Wheat belly : lose the wheat, lose the weight, and find your path back to health

Summary: A renowned cardiologist explains how eliminating wheat from our diets can prevent fat storage, shrink unsightly bulges, and reverse myriad health problems.

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ISBN: 1609611543 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781609611545 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 1609617401 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781609617400 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: xii, 292 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Publisher: Emmaus, Penn. : Rodale, c2011.

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Includes bibliographical references.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Pt. 1. Wheat: the unhealthy whole grain -- What belly? ; Not your grandma's muffins: the creation of modern wheat -- Wheat deconstructed -- pt. 2. Wheat and its head-to-toe destruction of health. Hey, man, wanna buy some exorphins? The addictive properties of wheat -- Your wheat belly is showing: the wheat/obesity connection -- Hello, intestine. It's me, wheat. Wheat and celiac disease -- Diabetes nation: wheat and insulin resistance -- Dropping acid: wheat as the great pH disrupter -- Cataracts, wrinkles, and dowager's humps: wheat and the aging process -- My particles are bigger than yours: wheat and heart disease -- It's all in your head: wheat and the brain -- Bagel face: wheat's destructive effect on the skin -- pt. 3. Say goodbuy to wheat. Goodbye, wheat: create a healthy, delicious, wheat-free life -- Appendix A: Looking for wheat in all the wrong places -- Appendix B: Healthy wheat belly: shrinking recipes.