Yes, this means whole grains as well.  Have you noticed the more whole “healthy” grains we eat, the fatter we become?  Obesity rates in the United States are approaching 60%!  That’s at epidemic levels, and this in a country where we supposedly know better.

Daily consumption of grains and grain products sends our blood sugar soaring, accelerating the aging process and promoting inflammation which contributes to diabetes, weight-gain, lowered immunity, hormone imbalance and other serious health concerns. Do you know that eating two slices of whole grain bread raises your blood sugar as much as drinking a whole can of soda?

Grains turn into sugar almost immediately in your body and do nearly as much harm as the toxic white stuff (a.k.a. sugar). Grains that include gluten also hamper your digestion and contribute to leaky gut syndrome which occurs when the junctions that make-up the gut wall become inflamed and cause undigested food proteins to leak across, resulting in systemic inflammation.

What about the valuable minerals in grains? Grains contain phytic acid which prevents absorption of the important minerals they do contain like calcium, magnesium, and iron. The only safe way to eat grains is to soak and sprout them, since this traditional method of preparation decreases phytic acid content. But if grains accelerate aging by spiking blood sugar, inhibit mineral absorption and digestion, and contribute to diseases like obesity and diabetes…why are most of us still eating them on a daily basis? Try cutting out grains, or at least reducing your consumption, and see how you feel.