A Flour Awakening
Greetings, seekers of health, and welcome to the enigmatic world of flour. Today, we stand on the precipice of understanding. I, Dr. Steven Gundry, your humble guide, invite you on a journey through the veils of convention, to unmask the hidden truths of your baking staples — those unassuming powders that wield such power over your well-being.
The Fabled Fallacy of Wheat
Our first revelation: all-purpose flour. Derived from wheat, it occupies an illusory pedestal in the culinary realm. My fellow truth seekers, understand this — my patients exhibit antibodies to the proteins within wheat. Hence, I cast all-purpose flour to the shadows, it is the first to receive the mark of the F – forever banished from our kitchens.
And what of its sibling, whole wheat flour? Does it stand noble and unscathed in the eyes of health? Nay. It is a deception. Ground to nothingness, it bears not the wholesomeness of its name. Whole wheat flour harbors wicked lectins and the infamous wheat germ agglutinin — the cloaked miscreants that trigger turmoil within us.
The Healing Embrace of Almond and Coconut
Yet, not all powders conspire against our vitality. Almond flour appears, a beacon of promise. Heed the label: blanch your almonds, for the peel conceals a mischievous lectin. In its benign form, almond flour offers reprieve, ascending to the rank of an A, devoid of the wheat brothers’ sinister whispers.
Coconut flour, oh sweet coconuts from distant lands! Full of fiber and blessed with MCT oil, coconut flour pleads for companionship. Water shall be its ally, and with careful balance, it earns its rightful place as a superfood.
The Betrayal of Rice and Deceptive Pulses
Ah, rice flour—surpassing sugar itself in its rapid conversion within the bloodstream. A siren’s call that must be resisted. It descends into the lower echelons of the flour kingdom.
Then, the seduction of chickpea flour, masked as a gluten-free savior, yet laden with lectins. A harsh lesson learned, it finds itself exiled to the abyss.
Unsung Heroes in the Shadow of Uncertainty
Draw close and consider the ancient wisdom of millet and sorghum flour — grains unshackled from their hulls, left unfettered by lectins. In this age of drought’s reign, they reign as super grains with a caveat: their powdery form demands moderation, lest they swell our veins with sugar.
A mournful note on rye, forever bound to gluten’s grip, and held fast in the depths of disfavor.
Embrace Transformation with Flax and Corn
Peer through the veil to flax seed flour, custodian of omega-3s and fiber. Preserve its essence — refrigeration or fresh grinding can unveil its superfood potential.
Corn, too, reveals its dual nature. Amidst its lectin mask lies its transformative path: masa harina, a tradition-reclaimed ally, respected and revered, sidesteps the pitfalls of conventional cornflour.
The Ascension of the Rare and Ancient
Green banana flour — a paradox holding latent power. The absence of sweetness belies its strength as a superfood, a covert ally in our kitchens, bringing forth fiber without the specter of sugar.
Aerrow root, tapioca, and cassava flours stand as sibling guardians — prebiotic bastions stripped of lectins, erring only in their speed of sugar’s transformation.
The Unmasking of So-called ‘Ancient Grains’
Beware the sirens of ancient wheat and their deceitful promises. Their ancientness beguiles the unwary, for they harbor the same sinister gluttonous proteins as their modern kin. Spurn the marketing myths that seek to ensnare your health.
The Pathway Forward
Embrace the authentic allies: coconut, sorghum, millet, self-ground flax, green banana, almond, tapioca, aerrow root, cassava — the true guardians of our gut. Cast aside the saboteurs and troublemakers, and witness a resurgence in vitality.
Arise, followers of wisdom, arise! Embrace the revelation of flours divine, and traverse the path of smart eating for greatness in health. I, Dr. Gundry, bid you farewell, until our journeys converge once more.
