The next Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox Challenge is scheduled to start Wednesday, April 19th!
Through my New York Times bestseller, Wheat Belly, millions of people learned how to reverse years of chronic health problems by removing wheat from their daily diets. Now, I have created an easy and accessible 10-Day Detox Program.
The Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox supplies you with carefully designed meal plans and delicious recipes to fully eliminate wheat and related grains in the shortest time possible. Perfect for those who may have fallen off the wagon or for newcomers who need a jump-start for weight loss, this new addition to the Wheat Belly phenomenon guides you through the complete 10-Day Detox experience.
In addition to the brand-new quick-start program, I’ll teach you:
- How to recognize and reduce wheat-withdrawal symptoms,
- How to avoid common landmines that can sabotage success
- How to use nutritional supplements to further advance weight loss and health benefits
The Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox also includes:
Inspiring testimonials from people who have completed the program (and have now made grain-free eating a way of life)
Exciting new recipes to help get your entire family on board
To join the Detox Challenge:
Step 1
Get the book. And read it (at least the first 5 chapters). Detox Challenge participants should be informed and active in order to get the most out of the challenge and private Facebook group.
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1JqzMea
Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/wheatbelly10daygraindetox-bn
Indiebound: http://bit.ly/1KwcFTQ
Or grab the course from Rodale.
https://www.rodaleu.com/courses/wheat-belly-10-day-grain-detox
(The PLATINUM level INCLUDES the book.)
Using the code DETOX saves you $20+ when you checkout.
Step 2
Come join the Private Facebook Group.
http://bit.ly/WheatBelly-PrivateFBGroup
Step 3
Head back to the Private Facebook Group starting Tuesday, April 18th (the day before the official start of the Challenge) and onwards for tips, videos, and discussions to help you get through your detox and reprogram your body for rapid weight loss and health. Dr. Davis will be posting video instructions and answers to your questions.
Need support? Lapsed and want to get back on board? Join the thousands of people who are losing weight and regaining health by following the Wheat Belly 10-Day Grain Detox. Join us if you desire support through the sometimes unpleasant process of wheat/grain detoxification and withdrawal or if you are among those who previously followed the program but lapsed, and now want to get back on board as confidently as possible—this Detox Challenge was made for you.
Yours in grainless health,
Dr. William Davis
Are there any dietary options for Vegetarians? Thanks…
Suzanne Geraci wrote: «Are there any dietary options for Vegetarians?»
The program can be adapted to being vegetarian, or even vegan. Many of the recipes are vegetarian, and others can be adapted.
But many nutritional deficiencies lurk. See: Doing Wheat Belly as Vegetarian.
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How long will I have access to the course?
Kim wrote: «How long will I have access to the course?»
I’ve made an inquiry to Rodale, and will share any info obtained.
It’s pretty clear that the Platinum course level offers “Enjoy lifetime access to the course…”
But even for the basic enrollment, the Terms seem to imply extended access: “B.Per Course Fees. Once you pay your fee on a per course basis you will have the right to access the course at any time so long as the Service and the course are available.”
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re: «I’ve made an inquiry to Rodale, and will share any info obtained.»
They responded today with:
“Purchasing a course on Rodale U is a onetime fee at time of registration, granting you unlimited access to the course. There are no reoccurring charges/payments.”
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I have made several of the recipes in the Wheat Belly Cookbook and when the recipe talks about “sweetener” I don’t use it and they still turn out okay. Sometimes I put a few drops of vanilla essence in – which gives quite a sweet flavour.
Janet Redbond wrote: «Sometimes I put a few drops of vanilla essence in – which gives quite a sweet flavour.»
What brand and product is that?
I’m not able to quickly find Ingredients lists for any products identifying as “essence” (vs. “extract”, or “flavoring”).
Random extracts can have various issues, from being principally sugar, to emulsifiers, as well as artificial ingredients.
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Dr. Davis, please comment on Dr. Bruce Fife’s artice on The Stevia Myth.
http://thinkinginbinary.net/crc/hwnl_14-1.htm
In your past article dated August 2, 2016 in this blog, you say stevia in its purest form is fine.
Would like to know your thoughts on the above link.
Thank you!
Priscilla wrote: «Dr. Davis, please comment…»
I’m not Dr. Davis, who may or may not comment, but let me first point out that the Wheat Belly advice on sweeteners is always subject to change, both as more attractive products come to market, and as verdicts change on others (like sucralose, which used to be in, and fell out a few years ago).
Stevia remains in. Some people find the taste/aftertaste objectionable, and may skip it on those grounds, or use a blend with other safe sweeteners. Stevia is pretty intensely sweet and doesn’t have the physical chemistry of sucrose, which can complicate adaptation of recipes, but this also means that the total amount in a recipe is tiny.
