaved. We ’ve been socializing her with the other pigs and thus far, all is proceeding as expected - they chall...
Source: Life as a Healthcare CIO - July 3, 2017 Category: Information Technology Source Type: blogs
10 Foods to Increase Lactation
Having an adequate milk supply for your baby is essential to his/her nutrition. If you are looking to increase lactation these following foods can help:
Water
While not a food, water is one of the most important items needed for an adequate milk supply. “According to studies, 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.”
Try drinking 8 glasses (64 ounces) of water a day, especially when starting to breastfeed.
Oatmeal
Oatmeal is known to help lower cholesterol and regulate your blood pressure, but did you know it can also help in building and maintaining your milk supply? Next time you’re thinking of what to ha...
Source: Cord Blood News - June 5, 2017 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Maze Cord Blood Tags: pregnancy breastfeeding Source Type: blogs
Dana Carpender ’ s Easy No-Sugar-Added Ketchup
Prolific low-carb cookbook author and friend, Dana Carpender, shared this recipe for ketchup made without sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, fructose, or the newly-named “corn sweetener.” Instead, she chose the natural sweeteners, monk fruit and erythritol, found in Virtue Sweetener, also the most economical of natural, non-caloric sweeteners.
This will be one of the 500 recipes Dana introduces in her new book 500 Keto Recipes to be released this fall, 2017.
Easy No-Sugar-Added Ketchup
Heinz no-sugar-added ketchup is quite good. But it’s pricier, and includes artificial sweeteners some people avoid. This r...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - June 2, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes Wheat Belly Lifestyle dana carpender erythritol gluten grain-free keto ketogenic low-carb monk fruit sugar-free virtue Source Type: blogs
Can hair straighteners stop your hair from being naturally curly? Episode 160
Can hair straighteners stop your hair from being naturally curly?
Sarah asks…Can straightening your hair for a long time change it from being very curly to being naturally straight?
That’s like saying bleaching your brown hair for a long time will make you naturally blonde. It doesn’t work that way because you’re only treating the hair that’s already grown out of the scalp. The chemistry and biology that determines if your hair is curly or straight happens BELOW the scalp.
Yes, there are two main factors that control hair shape. One is the shape of the follicle. We’ve used this analogy before but you can ...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - April 18, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry Romanowski Tags: Podcast Source Type: blogs
Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms
Tired of serving the same old cheese plate and cracker appetizer? Looking for something just as satisfying and crowd pleasing but without the calories or carbs?
Look no further than these delicious, easy to make, healthy spinach stuffed mushrooms.
Eat them with a knife and fork, cut into quarters and you have four incredible mouthfuls. Serve with a bowl of spicy olives – there’s nothing that tastes better than a bite of each in your mouth at the same time.
These mushrooms are so satiating that I’ve served them as a main dish. Add a side salad following a small bowl of soup and you’ve got a light bu...
Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan - March 5, 2017 Category: Primary Care Authors: Margaret Polaneczky, MD Tags: Appetizers best easy Make-ahead Spinach stuffed mushrooms use bread crumbs vegetarian Source Type: blogs
Preventing and treating colds: The evidence and the anecdotes
Oh, who doesn’t hate colds. You’re miserable, achy, tired, congested, and coughing. You may need to miss work, or go to the doctor. But it seems that no one really feels sorry for the person with a cold because colds are so common. “It’s just a virus, it’ll get better on its own,” says your doctor. “There’s no cure.”
Well, colds cost the U.S. an estimated 40 billion dollars per year considering lost financial productivity, plus spending on medical care, pharmaceuticals, and supplements (and that estimate is from 2003)!1 It’s just a virus? There’s got to be more we can do to effectively prevent and tre...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - January 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monique Tello, MD, MPH Tags: Cold and Flu Health Prevention cold prevention Source Type: blogs
Cream of broccoli soup
Sooper easy, delicious and satisfying!!!
In the Wheat Belly lifestyle, there is NO limiting calories, fat, or portion sizes, only a celebration of real, non-grain foods.
CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP
INGREDIENTS:
¼ cup Extra-Virgin Olive Oil or Coconut Oil
2 Garlic Cloves (minced)
1 Medium Yellow Onion (chopped)
4 cups Chick Stock
1 lbs. Broccoli Floret
1 cup Coconut Milk
1 tsp Seas Salt
¼ tsp Ground Black Pepper
L...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - October 29, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates Recipes Wheat Belly Lifestyle Dr. Davis gluten gluten-free grains health Weight Loss Wheat Belly Total Health Source Type: blogs
