A blueprint to fertilize the garden called “bowel flora”
This is a repost from a blog from July 2014. Now that the Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox is on sale for preorders, I’m glad to present this information again with the book as a blueprint for taking on the life-changing challenge of improving your bowel flora.
I like to think of bowel flora, the thousand or so species of microorganisms that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract, as a garden. Probiotics, i.e., anything that provides microorganisms believed to be among the desired inhabitants such as the various Lactobacillus or Bifidobacteria species, are like planting seeds for peppers and zucchini in your garde...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - September 23, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Bowel flora Bowel permeability Fiber intake Grains News & Updates Weight loss Wheat Belly 10-Day Detox butyrate microbiota prebiotic resistant starch 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
The ABCs of your post-grain experience
Wheat/grain elimination is an exceptionally powerful tool for restoring health, reducing inflammation, returning metabolic distortions such as high blood sugar and blood pressure back to normal, and for losing weight. But many of the adverse health effects of years of grain consumption do not fully reverse with their elimination. Specific efforts may therefore need to be undertaken to accelerate your return to full health. Taking these extra steps stacks the odds heavily in your favor that you will enjoy full recovery from abnormal health conditions.
Among the strategies to consider are:
Cultivate and nourish healthy bowel...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - March 28, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle bowel flora fish oil iodine probiotics resistant starch Thyroid vitamin D Weight Loss Source Type: blogs
Corn, Zucchini and Chickpea Fritters
Our first dinner in the empty nest.
We dropped our youngest off at college, which to our delight is a mere two hours drive north along the lovely Taconic Parkway. To say the campus is bucolic is an understatement, with the Catskill mountains on the horizon, and a lovely little town just a short ride away. This was a happy day for us all, the culmination of an amazing summer for the entire family. She’s launched and we’re so happy for her. (And can’t wait to come back up to visit on parent’s weekend…)
After settling her in, we explore the area, following dead end roads like fingers that end a...
Source: The Blog That Ate Manhattan - September 5, 2014 Category: Primary Care Authors: Margaret Polaneczky, MD Tags: Vegetarian chickpea corn fritters summer vegetable dinner vegetarian dinner zucchini Source Type: blogs
Lose the Grains, Save Some Green: An excerpt from Wheat Belly Total Health
Here’s an excerpt from the new Wheat Belly Total Health book to be released September 16, 2014.
What’s there left to say after the original Wheat Belly knocked the socks off the dietary community with its upsetting revelations? Plenty! Remove this dietary poison, made worse by the shenanigans of agribusiness, and full health does not return right away–more needs to be done. The conversations in Wheat Belly Total Health show you how to take the reins and regain health as fully as possible, even if your health struggles include conditions such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis, or failed...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - September 3, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly books gluten grains Grasses Total Health Source Type: blogs
Unity Farm Journal - Third Week of August 2014
As a doctor for over 20 years, I’ve learned how to treat critical healthcare issues. As a father, son, and husband I’ve learned how to support my own family through injury, sickness, and death.As a farmer responsible for over 100 animals, life and death are part of the daily experience.Sunny, our baby alpaca, is now doing extremely well. She did not successfully receive the immunoglobulin transfer that happens between mother and baby with consumption of colostrum, the first mother’s milk. Her tests revealed she had an incomplete immune system and was unlikely to survive an infection. She w...
Source: Life as a Healthcare CIO - August 14, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Source Type: blogs
Everyday Life: July 2014
We went down to Dunfermline to visit the in-laws and I spent the whole weekend sneezing and crying. Good ol’ Fife pollen.
We got the royal tour of the allotment…
It’s unrecognisable from the weedy wasteland we inherited back in 2011. It’s now crammed with tomatoes, strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries, blueberries, leeks, onions, carrots, pumpkins, broad beans, peas, rhubarb, courgettes and even wee apple trees. David and Mary have put so much hard work into it.
Meanwhile back in Inverness there’s only one plant in our little rental back yard, but it’s a goodun. It heaved w...