Concerns about alternative sweeteners include:
• Does it provoke blood glucose (BG)?
This is pretty easy to test at home for anyone skeptical about program advice.
• Is it microbiome-safe?
My understanding is that this why sucralose was dropped.
• Does it game BG by including fructose?
The Ingredients list tells the tale here.
• Does it have any other adverse effects?
These might include above-moderate cephalic phase insulin response, above-moderate transient gastric stimulation, CNS effects or behavioral issues.
re: «…on Dr. Bruce Fife’s article on The Stevia Myth.»
In the WB context, that article contains a lot of borderline straw man arguments (debunking things that WB doesn’t claim or rely on). But I’ll address several of his topics:
Myth 1: Stevia is Harmless Because it Comes from a Plant
That’s pure straw man argument. Anyone with that level of ignorance wouldn’t survive their first instance of mistaking hemlock for celery.
Myth 2: Stevia is an Herbal Sweetener
WB doesn’t make that claim. What is true is that stevia (and rebiana) are plant extracts, and not synthetics. Further, even if it were full synthetic (and that might happen), what matters are the biologic effects. It might be just a coincidence that all the full synthetics are presently on the WB avoid list.
Myth 3: Stevia is Not Addictive
Wheat Belly Total Health, page 153 (Chap. 7) “An occasional person will experience triggering of their sweet tooth with these sweeteners, leading to cravings for other sweet foods, but it is uncommon.” This is a potential issue for anything that tastes sweet. Bruce’s argument makes no claim that stevia is more troublesome in this regard than anything else.
Myth 4: Stevia Aids in Weight Loss
Bruce resorts to guilt-by-association here (emphasis added): “Studies show that when people add non-caloric sweeteners into their diets, they tend to gain weight, not lose it.”.
Fife cite #3 (Fowler):
This did not segregate beverage by sweetener type, and probably could not have for stevia, because there was only one product on the US market then (Zevia). It had to be sold as a supplement then, and had a market share well under 0.01%. That sugar pop vs. artificially-sweetened pop often has the same outcome is true, but Bruce apparently wants us, for some reason, to think a stevia pop would have the same problem, although it appears that’s never been tested.
Fife cite #4 (Blum):
This was a 20056 study, so could not have included any stevia arms or cohorts.
Fife cite #5 (Swithers):
This tested rodents with stevia, but for some reason they used 3× too much stevia vs. sugar, based on their own statement that stevia is 250-300× sweeter – so not sure quite what to make of that.
Fife cite #6 (Yang):
This is a 2010 meta-analysis, that has a nice overview of the beverage market to that point, but, unsurprisingly, nothing specifically on stevia.
Myth 5: Stevia is Good for Digestive Health
WB does not claim that. Dr. Davis does, however, take gut flora consequences into consideration when selecting sweeteners. Bruce has two cites. #7 is pay-walled, but being from 2006, odds are it has no meaningful stevia content. #8 is also pay-walled, but what of it I can see suggests that it also ignored stevia.
Myth 6: Stevia is Good for Diabetics because it Does Not Affect Blood Sugar
And after writing that click-bait heading, Bruce immediately admits “While stevia has little effect on blood sugar levels directly…” Well, he does have a book to sell.
Here’s a paper which for some reason Bruce didn’t cite in the article (you’ll have to check the book):
Anton SD, Martin CK, Han H, Coulon S, Cefalu WT, Geiselman P, et al. Effects of stevia, aspartame, and sucrose on food intake, satiety, and postprandial glucose and insulin levels. Appetite. 2010;55(1):37-43. Epub 2010/03/23. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2010.03.009
“Specifically, postprandial insulin levels were significantly reduced at 30 and 60 minutes after the test lunch meal in the stevia condition compared to the aspartame condition…”
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I need info on the e-line course….I have only so many giga bites a month……and I am not good at computer stuff……so can it be paid for and down loaded, like an e-book or e-program?????? My husband down loads a lot of stuff for me, then transfers it to my computer, so I don’t need the internet to watch………………………….and I can keep going back to read…is it possible???? Thank ou for your time…..also does it cost to “join” the closed group???? I have joined others that are free, but not sure of yours………………..Thank you for your time….Marie
Marie Pires-Kettering wrote: «…e-line course … can it be paid for and down loaded…»
I’ve not taken any Rodale eCourses, but from my experience with similar courses, and the lack of any obvious option for a media (DVD) version of it, I would guess that it is only available as streamed video. Perhaps someone who has taken it can confirm, and provide an estimate for total minute of streaming time (from which we could form an estimate of megabits).
re: «…also does it cost to “join” the closed group?»
As far as I know, you only need to have a Facebook account (which I don’t, by the way, so I’ve not run through that program either).
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I might add that eCourse and the Challenge appear to be entirely separate. One does not require the other.
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