Tiny Thursday With HHWN

Hewitt Health Wellness Network

 Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with 

Bryant & Anita Hewitt

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Food To Chew On:

Don’t Miss the Blessing!!

2 Corinthians 9:8 (NKJV)

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.

Thought For The Day:

Money talks, but what does your say about you and your faith?

Today is Tiny Thursday, you just have to make tiny changes and move more and stick with it I promise you will see some great results!!!

Have a Healthy Thursday with HHWNJ

Five Things You Should Never Eat (And What To Eat Instead)

Try This Instead: Brown Rice

Brown rice has three times the amount of fiber, more B vitamins as well as other nutrients and will keep you feeling fuller for longer. That should be enough to convince you to swap your large pile of white rice out for a small pile of brown rice.

Why Going Gluten Free Can Be Unhealthy

Gluten free has gone mainstream. The multibillion dollar gluten-free food industry has exploded over the last few years, to the point that you now can go to just about any restaurant or grocery store and find a gluten-free alternative for whatever food you seek. From gluten-free breads, pastas and pastries to gluten-free shampoos and lotions, "gluten free" has become ubiquitous in our culture.

A recent survey from market research firm the NPD Group finds that America is cutting gluten in a big way. The survey estimated that around one third of US adults wanted to decrease or eliminate gluten from their diets, a record high. It's undeniable that for a growing number of the population, gluten-free foods are the best thing since sliced bread — so to speak.

Gluten, the protein that is found in grains such as wheat, rye, spelt and barley, can be highly inflammatory for a lot of people. Gluten exposure triggers a 70% increase in intestinal permeability (leaky gut syndrome), and spikes inflammation in the body for as long as six months.

Gluten affects people in extremely different ways. From the horrible autoimmune attacks of celiac disease and the allergic responses from a wheat allergy, to the estimated 1 in 20 Americans who have a gluten sensitivity, gluten is the center of a lot of research when it comes to chronic, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.

With that said, "gluten free" is not synonymous with healthy. The major problem, in my opinion, is that the gluten-free alternatives that millions are eating with good intentions are highly inflammatory themselves. For example:

Gluten-free grains:  Gluten-free foods typically contain corn, oats and rice. The problem is that these grains can all have potentially damaging inflammatory effects on the body

Pseudo-grains:  Quinoa and amaranth are two other ingredients used in gluten-free foods. These foods are high in saponins, which act as a defense mechanism for plants, and can cause gut inflammation and contribute to leaky gut syndrome.

A Healthy Menu For

Thursday

For breakfast, choose 1 cup All Bran cereal topped with 1 small, sliced banana, 1 cup nonfat milk and coffee or tea with a sugar substitute. Lunch can include a turkey sandwich, 1 cup tossed green salad with 1 Tbsp. olive oil and vinegar and a baked apple. Your dinner meal includes 1 cup lentil soup, 6 saltine crackers and 1 cup nonfat milk. For dessert, try one small slice angel food cake and ½ cup strawberries.