Let's Talk Turkey
Thanksgiving is almost upon us and time has come for that most sacred of American traditions: bemoaning the rising cost of living. Per this Bloomberg headline on Thursday, “Thanksgiving Meal Costs Most Ever as Bird Flu Hits Turkeys.”
Well, that’s complete and utter nonsense.
The headline grabbing data comes from the American Farm Bureau Federation, which faithfully records the cost of 12 items (e.g., turkey, pumpkin pie mix, sweet potatoes, etc.) that go into a preparation of a Thanksgiving meal for 10 people.
On the face of it, the nominal cost has risen by $0.70 from $49.41 in 2014 to $50.11 in 2015. Using a BLS ...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - November 19, 2015 Category: American Health Authors: Marian L. Tupy Source Type: blogs
Shopping List – Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox
The countdown is on! Only a few days until Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox is in bookstores all over the US.
If you’ve preordered, you can get ready for success! Here’s the shopping list of commonly used ingredients that will get you off the ground running with the day-by-day menu plan in the Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox!
Almond meal/flour
Almond milk, unsweetened
Baking powder (aluminum-free)
Baking soda
Cauliflower
Cheeses (preferably full-fat, organic)
Chia seeds
Chocolate—100% chocolate, 85% cocoa or greater
Chocolate chips, dark
Cocoa powder, unsweetened
Coconut flour
Coconut milk—canned for thickness...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - November 2, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: News & Updates Source Type: blogs
“Three tempting #jackolantern pies, photographed by...
"Three tempting #jackolantern pies, photographed by @nytimes in 1939. "Certain foods there are which belong traditionally to the supper tables of Autumn, foods which betoken comfort and plenty for Winter days to come," @nytimes reported in an article about hosting a seasonal party. "For the climax of this supper, it is natural to think of the meat from the jack o' lantern center piece. No one in his senses could quarrel with fat pumpkin pies, crowned with ginger meringue, or with little pumpkin cakes." This #nytweekender, we're taking you into our newsroom archives, known affectionately — and spookily — as the "morgue....
Source: Kidney Notes - November 1, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs
Ask D'Mine: A Diabetes Test Strip Scare on Halloween
Boo, Diabetes Community! Welcome back for a special Halloween edition of our weekly advice column, Ask D'Mine, hosted by veteran type 1, diabetes author and educator Wil Dubois. On this All Hallows' Eve, Wil reaches into the pumpkin sack to find... (Source: Diabetes Mine)
Source: Diabetes Mine - October 31, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Wil Dubois Source Type: blogs
“The #pumpkin planetarium at the Great Jack-o’-Lantern...
"The #pumpkin planetarium at the Great Jack-o'-Lantern Blaze, which is held every year at the Van Cortlandt Manor in New York's Hudson Valley. This year's display includes 7,000 real and foam pumpkins, elaborately carved and arranged to look like dinosaurs, totem poles, robots and a variety of other things — some spooky, some not. The Great #Jackolantern Blaze, which is expected to draw 120,000 people, runs until November 15. @gjvigliotti captured this #Halloween scene while on #nytassignment in New York's #HudsonValley. #🎃" By nytimes on Instagram. Posted on infosnack. (Source: Kidney Notes)
Source: Kidney Notes - October 28, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Joshua Schwimmer Source Type: blogs
A Rendevous With the Artificial Pancreas
Last weekend, my dreams came true. Well, kind of.It was a joyous thing, to get off from class and coast off into parts unknown, the weekend entirely free from school and kid and spouse and life and blahdeblah...a kind of weekend getaway, as it were. I'd gotten a random "hey, we think you could be a good fit for this study" email from UVA several weeks prior, and after some serious analyzing of my schedule determined I could do it Friday Oct 16-Sunday October 18. Since UVA is a nice little 3-5 hour drive away, (depending on the Beltway traffic) timing was absolutely everything. I have certain days that absolutely do not wor...
