| Description |
xii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-285) and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Wheat: the unhealthy whole grain -- What belly? ; Not your grandma's muffins: the creation of modern wheat -- Wheat deconstructed -- pt. 2. Wheat and its head-to-toe destruction of health. Hey, man, wanna buy some exorphins? The addictive properties of wheat -- Your wheat belly is showing: the wheat/obesity connection -- Hello, intestine. It's me, wheat. Wheat and celiac disease -- Diabetes nation: wheat and insulin resistance -- Dropping acid: wheat as the great pH disrupter -- Cataracts, wrinkles, and dowager's humps: wheat and the aging process -- My particles are bigger than yours: wheat and heart disease -- It's all in your head: wheat and the brain -- Bagel face: wheat's destructive effect on the skin -- pt. 3. Say goodbuy to wheat. Goodbye, wheat: create a healthy, delicious, wheat-free life -- Appendix A: Looking for wheat in all the wrong places -- Appendix B: Healthy wheat belly: shrinking recipes. |
| Summary |
After witnessing over two thousand patients regain their health after giving up wheat, the author, a cardiologist, has concluded that wheat is the single largest contributor to the obesity epidemic. Here, he offers a step-by-step plan for a wheat-free lifestyle. He explains how eliminating wheat from our diets can prevent fat storage, shrink unsightly bulges, and reverse myriad health problems. |
| Subject |
Wheat-free diet -- Recipes.
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Gluten-free diet -- Recipes.
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| ISBN |
9781609617400 hardcover |
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1609617401 hardcover |
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9781609611545 paperback |
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1609611543 paperback |
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9781609614799 paperback |
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