Wellness

[JeanLouiseFinch]

Have you read the book? What are your thoughts? Impressions? Have you changed your diet due to the information the book provided? I've just begun reading it, so still taking it all in.

[lovesrecess]

I heard about this book on TV a while back when it first came out but have not read it yet ; the premise of the book made sense to me based on what the author said, but it is hard to imagine that civilization has survived this many centuries eating grains!

[JeanLouiseFinch]

Survived, maybe, but maybe not thrived. Like I said, I'm just getting into it, but the connection between grains, carbs, gluten, sugars, diabetes, and brain disease is pretty interesting.

[willdob3]

Great book. It should be required reading. I read it soon after it came out.

It did not cause me to make any changes; I had already eliminated all grains quite a bit earlier.

[Clover29]

""Wildly preposterous"" is what one of the book's critics - an epidemiologist - said.

[serenity4ever]

I read it and was quite impressed with it. I haven't eaten grains in a few years but his book only proved exactly why I don't eat them, so for myself it was a good read...

[CatLoverDogsToo]

Hello serenityforever,

I read the book after seeing the author on public television. I had been eliminating grains prior to reading it, but it did reaffirm my thoughts on grain and blood sugar control. There was a lot of information to consider concerning many health issues. I think the author, a neurologist, is definitely onto something and I am glad I read it. Hope you also find information useful to you.

[serenity4ever]

The book addressed the following regarding high carbohydrate, low fat diets

A Mayo Clinic study published earlier this year in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease found that people 70 and older with a high-carbohydrate diet face a risk of developing mild cognitive impairment 3.6 times higher than those who follow low-carb regimens. Those with the diets highest in sugar did not fare much better. However, subjects with the diets highest in fat were 42% less likely to face cognitive impairment than the participants whose diets were lowest in fat.

Further research published in the New England Journal of Medicine in August showed that people with even mildly elevated levels of blood sugar — too low to register as a Type 2 diabetes risk — still had a significantly higher risk of developing dementia.

[serenity4ever]

On 5/19/2014 Cat Lover Dogs too said:

Hello serenityforever,

I read the book after seeing the author on public television. I had been eliminating grains prior to reading it, but it did reaffirm my thoughts on grain and blood sugar control. There was a lot of information to consider concerning many health issues. I think the author, a neurologist, is definitely onto something and I am glad I read it. Hope you also find information useful to you.

Hi! I agree it was definitely a book that I enjoyed. The medical community may have some reservations about what he is saying but I think he is ahead of his time and some of his ideas will go mainstream in years to come.

[Kay SD]

I stopped eating grains and immediately felt better. My entire digestive system is happy again! My skin is better. I lost weight. My ankles don't swell. My sinuses are clear. And eliminating grains automatically eliminates most processed food, too.Will it do any of that for you? Who knows? I tried it as an experiment, myself. It feels good to know what is right for me.