With all I have been reading about wheat, gluten and it's high glycemic index we recently decided to give up wheat all together and see if it made an improvement in out health. Well let me tell you if definitely made a difference! My husband suffers from stomach issues such as IBS and chronic heartburn. Since giving up the wheat his stomach issues have calmed down and he hasn't had the need for antacids either. IN the first month he lost 15 pounds without working out and he has been consuming King sized Snicker bars!
Studies indicate that Wheat and gluten rank up there next to sugar in how our body processes it, but after this last month I would say it is worse than sugar. My husband consumed chocolate and candy and didn't have the heartburn issues that he used to have with those foods. That tells me the wheat was a huge factor and that the wheat had a large impact on our health.
To further strengthen my belief that wheat needs to stay gone from our diets, we have 3 boys, ranging from 15 to 22, and their complexions have cleared up significantly since I have taken the wheat away. You can really see it in our 15 year old.
It wasn't easy giving up the wheat. But now that it is completely gone I can't imagine going back to it. In the beginning I watched our carbs a bunch to make sure we were getting enough. Carbohydrates are super important for energy levels, without them we could get lethargic and dizzy so I made sure that we had other sources of carbs in our diet.
If you have jumped on the gluten free band wagon, let us know about it and how it has affected you.
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