If you're thinking about adopting a healthier diet, you need to consider gluten-free diet, that's a great idea.
Agri-food experts report that right now, 99 % of the wheat on the market is genetically modified (GMO), and this factor is linked to a large number of health problems.
Wheat genetically modified It contains more genes than the original wild wheat grain that was eaten centuries ago. These extra genes make people susceptible to developing wheat and gluten allergies and gluten intolerance. This rarely happens with the original wild wheat plant, or emmer wheat.
This genetically modified wheat has been associated with approximately 300 different diseases, including diabetes, neurological disorders, infertility, migraines, irritable bowel syndrome, gastric disturbances, Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis, heart arrhythmias, heart disease, high blood pressure, and any other degenerative disease. So when you stop eating wheat and other grains that contain gluten, you give your body a chance to rest and heal. (You just have to stop eating them; otherwise, you’ll start the cycle all over again.)
Below is an example of a gluten-free diet:
Breakfast:
| Protein (g) | Carbs (g) | Fats (g) | Calories | |
| 2 scrambled eggs | 12 | - | 9 | 165 |
| 3 slices of turkey bacon | 6 | - | 7.5 | 90 |
| 100 g sautéed sweet potato with coconut oil and onion | 2 | 17 | 9 | 120 |
| 1 apple | - | 10 | - | 40 |
| Total | 20 g | 27 g | 25.5 g | 415 calories |
Food:
| 150 g chicken breast | 35 g | - | - | 225 |
| 400 g cooked spinach with 7 romaine lettuce leaves | - | 3 | - | 20 |
| 1 tomato | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| 33 g (½ cup) of alfalfa sprouts | 1 | - | - | 0 |
| ¼ head of cabbage | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| 15 g mustard and honey vinaigrette | - | - | 12 | 110 |
| 60 g pudding | 2 | 12 | 5 | 80 |
| Total | 450 calories |
Dinner:
| 120 g salmon fillet with lemon | 28 | 2 | - | 180 |
| 225 g of cooked green beans | 1 | 6 | - | 55 |
| 1 muffin made with coconut and almond flour | 3 | 8 | 10 | 110 |
| 1 knob of butter | - | - | 9 | 45 |
| 150 g blueberries with yogurt | 4 | 15 | 4 | 65 |
| Total | 36 g | 31 g | 23 g | 455 calories |
Total Nutrients per Day 1,320 calories 95 grams of protein 74 grams of carbohydrates 65.5 grams of fat
In this example of a gluten-free diet, you can add as much salt, pepper, and herbs as you like while cooking. You can use either coconut oil such as butter and olive oil (unheated).
When you try a gluten-free diet like the one suggested above, you he will feel satisfied throughout the day, and you won't feel hungry. However, a snack of fruit or dried beef or turkey is also fine, and your calorie intake will be below 1,800 calories per day, which is the recommended amount a person needs to maintain their weight. A Gluten-Free Diet It also isn't very high in carbohydrates if your meals are centered on vegetables, not fruits. This is an advantage, since the High-carbohydrate meals stimulate an increase in insulin, a fact that may contribute to the development of diabetes or metabolic disorders. This gluten-free diet also provides enough fat, unlike many diets that are popular today are low in fat and, over time, contribute to low levels of testosterone or female hormones. Nor is it a high-fat diet. Low-fat diets also tend to be deficiencies in the fat-soluble vitamins A, D, and E. This type of gluten-free diet is high in protein, which means your body will have plenty of amino acids to rebuild the parts of your body that need to regenerate.(promotes healing) There are many benefits to a gluten-free diet, starting with how easy it is
- to concentrate,
- more energy during the day,
- less fatigue,
- mild joint pain, ,
- better skin.
See for yourself!
Dr. Marc Bony, D.C., citing *Wheat Belly* by William Davis, M.D., a cardiologist. Rodale Press, 2011.
