Re: WHEAT BELLY, My body experiment on myself

[Guest guest]

Arghh! That is so disappointing. I LOVE breads. But it doesn't surprise me

that you are experiencing these results. I have been 'experimenting' some with

Einkorn wheat which is one of the ancient grains high in protein and apparently

not nearly as toxic to celiacs as modern wheat. Maybe I should replicate your

experiment for a week to see what happens. Thanks for the info.

>

> Now in my 10th week of " going against the grain " I can say that my worst fear

is proving to be true. When I first began reading Dr 's new assault

on commodity wheat products, the NYT's best-selling book " Wheat Belly " I

thought, " uh oh, if this guy is right, this is going to be one of the most

powerful food paradigm shifts ever... " . And now, 10 weeks later.... If the

results of my own body experiment are any indication, I believe, without doubt

that... Dang it! This dangerous book is 100% correct!

>

> Go the supermarket with your " wheat goggles " on and what do you see? a bread

aisle over 100' long. Then the frozen breads, pies, cakes, biscuits, rolls, and

pizzas, then the pasta aisle, then all the flours, the crackers, chips,

pretzels, cookies, doughnuts, and snacks, and, of course, the BAKERY! And even

more wheat is hidden in many of the other foods! Yes, it's true, wheat

permeates virtually everything we put into our mouths. Sandwiches, burgers, hot

dogs, cookies, cakes, pies, you name it, it's everywhere! Cinnabun anyone?

> Hot bread, fresh-baked and right out of the oven? How about a Krispy Kream

doughnut or three, the wheat equivalent of an IV injection of pure dope?

>

> What Dr , a Milwaukee cardiologist by trade, says is that modern wheat

has morphed into a toxic substance. It's not only the glutens that have changed,

and they really have changed thanks to genetic " modernization " , but it's almost

everything about the grain. Sadly, the toxic effect works against virtually

EVERY CELL in the body. Read his deeply scientifically-annotated chapters such

as addiction, brain effects, the obesity epidemic, cardiovascular and cardiac

damage, accelerated aging, skin destruction, joint disease, celiac disease and

malabsorption, diabetes and pancreatic assault (whole wheat bread's glycemic

index of 74%, compared to 52% for table sugar!), pH damage such as osteoporosis

and dental decay, and much, much more. Scary.

>

> My own journey began 1-2 days after removing all wheat from my diet. I was

changing. More clear-witted, lighter, faster, sleeker, and, I think, in a far

better mood. That continues. I also started losing weight. Perhaps not as much

as others I know that have lost 30-70 pounds from cutting all wheat, but an

initial 10#, all in the belly, and now about more one pound a week. I can feel

my body rearranging. I chose to just cut all wheat, not a bite. I am still

traveling, eating a lot, drinking wine, having dark chocolate and almost

everything else (so far I'm mostly eschewing " gluten-free " products but may go

more in that direction. Dr sez to be careful there though, many are still

high glycemic index and therefore almost as bad as wheat).

>

> My experiment was mainly to understand the effects of the wheat on moi, and

man, was I eating it, from the first bite in the morning, to the last at night

on most days, with lots in between. I could eat almost anything if it was on a

slice of bread, bun, or cracker! Now, I am beginning to see the subtle, and

overt, ways that these choices are affecting me. And, interestingly, I now

believe that, compared to some, I am only mildly affected by wheat, whereas many

others will see even more dramatic results.

>

> So, after such stunning results, and after finding that cutting all wheat

isn't really all that difficult, it would be crazy for me to quit now. The

experiment continues and I am seeing body changes every week. I encourage

everyone to read this book, furthermore, I challenge everyone to try it for just

30 days (what have you got to lose?). And yes, I believe that my main fear about

changing has revealed a deep truth....the darn book is right!!! And you know

what? If this secret gets out, it will change the world!

>

> Will Winter

> Farmesota

>

[Guest guest]

I am definitely on board with the idea that wheat is bad (I have a severe

gluten intolerance), but the book Wheat Belly has some shaky science in.

