Reviews of The Wheat Belly Slim Guide
The reviews are coming in for the recently released Wheat Belly Slim Guide.
I wrote this book to help everyone have greater ease and success in making safe choices at the grocery store, restaurants, and elsewhere. I wanted this resource to be portable and have concise listings of such important items as safe natural sweeteners, safe grain-free flours, safe grain-free thickeners for sauces and gravies, carb counting basics, preferred sources for prebiotic fibers, grocery lists, safe alcoholic beverages, some popular recipes, and more—i.e., all Wheat Belly day-to-day information essentials.
To my delight, the reception...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - March 7, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle gluten grains Inflammation recipes shopping list slim guide Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
An infertile patient's secret thoughts, worries and fears
This is a guest post from a very thoughtful patient of ours.It describes very eloquently the worries and fears which prey on an infertile patient's mind. It's very hard to discuss them with anyone, and bottling them up just makes things worse !--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Isn't it a paradox that when India and world's population is exploding at alarming rate; here I am ,struggling to have a single child for 5 long years and with no idea when the struggle will really end.I am being treated at Malpani's and yesterday the doctor urged...
Source: Dr.Malpani's Blog - February 6, 2017 Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: blogs
Physical Health and Mental Health, Part 1: Eating Healthfully
Mental health and physical health are closely related. Keeping physically fit actually helps our mental health too; because it is very hard to stay psychologically healthy when our physical health is poor. If we are physical functioning poorly it takes an emotional toll on us as well.
Caring for your body and mind may mean you’ll not only live longer, but better. Eating healthfully, exercising regularly and getting a good night’s sleep are all important aspects to both the health of our mind and body. Just as there are many effective treatments for physical illnesses, besides therapies and medications, lifestyle inter...
Source: World of Psychology - January 5, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Staci Lee Schnell, MS,CS,LMFT Tags: ADHD and ADD Alternative and Nutritional Supplements Anxiety and Panic Depression Health-related Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Healthy Eating Major Depressive Disorder Mental Health Disorders Omega-3 fatty acid Source Type: blogs
ST prolongation in hypocalcemia
ST prolongation as a cause of QT interval prolongation is less common than other mechanisms of QT prolongation. In most cases it is a wide T wave or a combination of T-U which causes QT prolongation. QRS widening can also contribute to QT prolongation, though it is seldom a cause of QT prolongation beyond the upper limit of normal by itself. ST segment roughly corresponds to the phase 2 of myocardial action potential and ST prolongation without QRS widening or T wave widening is classical of hypocalcemia. This type of QT prolongation is less likely to cause the life threatening ventricular arrhythmia of torsades des pointe...
Source: Cardiophile MD - December 23, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis, MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin, FRCP London Tags: Cardiology ECG / Electrophysiology ECG Library Source Type: blogs
Vitamin D: What ’s the “right” level?
Many of my patients who come into the office for their physical exams ask to have their vitamin D levels checked. They may have a family member with osteoporosis, or perhaps they have had bone thinning themselves. Mostly, they want to know that they’re doing everything they can to keep their bones strong. Vitamin D is critical for healthy bones. But when we check that blood level, how to act on the result is the subject of great controversy in medical-research land.
Pinpointing a “healthy” vitamin D level is tricky
So, what is the current cutoff value at which people are considered “low,” and thus at risk for dev...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - December 19, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Monique Tello, MD, MPH Tags: Drugs and Supplements Health Healthy Eating Source Type: blogs
Sarcopenia Finally Obtains an ICD Code
A recent commentary celebrates the granting of an International Classification of Disease (ICD) code to sarcopenia, an important step in the lengthy formal definition of a disease. Sarcopenia is the characteristic age-related decline of muscle mass and strength - though many would say that it only counts as sarcopenia if that decline is significantly greater than normal, and that "normal aging" should not be treated. Hopefully those voices will decline in the years ahead. The carving up of degenerative aging into named conditions is a long, slow, and messy process. It is driven by regulation rather than any sort of common ...
Source: Fight Aging! - November 30, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Daily News Source Type: blogs
Autumn Anxiety is Real and Treatable
It happens every year. As I watch the first golden leaves fall from the oak tree outside our house and listen to the sound of the cicadas ushering in autumn, my anxiety spikes. I used to think I was relapsing into depression, but having been through this year after year (and documenting it in my mood journal), I now know I’m just going through my annual bout of autumn anxiety: a nervous feeling in my gut that begins the last week of August and continues through the first weeks of September.
I’m hardly alone. Many of my friends who battle anxiety — and even those that don’t have a mood disorder — say ...
Source: World of Psychology - October 1, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Therese J. Borchard Tags: Alternative and Nutritional Supplements Anxiety and Panic Bipolar Depression Inspiration & Hope Mental Health and Wellness Personal Self-Help Stress Allergies autumn anxiety Breathing Technique cytokines Exhaustion fall fever Source Type: blogs
The Many Conditions that Mimic Depression
Finding the right diagnosis for any disorder requires a comprehensive evaluation. Because many illnesses share many of the same symptoms. Take symptoms such as headache, stomachache, dizziness, fatigue, lethargy, insomnia and appetite loss. There are countless conditions with these exact signs.
