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The basic idea is that the wheat we currently eat is so genetically modified that it's extremely tough on our bodies. It raises blood sugar levels which set off a domino effect of other health reactions, all of which lead to some pretty negative consequences.
I don't have celiac's or any sort of diagnosed wheat intolerance, but I originally read the book because I was interested in his scientific argument against wheat. But I've been wheat free for a couple weeks and I have to say I do feel better. I have some stomach issues that have mostly been kept at bay since stopping wheat. When I'm not perfect, I do notice the negative consequences.
If you're interested in food science or maybe you have some stomach/weight issues, this might be an interesting read. The author makes a very compelling argument for going wheat free and has numerous examples of the benefits.
I don't have celiac's or any sort of diagnosed wheat intolerance, but I originally read the book because I was interested in his scientific argument against wheat. But I've been wheat free for a couple weeks and I have to say I do feel better. I have some stomach issues that have mostly been kept at bay since stopping wheat. When I'm not perfect, I do notice the negative consequences.
If you're interested in food science or maybe you have some stomach/weight issues, this might be an interesting read. The author makes a very compelling argument for going wheat free and has numerous examples of the benefits.
Bullet Review:
Wheat is BAD because humans have done woo woo to it and we weren't mean to eat wheat and also probably not milk - oh, wait, that's totally okay, because fat is fine because that's the belief I have and all the evidence I have proves it!
Also, in addition to omitting EVERYTHING wheat, regardless if you have celiac's disease or a real wheat allergy (I am happy though that this book has made gluten-free chic and brought those afflicted with those ailments way more options in the grocery story), if you REALLY want to be healthy don't eat: rice, quinoa, lentils, more than 10 blueberries, bananas, pineapples, and oats. Eat as much cheese as you want, but limit milk and yogurt because DIABETES!
Oh, and you don't need to count calories because that's only for those horrible wheat addicted people who buy into "low fat" diets. Eating mountains of meat and cheese and avocados and (RAW ONLY!) nuts are however totes okay. I guess we don't need to worry about heart disease or gout - wait, I'm sorry, I forgot, every single health problem, from my psoriasis to arthritis to glaucoma to schizophrenia is the fault of wheat!! Not overeating junk food in general, nope, it's ALL wheat's fault!
This diet makes those raw vegan fruitarians on YouTube and Joel Furhman's diet look like a breeze. Basically 90% of the foods I regularly eat would be gone - and while I can 100% get behind excising Cheetos and McDonald's from my diet, I don't want to give up oats and EFFING STRAWBERRIES just because this guy gets off on eating mountains of cheese and RAW ONLY nuts.
If this works for you, I applaud you for the willpower and congratulate you on the success, but I don't see how this is sustainable (for either the planet or for a long term health regime) for the common person. This is just not that easy of a diet. How do you eat when traveling or entertaining? (Oh, wait, right - lie to your friends you have a wheat allergy to get out of eating food!) Who has time to go to the grocery story or farmer's market every other day to stock up on this much organic, free range meat? Oh, and if you can't afford it...well, you just better try because otherwise, you aren't being healthy!
There is more than one road to lifetime health, whether it's this nightmare program or vegatarianism, veganism, low fat, low carb, Weight Watchers, Paleo, mindful eating, Gabriel Method, Joel Fuhrman, etc. I HATE it when books like this refuse to acknowledge there is more than one avenue to health and exclusively insist their way is the ONLY way.
(BTW, this book applauds layperson, Denise Minger, whose only credentials are "I like numbers!" for "debunking" the China Study - again, not saying the China Study is the end-all, be-all, but not every scientific study is a damned conspiracy! It's my personal gut reaction to be skeptical of any book that champions her amateur work against many researchers with decades of experience in creating studies and analyzing statistical data. Read the [b:The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters|26720949|The Death of Expertise The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters|Tom Nichols|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1465583375s/26720949.jpg|46750905] for why expertise isn't a bad thing.)
If you want to eat this diet, throw out everything in your kitchen cupboards, head to the woods and start chasing down rabbits and foraging mushrooms.
Wheat is BAD because humans have done woo woo to it and we weren't mean to eat wheat and also probably not milk - oh, wait, that's totally okay, because fat is fine because that's the belief I have and all the evidence I have proves it!
Also, in addition to omitting EVERYTHING wheat, regardless if you have celiac's disease or a real wheat allergy (I am happy though that this book has made gluten-free chic and brought those afflicted with those ailments way more options in the grocery story), if you REALLY want to be healthy don't eat: rice, quinoa, lentils, more than 10 blueberries, bananas, pineapples, and oats. Eat as much cheese as you want, but limit milk and yogurt because DIABETES!
Oh, and you don't need to count calories because that's only for those horrible wheat addicted people who buy into "low fat" diets. Eating mountains of meat and cheese and avocados and (RAW ONLY!) nuts are however totes okay. I guess we don't need to worry about heart disease or gout - wait, I'm sorry, I forgot, every single health problem, from my psoriasis to arthritis to glaucoma to schizophrenia is the fault of wheat!! Not overeating junk food in general, nope, it's ALL wheat's fault!
This diet makes those raw vegan fruitarians on YouTube and Joel Furhman's diet look like a breeze. Basically 90% of the foods I regularly eat would be gone - and while I can 100% get behind excising Cheetos and McDonald's from my diet, I don't want to give up oats and EFFING STRAWBERRIES just because this guy gets off on eating mountains of cheese and RAW ONLY nuts.
If this works for you, I applaud you for the willpower and congratulate you on the success, but I don't see how this is sustainable (for either the planet or for a long term health regime) for the common person. This is just not that easy of a diet. How do you eat when traveling or entertaining? (Oh, wait, right - lie to your friends you have a wheat allergy to get out of eating food!) Who has time to go to the grocery story or farmer's market every other day to stock up on this much organic, free range meat? Oh, and if you can't afford it...well, you just better try because otherwise, you aren't being healthy!
There is more than one road to lifetime health, whether it's this nightmare program or vegatarianism, veganism, low fat, low carb, Weight Watchers, Paleo, mindful eating, Gabriel Method, Joel Fuhrman, etc. I HATE it when books like this refuse to acknowledge there is more than one avenue to health and exclusively insist their way is the ONLY way.
(BTW, this book applauds layperson, Denise Minger, whose only credentials are "I like numbers!" for "debunking" the China Study - again, not saying the China Study is the end-all, be-all, but not every scientific study is a damned conspiracy! It's my personal gut reaction to be skeptical of any book that champions her amateur work against many researchers with decades of experience in creating studies and analyzing statistical data. Read the [b:The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters|26720949|The Death of Expertise The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters|Tom Nichols|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1465583375s/26720949.jpg|46750905] for why expertise isn't a bad thing.)
If you want to eat this diet, throw out everything in your kitchen cupboards, head to the woods and start chasing down rabbits and foraging mushrooms.
Takeaway — wheat can cause belly problems so go gluten free, naturally, not with processed foods labeled “gluten-free”