16/01/2019
Love this post from Christine Ludke Naturopath about the effects of wheat!
I’ve indulged over the silly season and geez I’m really feeling it. 🐷
I feel bloated, lazy, painful stomach and so much fluid retention. Time to get back into eating well 👍
Is Modern Wheat Making You Fat and Sick?
Impact of a Wheat-Free Diet
Dr. Davis tells us that taking wheat out of the diet will result in the following:
Improved weight loss
Reduced appetite
Lowered blood sugar
Reduced joint pain
Reduced inflammation
Improvement in cognitive function
Reduced anxiety
Reduced food obsessions
Reduced blood pressure
Reduced triglycerides
Increased energy
Improved sleep
What About Gluten-Free?
Although going gluten free is a good thing because you avoid problems with gluten and gliadin, wheat germ agglutinin and amylopectin A, gluten-free foods contain other potentially harmful ingredients if eaten in large quantities, mainly potato starch, rice starch, tapioca starch and corn starch. These are the only foods that raise blood sugar almost just as high as the amylopectin A found in wheat.
Warning: If you choose to be gluten free, avoid the commercial gluten-free products, at least until you educate yourself on the differences between the various gluten free products on the market.
What Can I Eat?
Eat real, single ingredient foods as much as possible.
You can eat nuts, healthy fat, organic fruits/vegetables, grass-fed beef, organic chicken and turkey, wild caught salmon, cheese, organic eggs, coconuts, avocados, seeds, olive oils, grass-fed butter, coconut oil, as well as a variety of other foods that are in their natural state. The more processed and refined a food is, the more likely it contains wheat and other byproducts of the refinement process that are just too dangerous to your health.
