Migraines, plantar fasciitis, joint pain, heartburn . . . gone
Elizabeth shared her emerging experience of health and life transformation by adopting the Wheat Belly lifestyle:
“I am 34 years old, married with no kids. I suffered from hypertension, heart problems, plantar fasciitis, joint pains, heartburn, migraines and I was overweight.
“After 60 days of wheat-free lifestyle, I feel so much better. I look better and I have never been so active! So far, I have shed 15 lbs, went down two dress sizes and lost 3 inches around my waist. I might have to do some shopping for smaller clothes!
“More importantly, I feel lighter, I can walk miles and climb steps without pain. ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - October 18, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories gluten grains heartburn hypertension joint pain migraine plantar fasciitis Source Type: blogs
Skin rashes, vomiting, and seizures: Wheat Belly followers share their re-exposure experiences
When you have eliminated wheat and grains from your life, odd things happen when you get re-exposed. First of all, you’ve lost the partial–partial, never total–tolerance to some of the adverse effects of wheat and grains, and they come back with a vengeance upon re-exposure. And it’s not just due to the “gluten.” Those of you hanging around here understand that there is far more to wheat and grains than gluten, such as reactions to the bowel toxicity of wheat germ agglutinin, or the mind “fog” of gliadin-derived opiate peptides, or allergic reactions to alpha amylase inhibito...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - September 19, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle abdominal pain anxiety bloating Depression diarrhea gluten grains joint pain rash re-exposure seizure vomiting Source Type: blogs
Why we NEVER “cheat” on the Wheat Belly lifestyle
I’ve heard this many times over the years: “I allow myself one cheat day a week.” Or “I allow myself a cheat every Friday night.” Or “I have a couple of slices of pizza every Saturday.” Or the comments from naysayers such as “A little bit can’t hurt” or “Everything in moderation.”
I urge everyone to never cheat, however. But it’s not because I’m a control freak or because I like to make arbitrary rules. There are many reasons to never allow yourself such a cheat. And it has nothing to do with the few calories ingested. The implications are ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - September 11, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle autoimmune blood sugar gluten grains Inflammation joint pain skin rash Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Wheat Belly Survey Update: It’s Better Than We Thought!
I recently reported the crude numbers from the Wheat Belly Survey that revealed some impressive results. Of the 4200 responses received–thank you!–1200 came from people who had not started the Wheat Belly lifestyle yet. (Most newcomers also did not provide full data.) Having so many newcomers therefore skewed the results a bit.
If those 1200 newcomers are excluded, then another round of analyses of the remaining 3000 people demonstrate:
70.0% reported increased energy
51.3% reported improved sleep
48.8% reported partial or total relief from chronic headaches
63.4% reported partial or total relief from mind &#...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - August 26, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Surveys autoimmune energy fatigue Inflammation Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
It’s not just weight loss we’re after: it’s HEALTH
Kristina shared her Wheat Belly experience since originally posting her “before” photo (left) a year ago:
“This pic (right) was taken August, 2015. I have now been wheat- and grain-free for a year and 10 days.
“I have learned a lot about myself and how my body reacts to different foods that I eat. I must say that I feel better, look better, and I am so glad to be living this lifestyle indefinitely. I have lost 53 pounds and almost 10 inches off my waist.”
Kristina makes an essential point: If you are attuned to the way you feel, you can identify many of the adverse effects that wheat and grai...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - August 21, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories grain waist Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Data-Mining Study Explores Health Outcomes from Common Heartburn Drugs
Results of a data-mining study suggest a link between a common heartburn drug and heart attacks. Credit: Stock image.
Scouring through anonymized health records of millions of Americans, data-mining scientists found an association between a common heartburn drug and an elevated risk for heart attacks. Their preliminary results suggest that there may be a link between the two factors.
For 60 million Americans, heartburn is a painful and common occurrence caused by stomach acid rising through the esophagus. It’s treated by drugs such as proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) that lower acid production in the stomach. Taken by abou...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - August 12, 2015 Category: Research Authors: Srivalli Subbaramaiah Tags: Computers in Biology Pharmacology Big Data Bioinformatics Drug Response Medicines Source Type: blogs
A (Lower Cost) Healthcare Industry to Deal With a (Higher Cost) Healthcare Industry
By MARC-DAVID MUNK, MD
I was recently on the phone with a medical device company executive who was describing his company’s efforts to develop a non-invasive diagnostic device that could quantify the degree of cirrhosis in a patient with liver illness. It’s technology that his firm sees as timely given the recent introduction of Solavdi and other Hepatitis C therapies: the device will be offered as a way for healthcare systems (and insurers) to risk-stratify a bolus of patients who are waiting for hepatitis C antiviral therapy.
As background: Sovaldi was really the first pharmaceutical therapy to give hea...
Source: The Health Care Blog - August 11, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: suchandan roy Tags: THCB Marc-David Munk Source Type: blogs
Spreading the Word, From One Heart to Another
The following first ran on HuffPost’s Healthy Living on July 30.
Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the U.S. and is more deadly than all forms of cancer combined, killing approximately one woman every minute [1]. Coronary artery disease (CAD), the most common form of heart disease, is equally alarming, causing one in every seven deaths in the U.S. [2]. CAD is caused by the buildup of fatty deposits in the heart arteries.
When plaque blocks more than 50 percent of an artery, it is considered obstructive coronary artery disease. Since a woman’s risk of CAD increases with her age, it’s crucia...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - August 7, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Chronic Conditions Women's Health American Heart Association Cardiovascular disease Source Type: blogs
Elaine freed of anxiety, heartburn, sinusitis, prescriptions, and 37 pounds
“Before and after photo: wheat, grain and sugar free 5 months, down 37 lbs and off all meds: Xanax for anxiety, Dexilant and Prilosec for heartburn and indigestion, a steroid spray for chronic sinus infections. Feels good!
Elaine lost the 37 pounds put there by national advice to eat more “healthy whole grains.” But, even more, she reversed anxiety and inflammatory conditions.
By removing wheat and grains, she is no longer exposed to gliadin-derived opiates with their peculiar mind effects. She is no longer exposed to the gliadin that remains undigested and intact and initiates autoimmune phenomena. She ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - August 4, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories acid reflux anxiety gluten grains indigestion sinusitis Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Heartburn triggered an expensive workup. The sad part is, this isn’t shocking.
How does heartburn turn into a multi-thousand dollar workup? The simple answer: defensive medicine. See how this scenario plays out daily in this latest episode from Healthcare Not Fair.
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Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 16, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Admin Tags: Video Emergency Heart Source Type: blogs
Do heartburn drugs cause osteoporosis? A gastroenterologist answers.
Every week, I am asked by patients if their heartburn medicine causes osteoporosis. The most effective heartburn medicines are called proton pump inhibitors, or PPIs. If you watch more than an hour of TV per week, then you have seen ads for some of them. Nexium, Prilosec, and Protonix are three examples of these medicines.
Many of them are now available over-the-counter at reduced dosages.
Patients today are incredibly informed, and sometimes misinformed, about their medical conditions and their treatments. Most of their information is from the internet, and it’s easy for patients to become unwittingly trapped in the wor...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 7, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Michael Kirsch, MD Tags: Meds Endocrinology GI Source Type: blogs
The Digital Doctor: Is Natural Language Processing the Breakthrough We’ve Been Waiting For?
By BOB WACHTER, MD
Natural language processing might seem a bit arcane andtechnical – the type of thing that software engineers talk about deep into the night, but of limited usefulness for practicing docs and their patients.
Yet software that can “read” physicians’ and nurses’ notes may prove to be one of the seminal breakthroughs in digital medicine. Exhibit A, from the world of medical research: a recent studylinked the use of proton pump inhibitors to subsequent heart attacks. It did this by plowing through 16 million notes in electronic health records. While legitimate epidemiologic questions can be raised a...
Source: The Health Care Blog - June 23, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: THCB Source Type: blogs
Senator Rand Paul's Very Good Tax Plan Needs One Important Tweak
Our nation very much needs fundamental tax reform, so it’s welcome news that major public figures - including presidential candidates - are proposing to gut the internal revenue code and replace it with plans that collect revenue in less-destructive ways.
A few months ago, I wrote about a sweeping proposal by Senator Marco Rubio of Florida.
Today, let’s look at the plan that Senator Rand Paul has put forward in a Wall Street Journal column.
He has some great info on why the current tax system is a corrupt mess.
From 2001 until 2010, there were at least 4,430 changes to tax laws—an average of one “fix” a day—alw...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - June 18, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: Daniel J. Mitchell Source Type: blogs
How heartburn caused a patient to lose her left leg
Note: This case is meant to illustrate the potential negative effects of inappropriate imaging. It is not intended as a diatribe towards any member of the health care team. Really the only “mistake” made here was the ordering of the CT scan in the first place.
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Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 10, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Rourke Stay, MD Tags: Conditions Emergency Radiology Source Type: blogs
Sleeping for Two: Sleep Changes During Pregnancy
by Cari Nierenberg, Live Science Contributor
Being pregnant can be a tiring experience for a woman’s body. Both the physical discomforts of pregnancy as well as the emotional stress of this major life change can cause sleep problems and keep a mother-to-be awake at night.
Feeling exhausted is a common complaint during the first and third trimesters. But women might be caught off guard by how worn out they feel in the early months of pregnancy.
“A lot of women are totally surprised by how fatigued they feel during the first trimester,” said Kathy Lee, a professor of nursing at the University...
Source: Cord Blood News - May 28, 2015 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: joyce at mazelabs.com Tags: babies brain development Cord Blood medical research parents pregnancy stem cells Uncategorized affordable cord blood banking cerebral palsy cord blood banking fees cord blood treatment for Leukemia cord clamping due dates heal Source Type: blogs
