Why Are Grains Bad?
What About Whole Grains?
I know—grains have been a staple food within diets the world over; wheat, oatmeal, rice—how could we ever live without them?
Are grains only bad for diabetes? The truth is that eating grains is bad for anyone. Because of grains—or rather, what man has done to grains—millions upon millions of people suffer with life-threatening diseases, and the vast majority are unaware of it.
I may receive plenty of haters for daring to come against some people’s beloved grains, but please hear me out. I feel you—I really do. My favorite food on earth used to be sourdough bread. I loved it so much that I could have eaten it every single day and for every single meal. And I was very sad indeed, to learn that the bread that is available to us now—although very yummy—is in fact, not the same bread our ancestors ate.
Why Grains are Bad
One may argue that people have been eating grains for centuries, and that they never had a problem with grains. So why would we have a problem with grains now? Jesus ate bread, didn’t He? Indeed, He did. So why is bread bad now whereas before it was good? Well, number one—Jesus’ bread wasn’t made with genetically modified wheat.
As I have mentioned in other blog posts, I did some digging for information, and after much research on the matter, I learned that my generation—Generation X—is the first generation that will not outlive the previous generation; meaning that the overall lifespan of Generation X will be shorter than that of their parents, the Baby Boomers! If that is true, then what of the Millennials and beyond?
So what’s causing people to become less healthy than they were before in an age where technology has risen to unbelievable heights? As I have written before—I do not desire to name names of corporation giants for obvious reasons, so again, we will call this corporation, Corp M.
If one was to do an online search they might find information on Corp M, a corporation that began around 1901. The information one might find might say something about agricultural biotechnology, herbicides, or genetically engineered crops.
This corporation is responsible for much of the chemicals that have been added to our environment for decades. These chemicals are in our food, our household goods, our air, our water, and our soil! And thus, the FOOD the ground produces is not what it once was. One example is that the gluten in today’s wheat crops contains forty times the amount of gluten as it did decades ago (Perlmutter, 2018).
Causes of Many Ailments
If we would only pay better attention we would have noticed that people are dying from different causes than our grandparents did.
My grandparents, for instance, were all in their late eighties to mid-nineties when they passed away—and they didn’t die from cancer, diabetes, or heart disease—they died because they were just plain OLD!
Look around—who doesn’t know a person, or SEVERAL people even, who are in their forties, fifties, or sixties with some horrible disease? Look at how many people are overweight. Watch some old recordings of people back in the twenties, thirties, and forties, and notice how everyone is fit!
We have been told our entire lives that people get fat because they eat too much or because they don’t work out enough. Well, I call BOLOGNA! Straight up! Think about it. People back in those days weren’t going to the gym every day—they simply lived their lives. Granted, they weren’t watching TV or playing video games—but I’m sorry, sitting in front of a TV or computer screen is not going to cause health problems on a scale of which we are experiencing today. That might be a fraction of the problem. There is something going on that is far more detrimental to our health than idleness.
It is not the lack of exercise that is the biggest detriment in one’s health, it’s consuming the wrong foods in one’s diet.
What most people don’t realize (because the truth has been kept from them) is that grains turn to sugar. YES, you heard that right. It does not matter whether you are eating a piece of whole grain bread or a deep-fried Twinkie! Because your body recognizes both equally as SUGAR!
This is how Big Pharma keeps the general population sick so they keep coming back for more drugs! If they tell us whole grains are good for us, we will keep eating them, all the while wondering how it is we became diabetic, or believing that it’s simply genetic.
Molds and Inflammation
It’s the food. The fact that grains turn to sugar is not the only issue. What happens when there is forty times the amount of gluten in a staple food than God intended? People become addicted to it; their bodies malfunction; and eventually…people die.
Another colossal problem with today’s grains—other than them being genetically modified, addictive, and turning to sugar—is how they are stored. In the U.S., for instance, grains are stored in enormous silos. Within these silos where the grain sits for long periods of time, fungus—or mold—begins to feed. The grain is packaged and transferred from the silos to the grocery stores, and then to our dinner table where we eat the grain that has the mold.
When ingested, the mold attacks our bodies by spewing mycotoxins; these mycotoxins cause inflammation, and as many of us know, inflammation causes disease. Which diseases? Well, all of them—arguably anyway.
