Guest guest Posted January 7, 2004 Report Share Posted January 7, 2004 I know this has probably been discussed before, but I am carb sesitive and do better on an Atkins type diet. Does preparing the grains the NT way make a difference in the way your body deals with them? I love carbs and would love to eat them more. Any thoughts or suggestions? Christy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2004 Report Share Posted January 7, 2004 When you say you are carb sensitive, would you please explain exactly do you mean? What are your symptoms if you eat carbs? Which carbs? The NT way of soaking the grains allows your body to take up the minerals that are in the grains, by reducing their phytic acids through the soaking process. Soaked grains are healthier than unsoaked. Sheila --- In , " Christy " <marchn2@e...> wrote: > I know this has probably been discussed before, but I am carb > sesitive and do better on an Atkins type diet. Does preparing the > grains the NT way make a difference in the way your body deals with > them? I love carbs and would love to eat them more. Any thoughts > or suggestions? > Christy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2004 Report Share Posted January 7, 2004 > When you say you are carb sensitive, would you please explain exactly > do you mean? What are your symptoms if you eat carbs? Which carbs? Mainly bloating, increased hunger, and I gain weight easily after eating too many carbs. Is the insulin response different with soaked grains??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2004 Report Share Posted January 7, 2004 Christy, The soaking of grains is about neutralizing the phytic acid. It still leaves the issue of carbs and insulin response. According to NT, consuming carbs with fat (lots of butter on the bread) will slow carb digestion, thus allowing you to consume more. But to someone such as yourself with insulin resistance problems, you still are not talking many more if NT is correct. Even NT does not advocate high carb consumption but they do not address people who already have insulin resistant problems - at least not in what I have read. Carbs bond with water molecules so your body retains more water - thus the bloating. Hypertension also goes with that. The increased hunger comes from your eating too many carbs and thus producing too much insulin. Both this and the water retention cause the weight gain. Have you read Atkins? He is the best I have read to learning what your carb limit is. That is the break point of how many carbs you can eat before these issues show up. Re: NT & carb sensitive > When you say you are carb sensitive, would you please explain exactly > do you mean? What are your symptoms if you eat carbs? Which carbs? Mainly bloating, increased hunger, and I gain weight easily after eating too many carbs. Is the insulin response different with soaked grains??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2004 Report Share Posted January 7, 2004 >Mainly bloating, increased hunger, and I gain weight easily after >eating too many carbs. Is the insulin response different with >soaked grains??? I haven't found the insulin response to be any different, soaked or unsoaked. WHOLE grains have less insuiln response, and there will be much less response in a meal with carbs combined with fats and proteins. Also the form matters a lot: pasta is less reactive than rice puffs, for instance. Whole soaked oatmeal or other whole grains are not very insulin responsive. Soaking the grains makes them more digestible though, which can lessen bloating and IBS problems. The WD makes a large difference for me: eating only ONE carb meal a day, it doesn't seem to make much difference how many carbs I eat in it. Also, many of the allergens are carbs (wheat, corn, soy). Bloating and increased hunger can be from undigested carbs -- the " undigested " part often has to do with either improper bacterial balance or allergies. Wheat and corn are the biggies in this area, and wheat is likely the most harmful. The yeast in a lot of " carb " foods is also a problem for some people. " Increased hunger " is sometimes from increased cortisol, from an allergic-style reaction. -- Heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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