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Do you experience mid-morning or mid-afternoon drowsiness?  Do you start your day with cereal, toast, or a bagel?  Do you have a sandwich for lunch?  The common ingredient is wheat.  Is wheat stealing your energy?

In his New York Times Best Seller titled, WHEAT BELLY, which rose to number 5 last month, William Davis, M.D. cardiologist makes a compelling case that this so-called "Wheat" is not the wheat of our grandparents and that it is the cause of far more health problems than depletion of energy.

I have known Dr. Davis by reputation for many years and have known him personally the last several years.  He is credible!  I have close friends who have had dramatic health results by following his advice.  So have I.   

The following is taken directly from the inside cover of his book:

            "Since the introduction of dietary guidelines in the 1970's calling for reduced fat intake, a strange phenomenon has occurred:  Americans have steadily, inexorably become heavier, less healthy, and more prone to diabetes than ever before.  After putting more than 2,000 of his at-risk patients on a wheat-free regimen and seeing extraordinary results, cardiologist William Davis has come to the disturbing conclusion that it is not fat, not sugar, and not our sedentary lifestyle that is causing our nation's obesity epidemic-it is wheat.

            In Wheat Belly, Davis exposes the truth about modern-day wheat, deconstructing its historical role in the human diet.  No longer the sturdy staple our forebears ground into their daily bread, today's wheat has been genetically altered to provide processed-food manufacturers the greatest yield at the lowest cost; consequently, this once benign grain has been transformed into a nutritionally bankrupt yet ubiquitous ingredient that causes blood sugar to spike more rapidly than eating pure table sugar and has addictive properties that cause us to ride a roller coaster of hunger, overeating, and fatigue.  Dr. Davis sheds light on its connection to weight gain and fat buildup in all the wrong places, as well as a host of adverse health effects from diabetes to heart disease to immunologic and neurological disorders like celiac disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and dementia.  Finally, he presents a compelling argument for eliminating wheat products from the diet entirely, with strategies for making the transition both simple and permanent.

1.     I encourage you to immediately buy this book, "Wheat Belly" by William Davis, M.D.  I promise you will find it informative, entertaining, and perhaps crucial to you and/or those you care about.

2.     I invite you for the next week to eliminate or substantially reduce wheat and to observe any changes in your weight or energy.  For example, eliminate cereal.

3.     I really want you to share your results with me right away so I can learn and pass on the results. [For all of you, including my doctor friends and others in the health care field, I welcome your comments or even disagreement.  I thank you in advance for reading this book.]

To see a short television interview of Dr. Davis, click the link below.

http://www.themorningblend.com/videos/125226934.html

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