Check out this review:

http://huntgatherlove.com/content/wheat-belly

On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 10:21 AM, anne <weilandanne@...> wrote:

> **

>

>

> Arghh! That is so disappointing. I LOVE breads. But it doesn't surprise me

> that you are experiencing these results. I have been 'experimenting' some

> with Einkorn wheat which is one of the ancient grains high in protein and

> apparently not nearly as toxic to celiacs as modern wheat. Maybe I should

> replicate your experiment for a week to see what happens. Thanks for the

> info.

>

>

> >

> > Now in my 10th week of " going against the grain " I can say that my worst

> fear is proving to be true. When I first began reading Dr 's

> new assault on commodity wheat products, the NYT's best-selling book " Wheat

> Belly " I thought, " uh oh, if this guy is right, this is going to be one of

> the most powerful food paradigm shifts ever... " . And now, 10 weeks

> later.... If the results of my own body experiment are any indication, I

> believe, without doubt that... Dang it! This dangerous book is 100%

> correct!

> >

> > Go the supermarket with your " wheat goggles " on and what do you see? a

> bread aisle over 100' long. Then the frozen breads, pies, cakes, biscuits,

> rolls, and pizzas, then the pasta aisle, then all the flours, the crackers,

> chips, pretzels, cookies, doughnuts, and snacks, and, of course, the

> BAKERY! And even more wheat is hidden in many of the other foods! Yes, it's

> true, wheat permeates virtually everything we put into our mouths.

> Sandwiches, burgers, hot dogs, cookies, cakes, pies, you name it, it's

> everywhere! Cinnabun anyone?

> > Hot bread, fresh-baked and right out of the oven? How about a Krispy

> Kream doughnut or three, the wheat equivalent of an IV injection of pure

> dope?

> >

> > What Dr , a Milwaukee cardiologist by trade, says is that modern

> wheat has morphed into a toxic substance. It's not only the glutens that

> have changed, and they really have changed thanks to genetic

> " modernization " , but it's almost everything about the grain. Sadly, the

> toxic effect works against virtually EVERY CELL in the body. Read his

> deeply scientifically-annotated chapters such as addiction, brain effects,

> the obesity epidemic, cardiovascular and cardiac damage, accelerated aging,

> skin destruction, joint disease, celiac disease and malabsorption, diabetes

> and pancreatic assault (whole wheat bread's glycemic index of 74%, compared

> to 52% for table sugar!), pH damage such as osteoporosis and dental decay,

> and much, much more. Scary.

> >

> > My own journey began 1-2 days after removing all wheat from my diet. I

> was changing. More clear-witted, lighter, faster, sleeker, and, I think, in

> a far better mood. That continues. I also started losing weight. Perhaps

> not as much as others I know that have lost 30-70 pounds from cutting all

> wheat, but an initial 10#, all in the belly, and now about more one pound a

> week. I can feel my body rearranging. I chose to just cut all wheat, not a

> bite. I am still traveling, eating a lot, drinking wine, having dark

> chocolate and almost everything else (so far I'm mostly eschewing

> " gluten-free " products but may go more in that direction. Dr sez to

> be careful there though, many are still high glycemic index and therefore

> almost as bad as wheat).

> >

> > My experiment was mainly to understand the effects of the wheat on moi,

> and man, was I eating it, from the first bite in the morning, to the last

> at night on most days, with lots in between. I could eat almost anything if

> it was on a slice of bread, bun, or cracker! Now, I am beginning to see the

> subtle, and overt, ways that these choices are affecting me. And,

> interestingly, I now believe that, compared to some, I am only mildly

> affected by wheat, whereas many others will see even more dramatic results.

