Month: April 2013

prairie-homo-companion:

diet stuff under the cut, where diet means “thinking about changing aspect of way i eat” as opposed to “get thin!!!!”

okay Em, I wanna tell you about this thing I’ve been reading called Wheat Belly

basically it’s this doctor who has had hundreds of personal patient results that are INCREDIBLY positive when they eliminate wheat from their diets. his reasons: a) humans have fucked with wheat genetically in the last 50-60 years and it is HORRIBLE for our bodies and b) this new brand of wheat is particularly bad because it keeps us hungry and fucks with our blood sugar levels.

he goes on through the book to explain how he has seen all of the problems go away as a result of eliminating wheat.  brain problems. gut problems.  joint problems, sleep problems, even dementia.

it sounds too good to be true (though it sounds difficult, and it kind of is, but it’s more difficult to eliminate the habit than the ingredient itself), I was skeptical myself because “diets” and “fads,” but.

Jake has Crohn’s disease bad and ulcers as a result of it and both have gotten so much better since he’s cut back on wheat. he’s slept better too and he’s lost weight. his mom suffers from arthritis and since she’s cut out wheat she’s been able to move better than before her knee replacement which was three months ago. I’ve had fewer headaches and been able to think more clearly and stay up later.

and we’ve all been less sick even though it’s been cold season. so I don’t know if you’re in a position right now to do it (means a lot more fresh veggies and fruits, meats, and eggs, cheeses and beans), but the results here at least have been pretty undeniable.

(gluten free is an easyish way to start too because you know those things packaged as gluten free don’t have wheat)