Inflammation has been responsible for diseases such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, high blood pressure, aging, arthritis, and countless more.
So why avoid grains? Because unless you live in some country where they adhere to far wiser grain storage practices, or you can somehow raise your own grain organically, then mold will be waiting to wreak havoc in your body. But even if this was somehow possible, you’d still face the issue of the grain turning to sugar as soon as you eat it.
And since not everyone is clear on all the foods that are considered grain, here is an extensive list:
List of Grains- avoid consuming them at all:
Wheat
Barley
White rice
Brown rice
Wild rice
Corn
Buckwheat
Millet
Amaranth
Oats (yes, oatmeal too! Sorry L)
Rye
Quinoa
Spelt
Bulgur
Sorghum
Hominy
Bran
Teff
Farro
Kamut
Whole Grains (just because it says whole grain does not make it good)
The items in the above list can be found in the majority of foods within nearly every grocery store in the United States, and the biggest offender of them all is wheat! You won’t only find this toxic grain in breads, pastries, pastas, crackers, tortillas, and cereals—surprisingly, they can also be found in medications, beauty products, vitamin supplements, pickles, bouillon cubes, gravy, bleu cheese, hot dogs, canned soup, soy sauce, hot chocolate, French fries, and most salad dressings—just to name a few (Vann, 2014).
Now, I get it—everyone must decide for themselves whether it’s worth it to continue to feed your body poison that will eventually cause some disease that will root itself in your body someday (if it hasn’t happened already). And perhaps you just don’t want to hear it—because honestly, what tastes better than a hot, cheesy pizza?
I just remembered something, and I might as well tell you while you’re already annoyed with me—you should probably add beer, whisky, bourbon, and scotch to the list above as well (*cringe*…so sorry! L).
I know! I am really not trying to ruin all your fun—I’m trying to share knowledge with you that I wish someone had shared with me before I was in my forties! It is out of love, people. I was once twenty years old too, and I remember what it was like to still be able to eat anything I wanted without worrying too much about the consequences. And if all you desire is to have fun and be reckless in your youth, and you don’t care if you die young, then by all means—eat the pizza.
If, however, you would like to continue to be healthy and fit, and do NOT have a desire to drag your old, saggy, and aging body back from a pitiful, sickly, and sluggish state, then please read on. (You oldies as well—there is hope for us too!)
But you know, perhaps I don’t have enough credibility to be speaking on such things. Let’s see what David Perlmutter, MD says; he is both a board-certified neurologist and a fellow of the American College of Nutrition, as well as the author of several books regarding the effects of grains on the human body.
In his book, ‘Grain Brain,’ Dr. Perlmutter shares the dangers of consuming grains and their connection to not only Diabetes, but brain diseases and disorders such as Alzheimer’s, dementia, migraines, memory problems, depression, Parkinson’s… He explains how people have become addicted to carbs, yet our body’s carbohydrate requirement is close to zero! Which means that we should be consuming far more healthy fats! (Perlmutter, 2018).
Yes, there is such a thing as healthy fats—and I’m not only speaking of salmon and avocados. The general public has been misinformed regarding good fats and bad fats, and it is imperative that we learn the truth before we eat ourselves into early graves, preceded by possibly years of suffering from ailments we could have avoided. But alas, this article is about grains. (For more on fats, read Eating Fat Does Not Make You Fat).
I would also encourage all of you to read the book by David Perlmutter MD, entitled ‘Grain Brain.’ It is a fascinating read, sure to get you excited for the possibilities of healing your own body without a bunch of drugs or surgery, as well as angry that you’ve been told falsehoods your entire life regarding grains and other foods.
God bless you on your journey to health and wholeness. Don’t just live, but thrive.
~Spring Dalton
Sources:
The health risk of mold in nuts, corn, and grains! (2018, December 28). Retrieved May 9, 2019, from https://purejoyplanet.com/2017/02/17/health-risk-mold-nuts-corn-grains/
Perlmutter, D. (2018). Grain brain: The surprising truth about wheat, carbs, and sugar - your brains silent killers. London: Yellow Kite.
Vann, M. R. (2014, November 20). There's Gluten in That? 13 Surprising Items That Contain Gluten. Retrieved June 27, 2019, from https://www.everydayhealth.com/digestive-health/0313/surprising-products-that-contain-gluten.aspx
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