It's been one months since I started my juice fast. I fasted for 15 days, then transitioned back to solid food, but have dedicated myself to a vegan/ mostly raw food diet.
A week ago I made the choice to go wheat free on the advice of a good friend who is studying to be a holistic nutritionist. I had noticed that some of my negative health symptoms returned after my fast, and was a bit discouraged. My friend Chantale asked me to be part of a case study for her, and after she analyzed all the survey forms I filled out, she said that there was a strong indication that I was gluten intolerant. She explained what the symptoms were that indicated this, and I agreed that it seemed to be the case. I volunteered to go Gluten free, and keep a food, and sleep journal.
It's been a week with no wheat, and all of my negative symptoms have disappeared. I feel great. Lots of energy, and much happier. I started reading the book "Wheat Belly" by Dr. William Davis, and it's really opened my eyes to a lot of information about modern wheat. I would recommend it to everyone.
One month later stats: Weight: 160 lbs, waist 34" (at widest point, not my pant size), lots of energy, optimistic, and generally feeling good.
I read "Wheat Belly" too! It's a great book! Of course, I don't like his "it's cool to have dairy/eggs/meat" thing, esp considering he's a cardiologist & should know better but the info about wheat is still really helpful. :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I thought it was a bit hypocritical of him to flame Dr. Campbell for ignoring the impact of wheat while he himself glossed over the impact of meat.
ReplyDeleteI guess it's good that they each have a cause that they've put so much hard work into though. I'm meat and wheat free because of their efforts.