Fascinating, well researched facts about wheat and it’s effect on our health including how the wheat we eat today is so different from that our grandparents ate.

William Davis is a practising cardiologist in the US who has seen extraordinary results putting more than 2,000 of his patients on a wheat free diet.

If you imagine our evolution spread out over a one year time span then the time we added grains to our diets would only be in the last 24 hours of that year. Now the consumption of grains such as breakfast cereals, bread, rice and pasta account for over 30% of our daily calorie intake. Basically for the majority of people we just can’t cope with the wheat based diet that most of the population consume. Just think about it -some wheat based cereal for breakfast, a sandwich for lunch and off home in the evening to a large bowl of pasta. Add to that the quality of the grain is nothing like that of our ancestors (prior to the industrial revolution grains were hardly processed) and we wonder why so many people nowadays have digestive issues.

However life does sometimes get in the way and I usually recommend that as long as you stick to the primal rule 80% of the time then for the other 20% you can let go a little.

I eat a pretty healthy diet myself basing most of my meals on protein and vegetables with very little bread and pasta. I have noticed though that since christmas that 80/20 rule has slipped a little and I’m starting to get some digestive issues and the arthritis that I have in my fingers and knees has started to get more painful, not to mention the jeans getting tight. It’s time to take action!

A couple of days ago I decided to ditch the grains altogether for the next month and monitor the results. I’ll keep you posted how I get along and share with you my meal choices and improvements in health and weight loss along the way.

keep healthy

We are going to be at their Taster Day in Hove this coming Sunday February 5th between 11am and 3pm offering Body Composition Analysis (booking is advised, call Revitalise Hove on 01273 738389)

If you’d like to know if Nutritional Therapy may be of benefit to you or you want more information about the Metabolic Balance® programme then we’ll be happy to give advice.

We’ll be posting information about health and nutrition, looking at the latest research and how it applies to our lifestyles and food choices and discussing what foods are in season and throwing in the odd recipe here and there.

I’m a degree qualified Nutritional Therapist and offer nutritional services at clinics in Epsom, Surbiton and Bookham.

My main areas of  interest are weight loss and digestive health and I regularly attend seminars and conferences to keep up to date with all the latest research.

I’m looking forward to sharing my thoughts and ideas with you all

Wishing you all a healthy and happy 2012