Vitamin Study In Older Women

Arch Intern Med -- Abstract: Dietary Supplements and Mortality Rate in Older Women: The Iowa Women's

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Dr. Hyman posted this on Facebook.  I am glad that he clarified some of the facts of the study.  It seems to be flawed.  (Big surprise?  No.)   I feel more comfortable with my own vitamin supplements after reading this article.  Thanks to Dr. Hyman.  I just hope too many people were not influenced by the media hype.  I have my own reasons for thinking from the beginning that the study was flawed.  (Think big pharma.)

Einkorn Wheat

I am still reading "Wheat Belly," by William Davis, MD.  It's very interesting how wheat has changed and evolved over the years.  Einkorn wheat is the ancient variety of wheat grown before "modernizing, " (is that a word?) came to be.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einkorn_wheat

http://www.growseed.org/einkorn.html

Wheat Belly

I had "Wheat Belly, by William Davis, MD. waiting in the wings while I finished reading "Life Without Bread."  I have just begun reading, so will withhold any comments until I have had time to read more.

Harvard says you should eat this

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/pyramid/index.html

"Healthy whole grains?" Just look around you.

Life Without Bread

I finished the book, "Life Without bread," by Christian B. Allan, PHD. and Wolfgang Lutz, MD. It was a very enlightening book. I found out that I am already doing almost everything the two doctors recommend. I have been following the low carbohydrate lifestyle for over ten years. They recommend no more than 72 grams per day and divide it into Bread Units. 12 grams=1 Bread Unit. So, no more than 6 Bread Units per day. I do not count min, but I doubt that I eat that many per day.

I have been doing research on wheat and decided to eliminate it from my diet once and for all. Wheat has always been a no-no for me except for the small amounts of 100% whole grain I allowed myself for a sandwich. After reading this book, there will be no more wheat for me. This is not a book review, so I won't go into detail about the story of wheat, except to say...educate yourself on the subject. The wheat today is not the same wheat our ancestors made their bread with.