Reddit reviews Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health

I live in a town of 30,000. One thing I miss about living in a larger city is the artisan bakeries. A couple years after I moved here, a fellow opened up an all sourdough bakery in a little hole in the wall. I'm in there once a week. About a dozen times I've been there when someone walks in, looks at the: kalamata-rosemary, cranberry-walnut, German rye, etc. and asks, "Do you have any gluten-free bread?" The baker just shakes his head. And then, the customer walks out. Motherfucker, there's gluten in the air here, what did you think? That heavenly smell should have been your clue there's no gluten free crap.

This guy, like thousands of bakers, spent years learning about gluten, specifically; all its idiosyncrasies, how it reacts with acid, temperature, salt, etc. And he rules; my life would be poorer if he wasn't around. Then this asshole decides to build his media empire and tells everyone gluten is a toxic chemical.

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www.cavemanketo.com

www.ruled.me

www.ibreatheimhungry.com

www.mariamindbodyhealth.com

Fast food: McDoubles hold the bun, Chipotle bowl (no rice/beans), Wendy's Baconator hold the bun, buffalo chicken wings (baked not breaded).

PS. I've found more good blogs to subscribe to rather than websites. Poke around the ones I listed above, as well as here, and you'll find links to build your library of recipes. I think there are also recipes in the back of Gary Taubes', David Williams', Dr. Perlmutter's books:

http://www.amazon.com/Grain-Brain-Surprising-Brains-Killers-ebook/dp/B00BAXFCPO/

http://www.amazon.com/Good-Calories-Bad-Gary-Taubes-ebook/dp/B000UZNSC2/

http://www.amazon.com/Wheat-Belly-Lose-Weight-Health-ebook/dp/B00571F26Y/

The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Living by Phinney and Volek is a good starting point. It is written for both doctors and laypeople, so while "normals" can follow it, it also has much more technical descriptions of metabolic interactions and is very well referenced to journal publications.

Wheat Belly by William Davis is also worth taking a look at. William Davis is a cardiologist who has used wheat restriction (which leads to much lower carbohydrates) very successfully in his clinic. It also includes many references to journal publications.

A /r/paleo diet may be more tolerable since it allows most fruit, though there is evidence of very low carb keto diets (20-25g/day) may have additional health benefits for people who are insulin resistant. I would bet the odds are pretty high that if your dad hit the point of needing a bypass, that he is also insulin resistant.

out of ALL the several paged article, the only word it says about starches:

>while glucose (found in starchy food like bread and potatoes) is metabolised by all cells. This means consuming excessive fructose puts extra strain on the liver, which then converts fructose to fat.

This entire crusade youve been going on has been about fructose and sugar, all your sources are about fructose and refined sugar; this is NOT saying that eating pasta, potatos and rice are your fat ass free ticket. They didnt even touch on glycemic index! White rice has a higher glycemic index than table sugar itself. If you think that ONE sentence gives you free range to eat carbohydrates without fear of becoming fat, you are dead wrong my friend.

Heres one for you: Wheat Belly

I don't have Celiacs, but I assure you that I suffer all the same when I consume gluten (I'm intolerant). It destroys the micro-villi in my intestines, which results in absorption issues; causes nearly immobilizing joint pain when consumed in large quantities, hair loss when consumed even the tiniest amounts (this is how I know the corn tortilla I was served wasn't 100% corn), intense bloating, decreased immunity, morbid anxiety and depression, extreme mental fog and symptoms of severe ADHD, etc. For years I was worried I suffered from Lupus, or some other sort of chronic illness, not to mention pretty severe mental illness. I would not be surprised if many who suffer similarly and have such diagnoses were simply misdiagnosed.

Also, the gluten of today is not the gluten of yesteryear, and that people without very apparent issues avoid is probably isn't a bad thing. That being said, some people are a bit dense, and think that GF processed foods are somehow healthy, and that is a mistake. Most of them are not; some are healthier, perhaps, but nonetheless are not legitimate health-promoting food items.

Good article: http://www.theorganicprepper.ca/gluten-intolerance-is-it-just-a-fad-or-is-wheat-really-a-toxin-02202014

The book Wheat Belly is a good start. I constantly struggle with my weight. I cut out wheat two months ago and have dropped 20# from 220#. You have to eat lots of meat (shucks) and its doable. Its worth reading the preview at Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Wheat-Belly-Weight-Health-ebook/dp/B00571F26Y/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1370196075&sr=1-1&keywords=wheat+belly

I cannot caution you enough, just from my personal experience (anecdotal ) that foods from companies that do their best to be fast and profitable, are almost NEVER good for you.

I HIGHLY recommend looking into r/Keto and r/Paleo. And maybe reading Wheatbelly

So you want real evidence? You want to know more right? You just can't comprehend that changing your diet would benefit your skin, right? Well, here is your "real" evidence. This is a booklist that gave me insight on why there is a current diabetes health crisis in the world and what highly processed carbs can do to one's body. You asked for it, you shall receive:

http://www.amazon.com/Wheat-Belly-Lose-Weight-Health-ebook/dp/B00571F26Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395103560&sr=8-1&keywords=wheat+belly

http://www.amazon.com/Grain-Brain-Surprising-Brains-Killers-ebook/dp/B00BAXFCPO/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1395103560&sr=8-7&keywords=wheat+belly

http://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Get-Fat-About-ebook/dp/B003WUYOQ6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395103576&sr=8-1&keywords=why+we+get+fat

http://www.amazon.com/Good-Calories-Bad-Gary-Taubes-ebook/dp/B000UZNSC2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1395103576&sr=8-3&keywords=why+we+get+fat