Eating the Scenery: FAQ

1) Why was your thyroid medication reduced when you went grain free?

Gluten and thyroid disease

2) Why don't you eat grains and legumes?

Why no grains?

Grain Pain?

Why no legumes?

3) Are there doctors who are recommending this way of eating?

Dr. C. Vicky Beer

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4) Can't I just eat anything I want, in moderation?

Does this all seem extreme?

5) Why do I feel like this diet may have validity, even though it contradicts what my doctor, culture and advertising media tell me?

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Short and not so sweet

Grains, sugars and flours are high in dense carbohydrates, and when consumed, raise insulin levels in the body. Insulin instructs the carbohydrate calories to be stored as body fat, often on the belly. High circulating blood insulin (from eating frequently and/or ingesting high-carb foods) creates inflammation (a blood marker as high C-reactive protein), an indicator of several disease conditions.

Grains and legumes also contain lectins, mild toxins that over time irritate and damage the gut lining, causing food particles to pass through it into the bloodstream, setting off a host of autoimmune conditions. Grains and legumes are fed to cows to fatten them; cows were designed to eat, and prefer, grass.

Healthy fats are from fish, grassfed meats, ghee, coconut oil, avocadoes, eggs, and some nuts. Healthy fats do not cause heart disease, but help prevent it through reducing inflammation in the body. Extracted seed oils (canola, soy, cottonseed) raise Omega 6 levels and also promote inflammation. Inflammation promotes heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and a host of other diseases.

Packaged, processed foods designed for taste, addictive qualities, and thus profit, CAN be eliminated from the diet and replaced with fresh, whole foods.

“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.”

--Arthur Schopenhauer, philosopher (1788 - 1860)

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