A Baker’s Dozen Of Gut Buster Foods

Posted: March 18th, 2009 | Author: Dr. Bill | No Comments »

This morning, my wife and I went out to what I would call an inn to have some breakfast, a decision that was entirely hers. As it turns out…it was a pretty good decision. I had something I’ve never eaten before…pumpkin pancakes, and I must say I’d come back there and eat them again, should the queen be willing.

Back when I was a medical student, we didn’t pay much attention to food. Nobody thought nutrition was really important in those days, and as a consequence we didn’t study it much, or apply any good principles to our own diets.

In the last few years, I’ve learned more about diet and nutrition than I learned while I practised medicine on a daily basis. When I got home, I was reminded of a book I’d purchased and read a few years back, about “superfoods.”

Pumpkin is considered a superfood. No…it’s just not for carving at Halloween. And is it a vegetable, or a fruit? Most people think it’s a vegetable, but it’s actually a fruit, a member of the gourd family.

It’s inexpensive, available year round, (canned), high in fiber, and low in calories. Pumpkin packs an abundance of disease fighting nutrients like potassium, pantothenic acid, magnesium, and vitamins C and E.

The key nutrient that boosts pumpkin to the top of the Supefoods list is a synergistic combination of carotenoids. I could write for a couple of days about carotenoids, but let me just say that they have a hand in a healthy heart.

Here are some other superfoods. A diet that includes these will sure help keep the Goodyear Blimp from landing south of your heart:

Beans
Blueberries
Broccoli
Oats
Oranges
Salmon
Spinach
Green (or Black) Tea
Tomatoes
Turkey
Walnuts
Yogurt

And then, there is my critically important ultra pure, pharmaceutical grade fish oil, Dr. Bill’s Powerhouse Omega Formula, which comes with it’s own superpowers. So there is yet another formula for you: 13 + 1 is 13 superfoods, PLUS the powerful omega-3 fatty acids, found in my pharmaceutical grade fish oil.

And if you add in a little cinnamon and garlic, you have even a couple more powerful fat fighters.

Weight loss is a result of synergy: the right food, the Powerhouse Omega Formula, the right exercise, and the right amount of rest, and you can make the old spare tire disappear.

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