TV ads, media conversations, magazine articles, even advice from the American Heart Association and USDA (a la Food Pyramid) all agree: eat more whole grains, get more fiber.
What happens when you follow the advice to add more and more whole grains to your diet?
Look around you: Appetite expands, people gain weight and balloon around their middle, blood sugar skyrockets, inflammatory responses are ignited, pre-diabetes and diabetes eventually develop.
Remember the kid's joke: Why did...
Here's an experiment: Eliminate any food made with or containing wheat for the next four weeks and see what happens. This means no... Read more »
Question: Is there a difference between whole grain and whole wheat? Whole grain means that the grain flour used to prepare a product has... Read more »
Low HDL cholesterol, high triglycerides, small LDL particles: the most common triad of abnormalities today behind heart disease. Along with... Read more »
Your risk of heart failure is increased by a variety of factors, such as coronary artery disease, obesity, diabetes, insulin resistance,... Read more »
If you've been following along, you know from the article "Get a Grip on Fatty Acids" that the right ratio of omega 6 to omega 3 fatty... Read more »
Food Label Guide for Whole Wheat Bread... Read more »
Eat fish at least twice a week If you like fish, this would be my first choice. Fish contains DHA . Research is starting to indicate health benefits linked to DHA alone. Fish that have the highest content of omega-3 fatty acids include...
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