Glyphosate: Why Eating Organic Really Does Matter

Found on: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/bulletproofexec/~3/EOVP3Q4TG9U/ Glyphosate is the most widely used pesticide in the world. It’s the active ingredient in Roundup, the star product of agrochemical giant Monsanto. Glyphosate tends to divide people. Some say it’s entirely safe, while others swear it’s a deadly toxin. Both sides of the aisle get heated…

Dana Carpender’s Easy No-Sugar-Added Ketchup

Found on: http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/2017/06/dana-carpenders-easy-no-sugar-added-ketchup/ Prolific low-carb cookbook author and friend, Dana Carpender, shared this recipe for ketchup made without sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, fructose, or the newly-named “corn sweetener.” Instead, she chose the natural sweeteners, monk fruit and erythritol, found in Virtue Sweetener, also the most economical of natural, non-caloric sweeteners.…

Grain-Free Strawberry Shortcake

Found on: http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/2017/06/grain-free-strawberry-shortcake/ Everyone loves Strawberry Shortcake! And, because this version is made without grains or added sugars, it is also healthy (provided you include dairy in your program). Be warned, however: Because there are no appetite-stimulating grains or added sugars, one Shortcake is impressively filling! The almond flour-based dough…

Thyroid Testing— Is your doctor missing something?

Found on: http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/2017/05/thyroid-testing-doctor-missing-something/ Similar to the gas pedal in your car, the thyroid controls the “speed” of your metabolism. It fine-tunes the function of virtually every tissue in the body, from the lowly cells responsible for creating fingernails to the nerve cells in the brain that guide memory and thought.…

DIY Vitamin D

Found on: http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/2017/05/diy-vitamin-d/ [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE18JIfq9m0?feature=oembed&w=740&h=416] Given the critical importance of vitamin D in overall health—prevention of fractures, increased bone density, reduced insulin levels, reduced risk for multiple forms of cancer and dementia, reduced cardiovascular mortality, etc.—you’d think that doctors would be experts in managing it correctly. Sadly, that is not…

Children’s learning and behavior on Wheat Belly

Found on: http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/2017/05/children-learning-behavior-wheat-belly/   Katheren posted this interesting observation about her children on the Wheat Belly Facebook page: “I put my kiddos on the Wheat Belly lifestyle about 3 weeks ago and have discovered the following: “My daughter (age 6): -no longer has anger issues (she would get angry quickly…