> >

> > So, after such stunning results, and after finding that cutting all

> wheat isn't really all that difficult, it would be crazy for me to quit

> now. The experiment continues and I am seeing body changes every week. I

> encourage everyone to read this book, furthermore, I challenge everyone to

> try it for just 30 days (what have you got to lose?). And yes, I believe

> that my main fear about changing has revealed a deep truth....the darn book

> is right!!! And you know what? If this secret gets out, it will change the

> world!

> >

> > Will Winter

> > Farmesota

> >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Your experience closely mirrors my experience as well as that of my wife and now

dozens of friends and families.  To be fair, many things were eliminated from

our diet, but cutting out wheat was by far the biggest change in terms of

percentage of diet.  I lost 55lbs in 3 months, my wife 45 and family and

friends have had similar, even better, results.

 

Considering that wheat (at least today's version of wheat), regardless of how

its prepared,  spike blood sugar HIGHER and LONGER than PURE SUGAR, should we

be surprised? 

 

Take Will up on his 30 day challenge.  Drop the wheat and (I think this is key)

replace it with traditional fats.  You may miss the taste of wheat, but I'm

confident you won't miss the deliterious effects it has on your health and

waistline. 

 

Gene

>________________________________

> From: holisticminnesota <holistic@...>

>

>Sent: Thursday, February 9, 2012 9:04 AM

>Subject: " WHEAT BELLY " , My body experiment on myself

>

>

>

> 

>

>Now in my 10th week of " going against the grain " I can say that my worst fear

is proving to be true. When I first began reading Dr 's new assault

on commodity wheat products, the NYT's best-selling book " Wheat Belly " I

thought, " uh oh, if this guy is right, this is going to be one of the most

powerful food paradigm shifts ever... " . And now, 10 weeks later.... If the

results of my own body experiment are any indication, I believe, without doubt

that... Dang it! This dangerous book is 100% correct!

>

>Go the supermarket with your " wheat goggles " on and what do you see? a bread

aisle over 100' long. Then the frozen breads, pies, cakes, biscuits, rolls, and

pizzas, then the pasta aisle, then all the flours, the crackers, chips,

pretzels, cookies, doughnuts, and snacks, and, of course, the BAKERY! And even

more wheat is hidden in many of the other foods! Yes, it's true, wheat

permeates virtually everything we put into our mouths. Sandwiches, burgers, hot

dogs, cookies, cakes, pies, you name it, it's everywhere! Cinnabun anyone?

>Hot bread, fresh-baked and right out of the oven? How about a Krispy Kream

doughnut or three, the wheat equivalent of an IV injection of pure dope?

>

>What Dr , a Milwaukee cardiologist by trade, says is that modern wheat has

morphed into a toxic substance. It's not only the glutens that have changed, and

they really have changed thanks to genetic " modernization " , but it's almost

everything about the grain. Sadly, the toxic effect works against virtually

EVERY CELL in the body. Read his deeply scientifically-annotated chapters such

as addiction, brain effects, the obesity epidemic, cardiovascular and cardiac

damage, accelerated aging, skin destruction, joint disease, celiac disease and

malabsorption, diabetes and pancreatic assault (whole wheat bread's glycemic

index of 74%, compared to 52% for table sugar!), pH damage such as osteoporosis

and dental decay, and much, much more. Scary.

>

>My own journey began 1-2 days after removing all wheat from my diet. I was

changing. More clear-witted, lighter, faster, sleeker, and, I think, in a far

better mood. That continues. I also started losing weight. Perhaps not as much

as others I know that have lost 30-70 pounds from cutting all wheat, but an

initial 10#, all in the belly, and now about more one pound a week. I can feel

my body rearranging. I chose to just cut all wheat, not a bite. I am still

traveling, eating a lot, drinking wine, having dark chocolate and almost

everything else (so far I'm mostly eschewing " gluten-free " products but may go

more in that direction. Dr sez to be careful there though, many are still

high glycemic index and therefore almost as bad as wheat).

