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There are A LOT of skeptics out there who think removing wheat from the diet is just a fad and every one is jumping on the bandwagon. Instead of jumping to this conclusion I encourage everyone to read this article on Discovery News. If this article opens up your mind a bit I'd recommend listening to the interview below. Now, If you're at the edge of your seat fulfilled with scientific explanation I would encourage you to read Dr. Davis' book, "Wheat Belly", it's honestly an amazing educational book. If you're a skeptic who needs evidence, please read his book. He's a cardiologist and cites hundreds of journal articles.
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Dr. Oz video clip about cholesterol
I think everyone needs to see this. Hopefully since Dr. Oz covered this topic, it'll be taken seriously now. It's difficult to put your reputation on the line and state conclusions like this to the public but a cardiologist and a nutritional doctor are coming out of the woodwork to say sugar intake and inflammation contribute to heart disease rather than cholesterol intake. They go on to say the LDL particle size test is more important than just testing how much LDL there is because not all LDL is bad cholesterol. Like I mentioned in a previous article, cholesterol has so many important functions, so if we can decrease heart disease through exercise, limiting sugar intake and choosing foods that are anti-inflammatory we can prevent all the nasty consequences of taking statins. Statins are necessary for certain populations but they are definitely over-prescribed. In the near future I will be addressing how being on statins may affect menopause and andropause. A couple tips to reduce sugar besides the obvious are:
Some ways to reduce inflammation are:
Some sources of inflammation are:
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