“So this is your brain on wheat: Digestion yields morphine-like compounds that bind to the brain’s opiate receptors. It induces a form… — William Davis Copy Share Image
“However, many gluten-free foods are made by replacing wheat flour with cornstarch, rice starch, potato starch, or tapioca starch (starch extracted from… — William Davis Copy Share Image
“You should look for meats labeled “uncured” and without sodium nitrite listed on the label (not to be confused with nitrates). Of… — William Davis Food Copy Share Image
“Use oils generously. Curtailing oil is entirely unnecessary, part of the nutritional dietary blunders of the past forty years. Use healthy oils… — William Davis Food Copy Share Image
“Eat raw nuts. Raw almonds, walnuts, pecans, pistachios, hazelnuts, Brazil nuts, and cashews are wonderful. And you can eat as much as… — William Davis Copy Share Image
“Summary: Wheat Belly Detox Supplements Look for the supplements we use in the Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox in health food stores.… — William Davis Food Copy Share Image
“While vegetables should be consumed ad libitum, fruit should be consumed in limited quantities. Sure, fruit contains healthy components, such as flavonoids,… — William Davis Copy Share Image
“In one of Dr. Westman’s recent studies, 84 obese diabetics followed a strict low-carbohydrate diet—no wheat, cornstarch, sugars, potatoes, rice, or fruit,… — William Davis Food Copy Share Image
“Outside of gliadin, few things share such a lock-picking, intestinal-disrupting talent. Other factors that trigger zonulin and disrupt intestinal permeability include the… — William Davis Food Copy Share Image
“MEATS SHOULD BE UNCURED AND UNPROCESSED AND SHOULD NOT CONTAIN SODIUM NITRITE. Sausage, pepperoni, bacon, salami, and other processed meats often contain… — William Davis Food Copy Share Image
“Indeed, grains—especially wheat and corn—are in salad dressings, seasoning mixes, licorice, frozen dinners, breakfast cereals, canned soups, dried soup mixes, rotisserie chickens,… — William Davis Copy Share Image
“In daily life, the pH of the body is locked at 7.4, thanks to the elaborate control systems in place. By-products of… — William Davis Daily life Copy Share Image
“A similar cautionary note that applies to nonwheat grains also applies to legumes (outside of peanuts). Kidney beans, black beans, Spanish beans,… — William Davis Food Copy Share Image
“Bulgur, kamut, barley, triticale, and rye share genetic heritage with wheat and therefore have at least some of the potential effects of… — William Davis Food Copy Share Image
“Consume in limited quantities Non-cheese dairy—milk, cottage cheese, yogurt, butter Fruit—Berries are the best: blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, cranberries, and cherries. Be… — William Davis Food Copy Share Image
“The amazing thing about wheat elimination is that removing this food that triggers appetite and addictive behavior forges a brand-new relationship with… — William Davis Food Copy Share Image
“LESSONS FROM A WHEAT-FREE EXPERIMENT An interesting fact: Whole wheat bread (glycemic index 72) increases blood sugar as much as or more… — William Davis Copy Share Image
“Clear your kitchen of all obvious wheat and grain sources •Wheat-based products: bread, rolls, breakfast cereals, pasta, orzo, bagels, muffins, pancakes and… — William Davis Food Copy Share Image
“almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, walnuts) make great hot cereals for breakfast, heated with milk, coconut milk or water, unsweetened almond milk, or soymilk,… — William Davis Copy Share Image
“Therefore, wheat products elevate blood sugar levels more than virtually any other carbohydrate, from beans to candy bars. This has important implications… — William Davis Copy Share Image