Similarly, many mental illnesses share the same symptoms, said Stephanie Smith, PsyD, a psychologist in practice in Erie, Colo., who specializes in working with individuals with depression. Which makes “the process of diagnosing mental illness tricky, to say the least.”
For instance, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADH...
Source: World of Psychology - August 22, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: ADHD and ADD Anxiety and Panic Depression Disorders General Health-related Mental Health and Wellness Psychology Self-Help Stress Beck Depression Inventory Bipolar Disorder Cancer Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Clinical Depression Source Type: blogs
Is your doctor guilty of treating grain consumption?
Jennifer shared these comments about her husband’s early Wheat Belly transformation:
“My husband found your site a while back while doing research into symptoms he’s been experiencing for years. After following your advice with food, the doctor visits have stopped and I have a normal husband back.
“Prior to meeting him, he has always had issues with his weight and gut. He would exercise to the point of passing out and it just wouldn’t go anywhere. When I met him 5 years ago, he was jogging every night and exercising. He just couldn’t get the flabby stomach to go away and, every time the ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - August 4, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Success Stories abdominal distress diabetes gluten grains headache IBS Inflammation obesity overweight Source Type: blogs
Vitamin D supplements
We need vitamin D, although exactly what you mean by vitamin D is open to debate, there are several different chemicals that come under the umbrella of that term and you won’t always get the most appropriate from a supplement. Indeed, a given product might not even tell you which form you’ve bought over the counter. This beggars the question, what is it exactly that the SACN report commissioned by the UK government is recommending we take? The report suggests that many of us don’t go outside enough to get adequate exposure to sunlight for vitamin D production in our skin (sunscreen blocks the UV necessary...
Source: David Bradley Sciencebase - Songs, Snaps, Science - July 23, 2016 Category: Science Authors: David Bradley Tags: Science Source Type: blogs
The vitamin B12-grain connection
Nutrient deficiencies from wheat/grain consumption are common, especially deficiencies of positively-charged minerals magnesium, calcium, iron, and zinc, due to the presence of phytates that block their absorption. But deficiency of vitamin B12 can also occur for other reasons unrelated to grain phytates and, if not corrected, can lead to symptoms such as fatigue and mental fogginess, as well as some real health problems.
Gastrointestinal absorption of vitamin B12 can be tenuous because it requires the participation of two factors/sites: so-called intrinsic factor produced by the parietal cells of the stomach to bind B12 ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - June 23, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle anemia cyanocobalamin fatigue gluten grains methylcobalamin nutrient deficiency vitamin b12 Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, June 6th 2016
This study teaches us that poor wound healing and wrinkling and sagging that occur in aging skin share similar mechanisms."
Reduced cell cohesiveness of outgrowths from eccrine sweat glands delays wound closure in elderly skin
Human skin heals more slowly in aged vs. young adults, but the mechanism for this delay is unclear. In humans, eccrine sweat glands (ESGs) and hair follicles underlying wounds generate cohesive keratinocyte outgrowths that expand to form the new epidermis. Our results confirm that the outgrowth of cells from ESGs is a major feature of repair in young skin. Strikingly, in aged skin, ...
Source: Fight Aging! - June 5, 2016 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Statin scare
It is shocking that so many people are bullied by doctors into taking statin cholesterol drugs: “The evidence is overwhelming: statins save lives.” “You’re a walking time-bomb. I can’t be responsible for your safety if you don’t take it.” “Your cholesterol is so high that you could die of a heart attack any time.” I’ve even heard of many patients being “fired” by doctors because of a refusal to take the prescription for Lipitor, Zocor, Crestor, or other drug.
Why such strong-arm tactics? Several reasons:
People are given the wrong diet, a diet—r...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - May 23, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle cardiovascular cholesterol HDL lipids lipoproteins small LDL particles statins triglycerides Source Type: blogs
Everything you need to know about iodine
What if your diet is perfect–no wheat, no junk carbohydrates like that from corn or sugars, you are physically active–yet you fail to lose weight? Or you hit a plateau after an initial loss?
Think iodine.
Iodine is an essential nutrient. It is no more optional than, say, celebrating your wedding anniversary or obtaining vitamin C. If you forget to do something nice for your wife on your wedding anniversary, I would fear for your life. If you develop open sores all over your body and your joints fall apart, you could undergo extensive plastic surgery reconstruction and joint replacement . . . or you could just tr...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - March 31, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle gluten grains iodine minerals nutrients supplements Thyroid Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
The Perfect Storm: Vaccination and Modern Malnutrition
We have the perfect storm for creating an environment that will continue to injure and destroy the health of our most precious gifts, our children. We live in America, which is the most highly vaccinated country on the planet. Vaccinations alone are responsible for tremendous health damage.
We are also a country that consumes a highly processed, sugar-laden, vitamin-deficient diet, which adds its own set of health problems. Good nutrition is the cornerstone of a strong immune system capable of maintaining health and naturally fighting disease. The combination of vaccinations and poor diets contribute to our growing health ...
Source: vactruth.com - February 15, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Michelle Goldstein Tags: Logical Michelle Goldstein Top Stories Asthma autism autoimmune disorders Malnutrition official dietary recommendations vaccine schedule Weston Price Source Type: blogs
