Who had the audacity to write such an against-the-grain book exposing \u201chealthy whole grains\u201d for the incredibly destructive genetic monsters they\u2019ve become?
\nThat\u2019s me, Dr. William Davis, cardiologist and seeker-of-truth in health. Over 80% of the people I meet today are pre-diabetic or diabetic. In an effort to reduce blood sugar, I asked patients to remove all wheat products from their diet based on the simple fact that, with few exceptions, foods made of wheat flour raise blood sugar higher than nearly all other foods. Yes, that\u2019s true for even whole grains. More than table sugar, more than a Snickers bar. Organic, multigrain, sprouted\u2013it makes no difference.
\nPeople returned several months later and did indeed show lower blood sugar, often sufficient for pre-diabetics to be non-prediabetics. But it was the other results they described that took me by surprise: weight loss of 25 to 30 lbs over several months, marked improvement or total relief from arthritis, improvement in asthma sufficient to chuck 2 or 3 inhalers, complete relief from acid reflux and irritable bowel syndrome symptoms, disappearance of leg swelling and numbness. Most reported increased mental clarity, deeper sleep, and more stable moods and emotions. I witnessed even more incredible experiences like the 26-year old man incapacitated by full-body joint pains who started to jog again, pain-free. And the 38-year old schoolteacher who, just weeks before her surgeon scheduled colon removal and ileostomy bag, experienced cure\u2014cure\u2014from ulcerative colitis and intestinal hemorrhage\u2013and stopped all medications. That\u2019s when I knew that I had to broadcast this message. Wheat Belly was the result.
\nI\u2019m not promoting drugs, fancy medical procedures, or costly equipment. I\u2019m not promoting a process that makes a pharmaceutical company rich or helps a hospital gain more revenue-producing procedures. I\u2019m talking about a simple change in diet that yields incredible and unexpected health benefits in so many more ways than you\u2019d think. And it\u2019s not just about celiac disease, the destructive intestinal disease from wheat gluten that affects 1% of the population. It\u2019s about all the other destructive health effects of wheat consumption, from arthritis to acid reflux to schizophrenia, caused or made worse by this food we are advised to eat more of. It\u2019s about being set free from the peculiar appetite-stimulating effects of the opiate-like compounds unique to wheat. It\u2019s also about losing weight\u201310, 20, or 30 pounds is often just the start\u2013all from this thing I call wheat belly. The key to understanding wheat\u2019s undesirable effects is to recognize that the total effect on human health is greater than the sum of its parts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Who had the audacity to write such an against-the-grain book exposing \u201chealthy whole grains\u201d for the incredibly destructive genetic monsters they\u2019ve become? That\u2019s me, Dr. William Davis, cardiologist and seeker-of-truth in health. Over 80% of the people I meet today are pre-diabetic or diabetic. In an effort to reduce blood sugar, I asked patients to … <\/p>\n