>

>My experiment was mainly to understand the effects of the wheat on moi, and

man, was I eating it, from the first bite in the morning, to the last at night

on most days, with lots in between. I could eat almost anything if it was on a

slice of bread, bun, or cracker! Now, I am beginning to see the subtle, and

overt, ways that these choices are affecting me. And, interestingly, I now

believe that, compared to some, I am only mildly affected by wheat, whereas many

others will see even more dramatic results.

>

>So, after such stunning results, and after finding that cutting all wheat isn't

really all that difficult, it would be crazy for me to quit now. The experiment

continues and I am seeing body changes every week. I encourage everyone to read

this book, furthermore, I challenge everyone to try it for just 30 days (what

have you got to lose?). And yes, I believe that my main fear about changing has

revealed a deep truth....the darn book is right!!! And you know what? If this

secret gets out, it will change the world!

>

>Will Winter

>Farmesota

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for this post, Will. I needed some encouragement from another

traditional food person. Some I've been reading lately have said the real

problem with wheat is that we aren't soaking or sprouting it, but I have my

doubts. I too gave up wheat in October after reading Wheat Belly. I thought it

would be more difficult than it is, but it really wasn't, even for my whole

family of 7. We did find ourselves having a bit more potatoes and rice than

before, but didn't opt in for the " gluten free bit " . I did have my dear MIL go

for all that stuff though and so strange cereals showed up for my kids like some

Peanut butter chocolate corn puff thing... " Look, gluten free and organic! " But

other than trying to fend off those presents, we did/are doing really well. The

results we saw were impressive. My 2yo girl finally had her chronic yeast

diaper rash go away. I'd tried a LOT of things...different detergents,

stripping diapers, different ointments, etc. And all it took was eliminating

wheat. Then my 4yo son who pooped about every time he used the bathroom went

down to a more normal number of movements a day. He has been my one picky

eater, but somehow has broadened out and eats more other foods since then too.

My 6yo has shown no impact, but I'm sure she's healthier for it. The 8yo son

who is a typical creative energetic boy has shown greater attention to school

work and more self control overall. He has gone to relatives' and friends'

houses and eaten wheat. The next day is often challenging for him. He, not I,

has declared, " mom I think it is because I had wheat. " My 10yo daughter has

stopped having severe stomach cramps and I may have her tested for actual gluten

intolerance. She won't touch wheat now if I paid her, her results have been so

noticeable. My husband who always was a gassy fellow just isn't any more.

According to his parents he has had stomach problems since childhood. Those are

gone, granted he also started taking some serious probiotics daily in

conjunction with dropping wheat.

I didn't think I had any noticeable results. I didn't lose weight, but also

became pregnant in Nov, so can't really judge by that. I have cheated 4 times

though and have realized how it made me feel to go back on. At a pizza party at

friends' I ate pizza and commented to my husband that it was like crack...I

LOVED IT and CRAVED MORE! (never had crack, just an expression!). Today I

cheated because of pregnancy nausea and my mom pulled out a sandwich. I ate

half. My reaction was similar to the blood glucose tests they make you take in

pregnancy. I felt woozy, blurry eyed, and later like all I needed was a nap.

Also in an hour I was gassy...(sorry too much info). It was odd and all in all

reminded me that while some say some of Wheat Belly's info is speculation, I've

seen almost every category he writes about demonstrated in my own family.

So, sometimes I want to throw in the towel because my pregnant body is craving

things like brownies and french bread, but we're sticking with it because we

just all feel better.

beth

Maple Grove

[Guest guest]

I was talking to the owner of thurobread about a month back. I don't

completely remember the entire conversation but she mentioned that the

European wheat is different from the US wheat. Gluten sensitive folks who

can't eat US wheat are fine on European wheat. It's most noticed by folks

coming over from Europe who are suddenly " gluten sensitive " . We didn't

talk GMFs but I wonder if it's the GMF wheat that's becoming so prevalent

that dragging down the system? Of course, I should just read the book!

