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Hashimoto’s thryroiditis, |
Type I diabetes, |
Juvenile arthritis, |
Multiple sclerosis, |
Raynaud’s syndrome, |
Rheumatoid arthritis |
4. Grains make us fat. It is not simply a matter of keeping the calories consumed less than calories expended. |
Grain consumption affects weight loss and body fat accumulation in four ways: |
a. Gliadin-derived opiates stimulate appetite for more grains and sugars.This is especially true for wheat, rye and barley. To some extent corn also. |
b. The amylopectin carbohydrates of grains raise blood sugar to high levels which results in a cascade of hormonal disruptions. This leads to a buildup of visceral fat which continues the cycle of hormone disruption. |
c. The lectin of wheat, wheat germ agglutinin (WGA), mimics the effects of insulin on fat cells and blocks weight loss. The lectins of rye, barley and rice have the same properties and are included in the term WGA. |
d. WGA blocks leptin, which is a hormone our bodies make to signal us to stop eating. “In the presence of WGA, appetite is not suppressed, even when you’re full.” (p.24) |
5. Lectin proteins of grains are toxic. “Lectin proteins’ effects on humans vary widely, from harmless to fatal.” (p. 22) |
6. Grains have numerous negative effects on your brain. |
Some mind and brain effects are reversible such as: |
appetite stimulation, |
binge eating disorder and bulimia, |
mind fog, |
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autistic spectrum disorder, |
paranoid schizophrenia, |
bipolar illness, |
obsessive-compulsive disorder.” ( pp. 79-80) |
Some brain effects of grains are not-so-reversible such as: |
seizure, amnesia, and dementia. (pp. 81 – 82) |
As many parents have observed, emotional behaviors and moods can be caused or amplified by grains. |
A partial list includes: |
poor impulse control, |
sleep disruption, |
suicidal thoughts, |
unhappiness. (p.83) |
7. “Healthy whole grains” should be called “heart-disease-causing” grains. wheat belly total health takeaways part 1 image |
Earlier studies demonstrated that whole grains were less bad than white flour products. However, “less bad is not necessarily good.” (p.94) |
More recent studies indicate that “impressive changes” occur in the markers that signify heart disease risk when grains are removed entirely: |
reduction in triglycerides and VLDL, |
increases in HDL, |
fewer small LDL particles, |
reduction in blood pressure and inflammation, |
loss of inflammatory visceral fat, and |
reduced glycation. (p. 94) |
This list of takeaways forms the core of my ‘WHY’ for changing the way my family eats. |
I almost have a good answer ready for Elizabeth. 🙂 |
If you haven’t read Wheat Belly Total Health, I strongly encourage you to read it. Now. |
The first chapter is available to read for free here. |
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Here are 7 takeaways from Dr. Davis’ book on why we all need to reconsider the role of grains in our diet. |
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Call for Writers and Open Submissions ~ 2015 Graduate Catalogue |
The Department of Art at the University at Buffalo seeks submissions of short writing in two categories. Our Call for Writers requests 1500 word essays engaging the work of one of our graduating MFA candidates. The Open Submissions requests short essays, literature, or poetry that relates to one of the four thematic ca... |
Call for Writers: |
Each year, the graduating MFA candidates team up with a writer who critically responds to their thesis work. The writers receive samples of the MFA candidate’s past and current artwork and are asked to engage with the artist either through studio visits, email or Skype. This will be the eighth year of the Graduate Cata... |
If interested in participating, please visit our catalog website where you will find links to the MFA candidates’ sample work and artist statements: For more information, please contact us at We will be making decisions on writer/artist teams February 20th so please reach out prior to this date if interested in writing... |
Open Submissions: |
The 2015 Graduate Catalogue will feature four themes culled from the MFA thesis work. As such, the Editorial Board is looking for scholarly essays, creative writing or poetry under 1500 words relating to one of the following themes. Deadline for Submissions: March 15th |
Abjection and Mortality: What are abjections of the self? Is it ever possible for the self or society to reconcile these abjections? In what space are abjection and mortality imbricated? When do they diverge? Is the act of abjection always a form of mortality? In this section of the catalog we are looking for submissio... |
Defacement and Opacity: In the Opacity & Defacement section, we welcome submissions that offer variations interpretations and extensions of these themes. Possible topics include portraiture in an expanded field; the face and faciality (in the Deleuzian sense: face as emergent machine or assemblage); masks and masking; ... |
Presence and Mediation: The artists in this section are interested in phenomenologies of sense and presence. How are entities – material or immaterial – felt and communicated with? How does the body impress and interface with its digital or concrete surroundings? How is material, digital or ethereal presence sensed and... |
Intervention and Environment: What types of meanings are acquired through interventions into natural and cultural environments? If cultural, is the intervention an inquiry into why a contemporary societal construct exists? If natural, does the intervention examine forms or patterns found in a specific geographic locati... |
The 2015 Graduate Catalogue will be disseminated in its final form to public museums, universities, arts non-profits and other applicable arts institutions, both nationally and internationally. Additionally, this catalogue will build upon previous years through the development of a PDF format, thus making the publicati... |
