My patients are always asking me about gluten-free eating. One of my favorite recommendations are ancient grains which have not been hybridized or altered from their historical varieties. Einkorn is probably my ultimate favorite because of its great taste, fiber content and digestibility! But more than that, I use it as an essential part of some great comfort foods.
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In my last article “Sugar is Killing Us” I discussed the results of the most recent studies into sugar dysregulation which includes Metabolic Syndrome, Type 2 Diabetes, hyper and hypoglycemia along with a host of secondary opportunistic conditions which develop over time when our blood sugar remains unregulated.
Now come the solutions!
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Sugar dysregulation, known as Metabolic Syndrome or MetS, isn’t just about Metabolic Syndrome X, Type 2 diabetes and hypoglycemia. It actually includes a large group of insidious complications like gout, COPD, glaucoma, Bipolar Disorder, psoriasis, osteoporosis, GERD, PCOS, sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction. All of these things have been clinically shown (in very recent clinical studies) to trace their origins back to years of sugar dysregulation.
So why has this become the epidemic of our time? Basically there are three things that have become more and more of an issue over time and when you put them together you have the development of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS).
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