Triple Cocoa Bars
These healthy Triple Cocoa Bars will blast you with chocolate and cocoa from every direction!
Look for cacao nibs in health food stores, specialty food stores, Whole Foods Market, or at nuts.com. If unavailable, the bars are still delicious without them.
These bars contain around 4-5 grams “net” carbs per bar, well within the tolerance for most people.
Yields approximately 10 bars
1 cup ground almonds
2 tablespoons coconut flour
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup cacao nibs
1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
2 ounces 85-90% cocoa chocolate, finely chopped
3/4 cup raw pumpkin or sunflower seeds
Swee...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - March 15, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes almond flour chocolate coconut flour gluten grain-free grains non-grain wheat Source Type: blogs
What Is a Healthy Bladder?
Today’s post first ran February 4 on HuffPost Healthy Living.
Many women can take a road trip, jump on a trampoline with their kids, go shopping, or go for a morning run without thinking twice about their bladder. For others, though, this simply isn’t the case. Some women have a condition physicians refer to as “bladder on the brain” – meaning they constantly keep aware of the nearest bathroom due to strong, uncontrollable urges to void. Such compulsions can even interrupt daily plans and tasks and cause the sufferer to continually think about preventing urine leakage, protecting clothing from...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - February 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Women's Health Source Type: blogs
Is Generally Regarded as Safe (GRAS) safe enough?
What did I eat?
Unlike most people exposed to the Frontline investigation of supplements and vitamins, I really didn’t find it shocking that a lot of supplements are dangerous and that the bottles don’t contain what they say they do. I feel sorry for people who take these products and are not helped –and are even harmed– but frankly the customers should know better.
The story got me thinking about a related topic: the safety (or lack thereof) of food additives. An NPR story from last year (Why the FDA has never looked at some of the additives in our food) sums it up well:
Companies have add...
Source: Health Business Blog - January 25, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: dewe67 Tags: Policy and politics cardiac safety cargill FDA icardiac Source Type: blogs
Dark Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroons
A great recipe from the Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox.
Carry a few of these rich macaroons on trips to fill you and your family up. Or serve them to family and friends as a light dessert after a meal. You should hear no complaints about missing candy bars or ice cream!
3 egg whites
2 cups shredded unsweetened coconut
Sweetener equivalent to 1/2 sugar
4 ounces chocolate (85% cacao or greater), broken into pieces
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on high speed, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Gently fold the coconut and sweetener into...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - December 23, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Source Type: blogs
Wheat Belly Dairy-Free Irish Cream
This is an adults-only treat!
If you are a fan of the Irish Cream served as a liqueur or splashed over ice cream or other desserts, this is how you make a healthy version rich with all the flavor but with none of the sugar. I provide the dairy-free version here. Replace the coconut milk with an equivalent quantity of cream or half-and-half for a dairy version.
I’ve made this many times and presented as a gift in a decorative glass bottle, perfect for the holidays. Optionally, top with shaved dark chocolate or a stick of cinnamon. For an alcohol-free version, leave out the rum.
Makes approximately 2 cups
3 eggs
1 14-ounce...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - December 19, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes coconut dairy-free gluten grains wheat Source Type: blogs
What to put on your Wheat Belly pancakes?
Pictured are the Chocolate Chip Pancakes from the Wheat-Free Market recipe you’ll find here. Wheat-Free Market has also just released its new Pancake Mix that is wheat/grain-free and made with healthy ingredients without the carb-overload of gluten-free pancake mixes. Recipes for other varieties of pancakes and waffles can be found in the Wheat Belly Cookbook and the Wheat Belly 30o-Minute Cookbook.
You’re licking your lips over some Wheat Belly Pancakes. Easy to make, tasty, with none of the health problems incurred by their grain-based counterparts. But what to put on top of them? Here are some ideas:
Berries...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - December 11, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle gluten grains maple syrup pancakes Source Type: blogs
Strawberries ‘n Cream Mini-Cheesecakes
Here is an excerpt from my new book, Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox, a recipe for delicious and decadent Strawberries ‘n Cream Mini-Cheesecakes.
This is one of the recipes that I call “Great Persuaders” because, when naysayers around you get a taste, they will begin to realize that this lifestyle is not restrictive and dull, but is filled with wonderful, tasty, filling foods. You, of course, are the ultimate Great Persuader when others view your glowing health and weight success. But Great Persuaders like these Mini-Cheesecakes can further stack the odds in favor of bringing the rest of the family and fr...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - November 10, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Recipes cheesecake gluten grains sugar wheat Source Type: blogs
1-Minute Blueberry Ice Cream
A recipe from Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox.
