Wheat Has Been Altered

Hi Everyone - I have been wanting to write about this book for awhile now, Wheat Belly by Dr. William Davis; but this week on Fox News it was featured as a must read book. The reason is startling. Since the 1970's our wheat has been genetically altered to provide processed-food manufacturers the greatest yield at the lowest cost; consequently, this once pure and health-filled grain has been transformed into a nutritionally bankrupt ingredient that causes blood sugar to spike more rapidly than eating pure table sugar and has addictive properties that cause us to become more hungry causing us to overeat and experience fatigue.

The reason I know this is true because my father was a wheat farmer and the only time I remember him getting upset with my sister and myself was when I was around the age of 8 and we smashed dad's wheat to the ground when we thought it would be fun to play hide and seek and fox and goose in the wheat field. Unfortunately, once wheat falls to the ground, it is impossible to harvest. The wheat was tall then. I remember in the 80's the wheat suddenly only grew to be 18" and it wasn't the golden color I remembered when I was smaller. This wheat was dull; but dad, just like everyone else, liked this fast yielding wheat because the risks of losing the crop was lowered from wind and hail. He had no idea at that time, the health risks it would bring to future generations. 

Anyway, if you are looking for a good book to read this summer, get it. Dr. Davis does give good adivce and options to get the nutrition we need to stay fit and healthy.  Lynette