[Guest guest]

I don't disagree that cutting out wheat is a great idea. I've since amazing

changes as well. With that said, I feel like preparing it correctly and having

small amounts is not a bad thing. Check out the cheese slave blog. Listened in

on a webinar she was having and swung back to thinking that little bits prepared

well with a healed gut might be the answer. I've lost 40 pounds since

thanksgiving and attribute 20 lost from breast feeding but for sure 20 lost from

no carbs, including wheat. I've started to eat a few more carbs, soaked brown

rice, sprouted grain bread without the soy (what a crock) and still feel good

and energetic.

-

> >

> > Now in my 10th week of " going against the grain " I can say that my worst

fear is proving to be true. When I first began reading Dr 's new

assault on commodity wheat products, the NYT's best-selling book " Wheat Belly " I

thought, " uh oh, if this guy is right, this is going to be one of the most

powerful food paradigm shifts ever... " . And now, 10 weeks later.... If the

results of my own body experiment are any indication, I believe, without doubt

that... Dang it! This dangerous book is 100% correct!

> >

> > Go the supermarket with your " wheat goggles " on and what do you see? a bread

aisle over 100' long. Then the frozen breads, pies, cakes, biscuits, rolls, and

pizzas, then the pasta aisle, then all the flours, the crackers, chips,

pretzels, cookies, doughnuts, and snacks, and, of course, the BAKERY! And even

more wheat is hidden in many of the other foods! Yes, it's true, wheat

permeates virtually everything we put into our mouths. Sandwiches, burgers, hot

dogs, cookies, cakes, pies, you name it, it's everywhere! Cinnabun anyone?

> > Hot bread, fresh-baked and right out of the oven? How about a Krispy Kream

doughnut or three, the wheat equivalent of an IV injection of pure dope?

> >

> > What Dr , a Milwaukee cardiologist by trade, says is that modern wheat

has morphed into a toxic substance. It's not only the glutens that have changed,

and they really have changed thanks to genetic " modernization " , but it's almost

everything about the grain. Sadly, the toxic effect works against virtually

EVERY CELL in the body. Read his deeply scientifically-annotated chapters such

as addiction, brain effects, the obesity epidemic, cardiovascular and cardiac

damage, accelerated aging, skin destruction, joint disease, celiac disease and

malabsorption, diabetes and pancreatic assault (whole wheat bread's glycemic

index of 74%, compared to 52% for table sugar!), pH damage such as osteoporosis

and dental decay, and much, much more. Scary.

> >

> > My own journey began 1-2 days after removing all wheat from my diet. I was

changing. More clear-witted, lighter, faster, sleeker, and, I think, in a far

better mood. That continues. I also started losing weight. Perhaps not as much

as others I know that have lost 30-70 pounds from cutting all wheat, but an

initial 10#, all in the belly, and now about more one pound a week. I can feel

my body rearranging. I chose to just cut all wheat, not a bite. I am still

traveling, eating a lot, drinking wine, having dark chocolate and almost

everything else (so far I'm mostly eschewing " gluten-free " products but may go

more in that direction. Dr sez to be careful there though, many are still

high glycemic index and therefore almost as bad as wheat).

> >

> > My experiment was mainly to understand the effects of the wheat on moi, and

man, was I eating it, from the first bite in the morning, to the last at night

on most days, with lots in between. I could eat almost anything if it was on a

slice of bread, bun, or cracker! Now, I am beginning to see the subtle, and

overt, ways that these choices are affecting me. And, interestingly, I now

believe that, compared to some, I am only mildly affected by wheat, whereas many

others will see even more dramatic results.

> >

> > So, after such stunning results, and after finding that cutting all wheat

isn't really all that difficult, it would be crazy for me to quit now. The

experiment continues and I am seeing body changes every week. I encourage

everyone to read this book, furthermore, I challenge everyone to try it for just

30 days (what have you got to lose?). And yes, I believe that my main fear about

changing has revealed a deep truth....the darn book is right!!! And you know

what? If this secret gets out, it will change the world!

> >

> > Will Winter

> > Farmesota

> >

>