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Food For Life's Ezekiel
4:9® Bread contributes to a healthy lifestyle
Based on the premise that all carbohydrate foods are not
created equal: different foods and ingredients have a different effect on blood
glucose levels Ezekiel Bread products are low glycemic
with a low glycemic load. Starting with the four
basic grains of wheat, barely, millet, and spelt--- all grown organically
as chemically-free whole grains--- instead of making flour out of them--- a
process that in itself would make your blood sugar rise--- these whole
grains, along with two legumes--- lentils and soybeans--- are instead
immersed in water which over time causes them to swell and sprout.
Then these sprouts are harvested, combined, and ground together--- and
again without making them into flour--- fresh yeast is added, as is organic
wheat gluten and sea salt. The resulting mixture becomes bread of a
different sort--- for a complete protein is created that closely parallels the
protein found in milk and eggs. The making of Ezekiel Bread can be
traced back to the Holy Bible at Ezekiel 4:9 and again at Genesis 1:29.
The makers of Ezekiel Bread claim their bread to be good for our
long-term health, reducing the risk of heart disease and diabetes, while helping
us through a sustainable weight loss program. The product known as
'Ezekiel 4:9® Organic Sprouted Whole Grain Flourless
Bread'---sold in the orange wrapper--- and all four of the
'Ezekiel 4:9® Organic Sprouted Whole Grain Pastas'
meet the strictest of criteria to bear the Diabetic Friendly
Seal of Approval.
What Dr. Wang has to say about Ezekiel
Bread:---
Hi, Bruce:
In looking up
Ezekiel bread, I find that it is Biblical and composed of four grains + beans
and lentils which in combination and baked have high protein value (probably
from the beans and lentils). Wheat, barley, millet, spelt, beans,
and lentils I feel quite sure that not much if any research has been done to
determine whether insulin or leptin results from eating this. An easy
way to tell somewhat although it would only give partial information since it
doesn't include leptin, is to eat it and test your blood sugar before
(fasting) and two hours afterward to see how much your blood sugar went
up. If it rises 30 mg% or more, you will know it causes insulin
resistance because sugar does this. The more sugar, the higher the
rise.
I believe that if you don't pig out on bread of any kind, it will
only raise your I/L resistance a little especially if you eat it with a high
protein source. As your weight and especially your omental weight drops,
the less important a little bread will matter. The more severe a
diabetic you are, the more it will matter.
Aloha, Hugh
And here too is some information about
what Dr. Wang has to say about water--- as in 'bread and
water':---
Hi, Bruce:
Anyway, what I want to recommend to you is to drink two
large glasses of water first thing in the morning upon arising. That
hydrates you for most of the morning. Most people are dehydrated, and
coffee drinkers, alcohol drinkers, and diuretic takers for certain
are.
In fact, the way diuretics work is to reduce fluid intravascular
volume thus lowering your blood pressure. In the hours around awakening,
you are more likely to have a heart attack as your pulse rate, BP, and
respiratory rate are all low during sleep and you may have urinated during the
night. The oxygen level is low in your blood and your blood flow is
reduced. Drinking the water pumps up your blood volume and everything
else as well as dilutes your blood sugar, cholesterol, uric acid, reduces
clotting by thinning out the platelets, pushes blood and oxygen around your
heart and brain, improves your bowel movements.
... Aloha, Hugh
Dr. Wang has still more to say about water--- a
lot more. You can see his complete e-mail to me on this subject by going
back to the very top of this screen and clicking on the link you find to all
of Dr. Wang's e-mails...then once there, scroll on down to the date
of April 10, 2010 and look for the one on "water".
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