The importance of touch in Computing |
When it comes to teaching any subject, "hands on" is definitely a great way of engaging kids. This especially applies to teaching computing, obviously. But I am talking about making the past come alive. |
When I was teaching Economics, one day in a local market I happened to come across a stall selling bank notes from the German hyperinflation era -- you know, when a wheelbarrow full of money was less valuable than the wheelbarrow itself. These were goung for a song, and so I bought them, put them in one of those displa... |
I taught a lesson about inflation while the students took turns to look at these bank notes of impossible denominations -- notes that had been used by real people. The students were fascinated. |
Difference Engine Number 2 |
Difference Engine Number 2 |
After I'd switched to teaching Computing, I had a similar experience when I printed off a picture of Eniac and showed the kids what computers used to look like. Far from being something you could have on your desk, they were things you could walk around in! |
Another thing I did was use some spare space to make a mini exhibition of old equipment. I am not sure why, but there is something fascinating about the sight and feel of a 5.25 inch disk that could hold only 800Kb of data (if you had the high density ones). I bought a 64Gb usb drive the other day, and by my calculatio... |
Another example of old tech. This cine camera, circa 1966, could take around 3 minutes' worth of film. |
It's not only kids who get moved by this sort of thing. A couple of years I visited the Science Museum in London, and headed straight for the History of Computing section in the Information Gallery (take groups of students there if it is feasible). I was fascinated by the Difference Engine that had been constructed by ... |
But what fascinated me the most was this: in the room dedicated to Ada Lovelace there is on display a lock of her hair. To think that 200 years after she was born, here was I looking at a few strands of her hair. It was almost as if the gap of 200 years didn't exist. I can't explain it, but the feeling was one of wonde... |
I've come to the conclusion that bring the past into the classroom, or the classroom in touch with the past, is a sure-fire way of making the present even more interesting than it already is. |
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Why Buy Hospital & Doctor Indemnity Insurance? |
Hospital & Doctor insurance, like Health ProtectorGuard underwritten by Golden Rule Insurance Company, is a type of coverage called fixed indemnity insurance.1 It’s a funny-sounding name for a common type of insurance, one that has been around for decades. |
What is indemnity insurance? A fixed indemnity plan pays a set benefit amount for specific, covered medical services regardless of other types of insurance you might have. |
With an indemnity health plan, if you face costs from one of the services covered, your plan pays the set benefit specified2—it’s that simple. |
Once you know what it is and understand the simple idea behind the complex name, the question remains: Why would you want it? A few reasons are worth considering. |
Indemnity Insurance Can Help You Go Beyond Your Network |
Maybe your regular doctor isn't in your current health plan network. Maybe there’s an out-of-network specialist you prefer for a procedure. Or maybe you just travel extensively outside the regional area of your network covers. |
Whatever the reason, you hesitate looking beyond your network because the penalties of going out of network are steep. However, a fixed indemnity health plan pays a set amount of money per covered service. It isn’t subjected to network restrictions. There are no in-network versus out-of-network concerns. You get the sa... |
So if you’re feeling the pinch of a network with narrow choices, a Hospital and Doctor indemnity plan can give you more options. |
Indemnity Insurance Can Give You Additional Options |
Because insurance companies have to control their costs, with your major medical insurance you may sometimes find yourself facing more limited options in several areas: |
• Where to go for coverage and what doctors you can see |
• What drug to get and whether to get the name brand version or a generic prescription |
• Whether or not to see a specialist and which one |
• The time of year you can enroll for coverage |
Hospital and Doctor indemnity health insurance might help give you additional options beyond those in your major medical plan. |
An indemnity plan like Health ProtectorGuard, underwritten by Golden Rule Insurance Company, can pay you cash directly for covered services, money which is yours to use as you please. You can then pay toward that medical expense or pay some other bill. The choice is yours. |
Also, getting a benefit per service means payment is made the same regardless of where you have the service performed. That leaves the choice of health provider or health facility fully up to you. |
Finally, indemnity health insurance is available all year round. That translates into health insurance coverage that’s accessible when you need it. |
Indemnity Insurance Can Help Offset the High Cost of Coverage |
Since a Hospital and Doctor indemnity plan pays once you’ve submitted proof of a covered expense, you see the benefits of it right away. Quick, up-front payments mean some help with those deductibles, copays, and coinsurance payments you’re still making even when you have major medical insurance. |
Further, what indemnity insurance pays benefits for are often the common expenses you or your family might have during a year, for example, doctor visits, outpatient procedures, or lab work. Instead of feeling like you are taking on the whole bill, you get some financial help targeted right where you might need it most... |
2 These plans are medically underwritten. Benefits are not paid for expenses resulting from preexisting conditions. See specific plans for details. |
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