Corn and Wheat

      The corn and wheat we eat today is very different from the grain it was a century or two ago. What we have currently are hybrids, to make them more drought, and insect resistant, and to produce larger yields. Even before GMO (Genetically Modified Foods), what we have now is very different from what our grandparents or great-grandparents ate. 

      What has changed, along with making them better cash crops, is how digestible they are. Corn and wheat cause insulin insensitivity. Some people are able to digest them better than others, but for a large part of the population corn and wheat cause weight gain, and various health problems, including diabetes. 

       Eating a diet of protein, vegetables and minimizing grains, white potatoes, sugars, corn and wheat, along with Holistically addressing any digestive issues, can actually reverse adult onset diabetes. 

       Considering how much is spent nationally due to diabetes and the resulting health issues, this is one of the many ways a simple diet change could go a long way to heal our national health care. 

                                                           Health & Happiness,

                                                                    Nancy Burton, L.Ac.