Source: The D-Log Cabin - October 23, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: HVS Source Type: blogs
Hot and Spicy Nut Mix
Have a glass of water nearby when you eat these nuts. Pack this Hot and Spicy Nut Mix from the Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox in a resealable plastic bag or plastic container and take it along with you when you travel. It’s certainly tastier and a lot less expensive than the nuts sold at airports or other travel shops. If making it for the kids, add cashew fragments to your choice of nuts. (Adult versions should avoid cashews or minimize them due to potentially excessive carbohydrate exposure.)
If you start with whole nuts, you can reduce them to smaller pieces in your food chopper, food processor, or coffee grinder ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - October 18, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Source Type: blogs
Around the Diabetes Blogosphere in September 2015
The Fall is upon us, so it's time to welcome crisp cool mornings, and autumn festivities and pumpkin-spiced everything -- which seems to be all the rage.As always, there's been no shortage of outstanding diabetes blog posts falling from the prover... (Source: Diabetes Mine)
Source: Diabetes Mine - September 30, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Authors: DiabetesMine Staff Source Type: blogs
Jumbo Gingerbread Nut Muffin Recipe
At first glance, these tasty Gingerbread Nut muffins from the Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox may not seem sufficient to stand alone as lunch, but once you try these jumbo-size, nut- and oil- rich muffins, you will appreciate how filling they are. And, because they are made with eggs, coconut oil, almonds, and other nuts and seeds, they are also very healthy. You can also add a schmear of cream cheese or a bit of unsweetened fruit butter for extra flavor. To fill out a lunch, add a chunk of cheese, some fresh berries or sliced fruit, or an avocado.
As with any Wheat Belly recipe in which one of our benign sweeteners is use...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - September 25, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Source Type: blogs
Food from Different Worlds—Finding Foods that Nourish and Heal Across Cultures
When I was a college freshman starting life on campus, I found the food available in our college cafeteria very confusing. Though ranked among the most diverse and delicious offerings, many times, I would walk through and find myself still with an empty plate. I could not find anything to eat. I had grown up on non-typical food, lots of roots and tubers, legumes and pulses, kale before it became a dietary hit, and lots of plain old water. Now I was part of a place that had fun theme food nights, and I could not find something that resembled my normal diet. Where I should have been thrilled, I was feeling tense, and very hu...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - September 1, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Access Food Nutrition Source Type: blogs
Foods that Nourish, Replenish and Repair
The food we eat serves many purposes. It satisfies a primal need to fuel our bodies and quell hunger. It connects us to family and friends in lovely ways, during the holidays, in social situations and at the nightly dinner table. It encourages us to be creative, to try new things, explore different cultures, and savor interesting tastes. And it comforts us, at least temporarily, when we are lonely, sad, anxious or otherwise spent.
Food has another very important purpose: it cleanses, repairs, replenishes our body at the most basic cellular level. In fact, the latest research from the field of nutrigenomics[1], reve...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - August 25, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Nutrition Source Type: blogs
Eat, pray push?
I’ve previously expressed my reluctance to dwell very much on the issue of constipation, but this common issue is one of the defining problems with wheat and grains, despite widespread conventional advice that they are healthy sources of fiber.
Here’s an excerpt from chapter 4 of Wheat Belly Total Health, Your Bowels Have Been Fouled: Intestinal Indignities From Grains:
“A condition as pedestrian as constipation serves to perfectly illustrate many of the ways in which grains mess with normal body functions, as well as just how wrong conventional ‘solutions’ can be. Constipation remedies are li...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 30, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle bowel movements constipation fiber gastrointestinal gluten grains Source Type: blogs
Wheat Belly safe thickeners
In the Wheat Belly lifestyle, we’ve removed all the standard gravy and sauce thickeners from our kitchen shelves: no wheat flour or cornstarch, despite their widespread use in culinary practices. Even though cornstarch is mostly amylose/amylopectin carbohydrates, there are zein protein and other protein residues that are problematic in a grain-free lifestyle, not to mention the excessive carbs, as well.
But, when looking for alternative ingredients to use as thickeners, it would be silly to replace one problem ingredient with another problem ingredient, like replacing unfiltered cigarettes with low-tar cigarettesR...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 5, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle coconut flour cornstarch dairy grains gravies sauces thickeners Source Type: blogs
