Liana’s breathtaking Wheat Belly experience
Liana shared her “before” and “after” Wheat Belly photos and experience:
“Looking better and feeling better since cutting out wheat and most grains!
“The face swelling goes away within days. The weight loss I have to work hard for and be intentional about (hypothyroidism and PCOS). I’m shooting for about 2 pounds weight loss per week and so far, so good. Health-wise, I’m not nearly so tired all the time. My joints feel better and less achy, especially the knees. Skin is much healthier.”
As Liana points out, the facial changes are among the earliest of changes we see in ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - January 23, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories facial change gluten grains Inflammation joint pain Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Elle learns how awful gluten-free products can be
Elle shared her photos and story of unfolding results living the Wheat Belly lifestyle. Her story is a terrific example of why this lifestyle does not include gluten-free foods made with junk carbohydrates.
“Wheat Belly has changed my life. It was my gastroenterologist who suggested I do one month of gluten-free to see how I felt after complaining to him of years of awful feelings. During the second week I was completely gluten-free and basically raw and all natural, I couldn’t believe how I was feeling, how the weight was dropping off and to my biggest surprise, years of pain was disappearing! After the firs...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - January 11, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories fatigue gluten grains hypothyroid Inflammation Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Samantha’s flat belly update
Samantha provided us with an update on her progress on the Wheat Belly lifestyle. You may recall her story from June, 2015 when she had experienced a dramatic improvement in health and had lost 60 pounds. Another 6 months later and you see the results on the photo on the right. She says:
“I was battling severe brain fog, major breakouts, migraines, loose stools, exhaustion, no energy, stomach pains, gas, bloating, unexplained weight gain, vision problems, tired all the time, depression, anxiety, insomnia, joint pains, hypothyroidism, racing heart, literally thought I was dying, and the list just goes on and on.
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Source: Wheat Belly Blog - December 22, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates brain fog eczema fatigue gluten grains insomnia joint pain palpitations Thyroid visual change Weight Loss wheat Source Type: blogs
Sinus Bradycardia on ECG
Sinus bradycardia is characterised by regular P waves preceding every QRS complex, at a rate below 60 per minute. P wave originating from the sinus node is usually upright in inferior leads (II, III and aVF).
Important causes of sinus bradycardia
Sinus bradycardia can be seen in vagotonic states like athlete’s heart [1] and in raised intracranial tension. Another common cause is suppression of the sinus node by beta blockers. In early stages of inferior wall myocardial infarction, sinus bradycardia is often observed [2]. Sinus bradycardia also occurs during vasovagal syncope. Hypothyroidism is another important cause of...
Source: Cardiophile MD - December 6, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis, MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin, FRCP London Tags: ECG / Electrophysiology Alcohol induced sinus bradycardia athlete's bradycardia Ictal sinus bradycardia Source Type: blogs
Rebecca’s journey to health and youthfulness
Rebecca shared her photos and experience living the Wheat Belly lifestyle:
“Eliminating wheat has made such a huge difference in my health and, surprisingly, my appearance. I am 42 and have Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. I’m also a single mom of four and was told that it was ‘normal’ for me to be tired. But I was miserable. I was so tired it hurt despite having thyroid levels that were in the normal range. I also had brain ‘fog,’ anxiety, depression, and trouble sleeping. Doctor after doctor kept prescribing me more medicine: medicine for my mood, medicine to help me sleep. And despite a...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - December 3, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories anti-aging anxiety Armour autoimmune Depression hashimoto's hypothyroid Inflammation insomnia leaky gut sleep Weight Loss youth Source Type: blogs
Moving numbers
By following the Wheat Belly lifestyle, you can observe such wonderful effects as loss of belly fat, reversal of facial skin rashes and edema, and relief from acid reflux and irritable bowel syndrome symptoms.
But, because we have all been told to “cut fat and eat more healthy whole grains” that triggers a domino effect of metabolic and health distortions, most people also typically start their Wheat Belly journey with high blood sugars, high triglycerides, high blood pressure, dysbiosis, inflammation, and other abnormal patterns, the abnormalities that drive billions of dollars of drug prescriptions every ye...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - November 16, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle blood tests bowel flora cholesterol fish oil hypothyroid Inflammation labs lipoproteins magnesium microbiota omega-3 vitamin D Source Type: blogs
A Little Recent Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering News
Here I'll point to a recent selection of news and research relating to tissue engineering and organ regeneration. If you look around at the state of this field, organoids and proto-organs and pseudo-organs are everywhere. Many laboratories are making strides in the generation of small sections of functional or partly functional complex organ tissue. Alongside and overlapping this work is the young field of bioprinting, the use of 3-D printers to create tissue from scratch, layer by layer, depositing scaffold biomaterials, protein solutions, and cells in precise locations and amounts to form complex structures that themselv...
Source: Fight Aging! - October 27, 2015 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Medicine, Biotech, Research Source Type: blogs
Symptoms of Unknown Origin – The Prevalence of False Diagnosis of Disease
This study only raises the question, “How common is the error of assigning a false diagnosis of a disease?”
