September 7th, 2012 - A Bad Tank of Gas

Hey gang - sorry this is late, I had some work issues I needed to handle early morning so I am stopping for second to send our family blog. As you know I am constantly reading and checking current trends for our health journey. Someone contacted me yesterday about a book they just read entitled Wheat Belly.....lose the weight, lose the weight. I did some research and found some really cool stuff. HOWEVER, as you also know, there's always the counter. While a lot of what I believe is found in this link I am providing today (for your research enjoyment), I did find an article that refuted some of the research in the book. However, the writer of the article did say that a lot of the principles in the book are legit, as he lives in a gluten free world, but he wanted everyone to know that some of the research statistics are out of balance and might be misleading. With that being said.....I did find this blog to have some interesting reading. I did love the recipe at the top. The blog writer does support the use of wheat flour and xylitol, which I do as well, and several of the responders to the blog have some insight into gluten free products that can actually cause weight gain. The web address is wheatbellyblog.com ****interesting reading, but remember to examine everything and always listen to the Holy Spirit and your doctor. Some of the weight loss seems to be rapid, but some of the recipes are RIGHT in line with what I would cook. All in all, we are better to remain with our whole foods approach (although sprouted Ezekiel bread seems to get good reviews - you'll read that as well if you keep scrolling) and keep offering our bodies foods God created in their purest forms. I know cooking can be a chore, but so can disease. AMEN! God has provided a group of foods for our refueling; man has provided a group of processed foods for "refueling" as well. Ever get a bad tank of gas????? Your car doesn't respond the same does it??? Neither does your body. Right? If you do some research on the book, please share your thoughts? I always want to be sharpened! Enjoy your weekend and stay ahead of the planning. Remember......if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. PK