I recognize that our effort to get away from processed food products and return to real, single-ingredient foods involves time and effort. Here is a way to make your own ice cream that requires almost no effort. Note that, for this time-saving shortcut to work, the blueberries must be frozen. And, as always, adjust the quantity of sweetener to the tastes of your family, depending on how far along on the wheat-free process they have progressed.
Add a green, unripe banana to the mix if you want to add about 27 grams of prebiotic fibers to the treat.
Makes 4 (1/2-cup servings)
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Source: Wheat Belly Blog - November 6, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Source Type: blogs
Peanut Butter Cup Detox Shake
This version of a Detox Shake is your way to get a healthy peanut butter cup in a glass!
In my new book, Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox, I introduce recipes for quick and easy Detox Shakes that make incorporating prebiotic fibers into your daily routine a snap. Prebiotic fibers are crucial for restoration of bowel health and bowel flora, even yielding improvements in metabolic measures like blood sugar and blood pressure, while also adding to mental and emotional health and bowel regularity. You will therefore find several recipes for Detox Shakes in the 10-Day Grain Detox book.
Here is a recipe for a Detox Shake that uses...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - October 17, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle abdominal bowel flora detox shake detoxification gluten grains metabolic microbiota prebiotic probiotic withdrawal Source Type: blogs
Raspberry Cheesecake Fat Blasters
Recipe from the Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox.
Fat Blasters are bite-sized wallops of healthy fat that give you a feeling of fullness without triggering insulin—the hormone of weight gain—thereby allowing weight loss to proceed unimpeded, or even accelerating the process. Fat Blasters are high in calories and high in fat grams—and that’s good!
Fat Blasters can be eaten as a snack, or you can eat two or three (or more) as a meal replacement. (In general, of course, you should be sure to have real, whole foods for most meals to ensure full nutrient intake. Fat Blasters are meant to be an occasional component of ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - October 9, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis 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
KTKC Donor Spotlight: Dreadnaught Industries
Alex Wakal of Dreadnaught Industries in Von Ormy, TX, has been supporting KTKC for several years now. In 2013, Alex kicked in an AR15 lower as a pot sweetener for people donating on behalf of my campaign. Last year, he donated a matched lower and upper for one of the prize packages, and that donation ... (Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver)
Source: A Day In the Life of An Ambulance Driver - September 7, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: ambulancedriverfiles Tags: Charity Kilted to Kick Cancer Sweet linky love Source Type: blogs
Food for Thought: Nutrient-Detecting Brain Sensor in Flies
If you participated in a cupcake taste test, do you think you’d be able to distinguish a treat made with natural sugar from one made with artificial sweetener? Scientists have known for decades that animals can tell the difference, but what’s been less clear is how.
For fruit flies, nutritive sugars activate a set of neurons in the brain (red) with nerve fibers (white) that extend to the gut. Credit: Jason Lai and Greg Suh, New York University School of Medicine.
Now, researchers at the New York University School of Medicine have identified a collection of specialized nerve cells in fruit flies that acts as a nutrie...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - August 4, 2015 Category: Research Authors: Emily Carlson Tags: Cell Biology Behavioral Research Cellular Processes Model Organisms Source Type: blogs
Spiced Raw Potato Smoothie
Here’s another excerpt from Wheat Belly Total Health, a recipe for Spiced Raw Potato Smoothie.
Recall that we treat critically important bowel flora as a garden in which you plant “seeds”–probiotics and fermented foods containing healthy bacterial species–then nourish them with prebiotic fibers/resistant starches to allow desired species to proliferate and out-muscle undesirable species. A raw white potato is a wonderful source of such fibers. While some people enjoy eating raw potatoes like an apple, many do not and struggle with ways to incorporate them into daily habits. Here is a very eas...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - August 4, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle bowel flora potato prebiotic fiber resistant starch Source Type: blogs
In pursuit of sweetness: an updated list of Wheat Belly safe sweeteners
In our wheat-free lifestyle, having an occasional sweet indulgence can be nice. Recipes such as cheesecake or cookies, for instance, require some amount of sweetener. So how can we choose our sweeteners and minimize adverse physiologic consequences? Understanding the use of these benign sweeteners can be especially helpful for holiday cooking, entertaining family and friends, keeping the kids happy, as well as for enjoying an occasional indulgence. (Surely you’ve tried my Pecan Streusel Coffee Cake!)
Choose sucrose (common table sugar) and we are exposed to the 50% fructose contained in the glucose:fructose molecule....
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 10, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle erythritol glycemic grains monkfruit safe sweeteners stevia sugars Weight Loss xylitol Source Type: blogs
