Getting the Answers

Last month, you may have seen a post on my Facebook page about an interview I had done with Medscape. A few weeks later, the interview was made available to the general public on WebMD. The main focus of the interview was to allow me to explain how and why gluten and carbohydrates represent such a powerful threat to the human brain. Now that the article has had a chance to disseminate across the internet, I’ve seen a flood of comments from medical practitioners, industry experts, and interested individuals, asking questions, providing anecdotal evidence, offering support, and much, much more. So, I wanted to take an opportunity to acknowledge some of these comments, offer thanks, and provide some answers. (All comments sourced from the posting on Medscape From Craig Petersen: …I would be interested to see how the author works out the math, regarding the suggested daily carbohydrate intake of 60 grams, while conceiving an actual healthy diet that provides an adequate intake of calories…Just to translate 60 grams of carbohydrate in real terms, that number would be achieved with 1/2 cup of legumes, a slice of white bread, and a serving of fruit. This would leave no room for any other sources of carbohydrate like vegetables, potatoes, rice, cereal, corn, any refined sugars at all, milk, yogurt, cheese, or even nuts which contain relatively modest amounts of carbohydrate. Assuming a relatively high protein intake of 100 grams, which will need to come primarily from eggs and ...
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