<p>This paperback edition of <i>Wheat Belly Total Health</i> continues to spread <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Dr. William Davis’s groundbreaking plan, helping readers take command over life and health in the aftermath of wheat and grains. After removing grains from the diet, many people are plagued by disrupted bowel flora and digestive function that can lead to common nutritional deficiencies and chronic conditions like osteoporosis and carotid atherosclerosis.</p><p><i>Wheat Belly Total Health</i> focuses on regaining full health now that the great disrupter is removed. Dr. Davis examines endocrine disruption caused by wheat and grains that can impair even the most meticulous grain-free effort. Total health is about regaining full metabolic well-being, reflected in blood sugar and other measures that may require additional steps beyond grain elimination. The plan includes comprehensive information on nutritional supplements and how they need to be managed<i>differently</i> in a grain-free lifestyle. </p><p>Understanding these strategies and putting them to use can take health to another level –even if the reader has had major health success after the elimination of wheat and grains. In addition to achieving better health in many different areas, with focus on total health, <i>life performance</i> also improves: performance in school, at work, in sports, in relationships, in virtually all settings we encounter in life.</p>