Source: The Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl - August 5, 2014 Category: Other Conditions Authors: shauna Tags: Everyday Life Source Type: blogs
Unity Farm Journal - 4th week of July 2014
Just as running a winery isn’t all romance, art, and elegance, running a farm is not all romping with your animals, a joyful harvest, and making a profit from the fruits of your labor.Farming is hard work year round, during the hot humid days of summer, the wet days of Spring/Fall and the chill of winter. There’s always maintenance and always unexpected tasks.Some of my farm related posts gloss over the details of day to day operations. This week, I’ll give you a taste of the kinds of things that require attention.Our 1.5 miles of trails, our mushroom operations, and manure management all depend on the Te...
Source: Life as a Healthcare CIO - July 24, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Source Type: blogs
Fertilize the garden called “bowel flora”
I like to think of bowel flora, the thousand or so species of microorganisms that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract, as a garden. Probiotics, i.e., anything that provides microorganisms believed to be among the desired inhabitants such as the various Lactobacillus or Bifidobacteria species, are like planting seeds for peppers and zucchini in your garden in spring time.
But what if you planted your seeds, then neglected to water and fertilize your garden? If you’re lucky, you might have a few peppers and zucchini after a few weeks, but you’re more likely to have a few stunted vegetables or nothing except ...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - July 2, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Dr. Davis Tags: Wheat Belly Lifestyle butyrate microbiota prebiotic resistant starch Source Type: blogs
Low Carb, Paleo Sushi- and No, I'm not kidding.
When one makes the decision to embrace a grain free diet, one often fails to consider that one of the carby delights in life, sushi, will no longer be a regular staple of the diet. I like sushi, but I am not a purist, I'm a roll kind of gal. Which in some sets, is the trash of sushi. I like things with rice, tempura-ed shellfish, cream cheese, things with the word 'rainbow' in the name, avocado, things with the word 'California' in the name. I think you get the gist. So while I could have proper sushi, nigiri, on a paleo diet, I have ZERO interest in eating raw fish by itself. I love the soy sauce, the wasabi tha...
Source: the beautiful diabetic - June 27, 2014 Category: Diabetes Authors: Kathryn Source Type: blogs
Low Carb, Paleo Sushi- and No, I'm not kidding.
< div class= " separator " style= " clear: both; " > When one makes the decision to & nbsp;embrace a grain free diet, one often fails to consider that one of the carby delights in life, sushi, will no longer be a regular staple of the diet. I like sushi, & nbsp;but I am not a purist, I ' m a roll kind of gal. Which in some sets, is the trash of sushi. I like things with rice, tempura-ed shellfish, cream cheese, things with the word ' rainbow ' in the name, avocado, things with the word ' California ' in the name. I think you get the gist. So while I could have proper sushi, nigiri, on a paleo diet, I have ZERO interest ...
Source: the beautiful diabetic - June 26, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Kathryn Source Type: blogs
Unity Farm Journal - 4th week of June 2014
Last weekend, we had two days of clear, warm weather, perfect for harvesting vegetables, inoculating mushrooms, and caring for bees.We received 40 pounds of mushroom spawn from our supplier, Field and Forest, and we created two new mushroom areas - 4 raised beds of compost with Agaricus (almond mushroom) and 12 new stacks of logs with Oysters. The Golden Oysters are beginning to fruit in the warm humidity of summer afternoons.Eating on the farm can be as simple as taking a basket to the hoop house and gathering a potpourri of delectable vegetables. Sunday’s brunch was a bowl of fresh strawberrie...
Source: Life as a Healthcare CIO - June 26, 2014 Category: Technology Consultants Source Type: blogs
Meatless Monday: Grilled Vegetable Lasagna
Happy Meatless Monday!
We all know it’s sometimes a hassle to get dinner on the table. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to come home after a long day to a cooked meal waiting in the fridge? This Grilled Vegetable Lasagna is that meal! You can definitely dig in the day you make it, but this is also a great dish to prep on Sunday and then just reheat later in the week. This lasagna is a one stop shop filled with nourishing veggies, tender noodles and plenty of gooey cheese. It’s so satisfying you wont even miss the meat.
This wholesome dish is made with hearty eggplant and zucchini, which are a perfect ma...
Source: Balanced Health and Nutrition Rebecca Scritchfield's Blog - June 2, 2014 Category: Nutritionists and Food Scientists Authors: rebeccascritchfield Tags: cooking nutrition recipes vegetables eating healthy lasagna meatless monday vegetarian Source Type: blogs
