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Morning Routine

When making recommendations for people, I often get asked, “what do YOU do?” I love this because I think it separates those doctors that lead by prescription pad versus the ones that lead by example.  I feel a tipping point approaching that healthcare consumers, you, are going to be looking more and more for a doctor that practices what they preach.  You aren’t looking for perfection but a leader by example.  Limited are the days of doctors that are overweight, smokers, and perpetually sweating while saying that they need to eat better, stress less, and make sure you get your flu shot.

With my daily routines, I feel the morning is the most important time of day.  In the Evangelical Christian world, tithing is a common practice.  The premise is that we are only on earth temporarily and everything we have is borrowed.  We start this life with nothing and we end this life with nothing.  Our duty is to be a good steward of what we have (financially, relationships, and our physical bodies).  As a good steward, we recognize that we don’t own anything and therefore as an act of faith and gratitude, give 10% of our resources back to God.  Classically, this is the offering plate in church.

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Gluten Free Fail

Walk down the aisle of any grocery store and labels that brag about being ‘Gluten-Free’ will smack you in the face.  When this started, I thought it was awesome since we are a 95% gluten-free household.

Now I think it’s getting absolutely ridiculous.  For one, produce and other whole foods that would never contain gluten are now being marketed as gluten-free.  Have you seen the gluten-free apples?  They are so much better than the apples that contain gluten.  This just preys on the ignorant and I think this marketing is deceitful.

And for those anti-GMO labeling people, adding that ‘gluten free’ tag on the packaging didn’t raise the price at all.  Stop spreading your genetically altered crap that adding GMO labels to packaging is going to raise prices for consumers.  How many of your products already tote the labels of ‘all natural,’ ‘low-fat,’ and ‘low-calorie’ without increasing pricing?

Another reason is that products that are being marketed as gluten-free contain so many other ingredients and chemicals that if you looked at the ingredient list, gluten would be the least of your worries.  Again, the marketers have won because someone sees the gluten-free claim and then ignores all the other chemicals.

Gluten Free Paint

One of those ‘other’ ingredients is sugar.  The next time you see something gluten-free in a box, count how many ingredients that include sugar.  Most often those ingredients end in –ose.  These products get loaded up with sugar to make them taste half way edible.  Pixie Sticks are technically gluten-free, eat up.

This is why I have seen many people gain weight by going gluten-free.

Third, the FDA’s standard of Gluten Free isn’t really gluten-free.  The food must contain 20 or fewer parts per million.  The problem is that even at these small doses, the body can mount a reaction.  Just look at vaccines.  The antigen (the virus) is often diluted to less than 20 parts per million and the body still has a reaction to produce antibodies.  Don’t get caught thinking that such small amounts have no affect on the body.

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