The literature is surprisingly silent on the prevalence of false diagnoses. I can find only one dated study of the prevalence of false diagnoses in a population. In 1967, Berman and Stamm studied over 100 children in the Seattle school system that carried a diagnosis of heart disease. (2.) Rounding off the figures, only 20 percent were found to have heart disease on careful study. Eighty percent did not have heart disease. The most telling finding was the presence of severe psychological and physical disability i...
Source: The Health Care Blog - September 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: John Irvine Tags: THCB Source Type: blogs
The Wheat Belly lifestyle BEGAN with heart health
Debbie posted this comment on the Wheat Belly Facebook page:
“I posted a few weeks back about our scare from our primary care doctor. My husband had a calcium score of 1200. We panicked! Messaged Dr. Davis and went the next day to a cardio doctor and had a stress test, ultrasound, and blood test (inflammatory markers). Got him on recommended supplements per Dr Davis.
“Latest update: Cardio doctor says, being as you started ‘Wheat Belly’ back in October, 2014, your score could have been higher and already started to improve, we don’t know. What we DO know is, because of this new way of eating,...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - September 15, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle calcium score cholesterol fish oil gluten grains heart disease iodine Thyroid vitamin D Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
What a difference 3 weeks on the Wheat Belly lifestyle can make
Ben shared his 3-week experience living the Wheat Belly lifestyle after being diagnosed with celiac disease:
“My family doctor diagnosed me with celiac and wheat allergies. These pictures were taken 3 weeks apart: prior to the diagnosis and three weeks later, a photo of me after following the Wheat Belly books that my doctor recommended I get.
“I still feel like I eat like a king. I am just a lot more cautious about what I put into my body and I am seeing the results!”
You can see that Ben’s face shows the changes we expect to see as inflammation recedes: reduced cheek and around-the-eyes edema, la...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - September 3, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories celiac gluten grains Inflammation Source Type: blogs
What is the diagnosis in this woman with an enlarging neck mass?
Test your medicine knowledge with the MKSAP challenge, in partnership with the American College of Physicians.
A 78-year-old woman is evaluated for a rapidly enlarging neck mass that has been present for 4 weeks and is associated with neck discomfort, dysphagia, and hoarseness. The patient has had Hashimoto thyroiditis and hypothyroidism since age 24 years and has been taking levothyroxine since that time.
Physical examination reveals an older woman in severe distress. Temperature is 39.4 °C (102.9 °F), blood pressure is 145/75 mm Hg, pulse rate is 110/min, and respiration rate is 16/min; BMI is 23. Pulmonary examinati...
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - August 15, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: mksap Tags: Conditions Endocrinology Source Type: blogs
Can your “diet” provide relief from migraines?
Kristin shared her 6-month Wheat Belly experience:
“Thank you for your books and blog. They have changed my life for the better. I have been a yo-yo dieter all my life, each time gaining more weight back. I was always tired and had migraines several days a week. Now 6 months in and 55 lbs lighter, I feel great and rarely get migraines!”
Kristin’s experience once again highlights that, yes, the Wheat Belly lifestyle achieves substantial weight loss in the majority (who don’t begin with hypothyroidism, adrenal dysfunction, substantial dysbiosis, etc.), but it also eliminates a source–wheat and ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - August 7, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories gluten grains migraine headaches Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Brenda’s Wheat Belly deflation
Brenda first contacted me because she had been following all the strategies of Wheat Belly and Wheat Belly Total Health, yet was not experiencing the weight loss like other people. She detailed her diet to me and it was nearly flawless. Likewise, she had added the Wheat Belly Total Health strategies such as vitamin D, iodine, and fish oil. I therefore advised her to drop her doctor and find one who would help her identify what was wrong with her health that could be stalling weight loss.
I share Brenda’s story because her experience provides three valuable lessons:
Even when weight loss is modest or does no...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - August 2, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories autoimmune gluten grains hypothyroidism Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Jennifer overcoming the mental health impairment of grains
You may remember Jennifer from her story describing her first 3 weeks on the Wheat Belly lifestyle: http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/2015/06/wheat-and-grains-make-you-sick/
Jennifer now provides us with an update on her progress:
“The difference 9 months makes. The top two are from last year. The bottom two are 4 weeks ago and 2 weeks ago. I wanted to give you an update.
“I am still dealing with some underlying health issues, however doing much better. I no longer have to take a slew of prescriptions –no Symbicort, rarely have to take nasal allergy spray or Zyrtek, have completely titrated myself off of p...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 25, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories allergy Depression gluten grains hypothyroidism sinusitis Source Type: blogs
Reducing Practice Variation At Crystal Run Healthcare
Research has shown wide variation in per capita spending among different states and among different counties within the same state. Some of this variation can be explained by the health status of the population, local pricing, patient cultural and demographic factors, and the local liability environment.
However, the vast majority of variation in spending is unexplained and likely due to a failure of health care providers to follow established best practice guidelines. This type of variation is associated with unnecessary over-utilization, while reducing variation leads to reductions in utilization and improvements in qua...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - July 23, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Scott Hines, Jonathan Nasser and Linda Green Tags: Costs and Spending Equity and Disparities Health Professionals Innovations in Care Delivery Medicaid and CHIP Medicare Organization and Delivery Population Health Quality ACOs chronic conditions Crystal Run Healthcare NCQA Physic Source Type: blogs
