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Oh no no no..I wasn't lumping YOU in with Ricky-baby. I was lumping the suckers who believe one-line soundbites in, with the suckers who believe the Ricky-babies of the forum. When someone says "Dr. Smith says filing your fingernails down until they bleed is good for your iron count" - it's likely that there will be SOMEONE who reads it, and actually tries it. Just check the oil pulling thread in alternative med and you'll see people who INSIST that it cures anything from gum infections to athlete's foot.
Have you tried it? Maybe it works; I don't know but I'm sure Stephen Barrett thinks it's stupid. It's non-invasive so probably harmless and I'm sure it kills fewer people per year than lipitor does. Looking to see if wheat could be the root of your problems is not the same as believing in some hocus-pocus anyway--we already know that people do have problems with it--the question for anyone is: am I one of them?
And lucky609, I would say that you are absolutely right if our food supply hadn't been tampered with so much, but it has. I can tell you right now that I do not want to believe that wheat is bad for me--I love the stuff with all my heart and I make a dam good loaf of homemade bread and it has been my favorite foodstuff all of my life from my very earliest memories. When I came home from school and wanted a snack I ate toast. And guess what? I've had a pot belly all of my life and so did my mother. Do you really think I want to believe this? Do you really think I consider this an easy way to lose weight? It's obvious that you don't know me very well.
Ditching the wheat would certainly lead to weight loss, for me, because I overconsume it. Lots of empty calories and starchy carbs filling my belly, instead of nutrient-dense foods that would benefit me more. But it's not because it's wheat. It's because it's me, overeating something that I absolutely love to eat. Some people can't eat only one potato chip. I can't eat only one slice of garlic bread.
Ditching the wheat would certainly lead to weight loss, for me, because I overconsume it. Lots of empty calories and starchy carbs filling my belly, instead of nutrient-dense foods that would benefit me more. But it's not because it's wheat. It's because it's me, overeating something that I absolutely love to eat. Some people can't eat only one potato chip. I can't eat only one slice of garlic bread.
I also can't have only one fried clam.
You sound addicted. Why not try it for 4 weeks and see what happens? I will warn you though--I actually went thru withdrawal this week but funny thing is now I don't really miss it even though there is no food on earth that I love better than a hot homemade roll slathered with butter. Last night I got a little bit by accident and noticed a subtle burning sensation in my gut--nothing exactly painful but not quite right.
You sound addicted. Why not try it for 4 weeks and see what happens? I will warn you though--I actually went thru withdrawal this week but funny thing is now I don't really miss it even though there is no food on earth that I love better than a hot homemade roll slathered with butter. Last night I got a little bit by accident and noticed a subtle burning sensation in my gut--nothing exactly painful but not quite right.
I don't have any reason to do it. Also, I'm not addicted to wheat. I just really love bread. If there was no bread, and only Wheatina, I wouldn't eat the wheatina instead. I don't like Wheatina (I used to love it when I was a kid but grew out of it). I eat shredded wheat in the morning alternating with oatmeal for breakfast, but only because it's fortified, has a sugar coating on it, and isn't as bad for me as Lucky Charms. I don't feel any burning need to consume it. I don't get any burning sensation in my gut when I eat wheat. In fact, I get no ill effects from it at all. I just really enjoy the taste of bread, and the smell of yeast dough rising in the oven makes me drool.
I don't deprive myself of things I don't -need- to deprive myself of. Since eating wheat isn't making me sick, and it obviously isn't making me fat (since I've lost weight, while still consuming it), I have no reason to stop eating it.
Although this is not proof of anything, the proliferation of gluten-free products on store shelves and the advertising of gluten free on products that don't naturally contain it, does indicate that gluten is being considered seriously by more than just a few 'follow-the-one-liners'
The same for soy,almond and rice milks.
I do believe there is more than just a fad happening.
Although this is not proof of anything, the proliferation of gluten-free products on store shelves and the advertising of gluten free on products that don't naturally contain it, does indicate that gluten is being considered seriously by more than just a few 'follow-the-one-liners'
The same for soy,almond and rice milks.
I do believe there is more than just a fad happening.
And when Atkins was at its hey day all the shelves were lined with low and no carb foods. Just because there is a proliferation of certain items on the shelf does not mean that they are actually working. Its just the latest bandwagon people are jumping on. For some it works, for some they have to adhere to a gluten free diet due to medical reasons, but for most its a non issue.
Soy milk, almond and rice milks have been around for a long time and they are good alternatives for people who are lactose intolerant. My kids love soy milk and we have no dietary issues here.
You may be right but seems to me that lo-carb is/was not a fad even if the general public is ignoring it......which is obvious when simply looking around and in the increase in Type 2 diabetes
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