Oatmeal and Dr. Gundry's strong negative effects

Posted by shelleyW @shelleyw, Jul 18, 2024

Is Dr. Gundry a scam? I have seen this question asked many times here. I have the same question, but just couldn't find a good answer. Until now: I was watching a Shark Tank episode, an oatmeal snack ball was being offered. They all seemed to like the taste, so I went on the hunt. I have found a AI, that so far has proven truthful and accurate. I tested AI out with questions I already knew the truth about. Well, except for the typical reasons, allergies, bad processing,etc...OATMEAL is the great food our parents, grandparents and now parents and children have thought it is. As for Dr. Gundry, I'm sure he's very smart, but his extreme negative attack, is definitely wrong about oatmeal . I am thrilled to finally get this cleared up for me. I have Celiac disease, so oatmeal cereal and flour are prominent in my diet.

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Everything is contaminated with chemicals. Even organic foods have contaminates on them.

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Dr. Gundry is a quack. Steel cut oats, which contain the most nutrients, is brain food. Avena sativa is the brain food. You can buy GMO oatmeal.

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Profile picture for yuniverse @yuniverse

I was also curious about the oatmeal and its supposedly negative effects Dr. Gundry was talking about. I've been eating oatmeal for a few years every morning and I'm not sure if I'm sick enough to believe his theory or healthy enough to disprove it. Anyhow, I'm going to keep eating my delicious oatmeal in the morning.

I prepare it somewhat different than most people. I use about 1000cc of water with a small cup of oatmeal. I slow boil it on mid-low temp (3.5 on my stove) with the lid partially open(slanted) for about 30-40 on timer. I use either steel cut or organic rolled oats. Afterwards, I add more boiling water to make it even more diluted and enjoy it. I don't know if anyone had tasted cooked rice with lots of water, but it tastes like that and it's so~~~ good. Thick oatmeal is too heavy for me and it's difficult to eat without some type of sweetener(usually raisins), but this way, I just enjoy the oatmeal by itself and it seems to help my acid reflux.
good to see other oatmeal lovers.

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I think, by definition, what you’re making is “gruel”.
My mother taught me to make the best oatmeal by just putting the oats in boiling water and not stirring. Just let them simmer until they are cooked. These days I can achieve the same texture by microwaving them and then letting them sit.
I can understand those who don’t like the “taste” of the oats most people cook because it’s stirred into a mush like consistency
I can’t think of a better breakfast on a cold morning than a good bowl of oatmeal!

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Profile picture for simethiconevortex @simethiconevortex

My view exactly! Getting tired of Gundry's fanatical viewpoints that are canted towards using his products. Have enjoyed this thread, I'm 74, looks like I'm in good company. 🙂

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yeah i've come to the conclusion that Grundy is on that fine line of being a quack.

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Everything is contaminated with chemicals. Even organic foods have contaminates on them.

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At least they are waaayy less that non organic. Most comes from oversprays and previously drenched in chemicals soil.

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Overnight oats are not cooked.

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@cattknap Indeed. The beauty of overnight oats (oats soaked in milk overnight) is that you can choose whether to eat them uncooked or cooked.

We prefer to cook them after their overnight soaking. Many prefer to leave them uncooked but we don’t like oats like that.

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I used to love oatmeal, oat cereal, oat milk. Then I got a terrible rash that lasted for several months. After racking our brains and soaking in oatmeal baths(!) I discovered that it had to be the oat milk. Since I stopped that I haven't had any issues. I don't eat any oats now.

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yeah i've come to the conclusion that Grundy is on that fine line of being a quack.

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I believe like you, he says eggs are so bad for you, oatmeal is really bad for you, and many
other things, he says one thing and another doctor is on and everything is the other way around
you can't believe any of them. It could make you crazy, I am going to start to delete them.

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Profile picture for marcia115 @marcia115

I believe like you, he says eggs are so bad for you, oatmeal is really bad for you, and many
other things, he says one thing and another doctor is on and everything is the other way around
you can't believe any of them. It could make you crazy, I am going to start to delete them.

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So true. But, as history shows us: coffee was not good for us but now it is (2 cups); cigarettes were the rage but we now know better; getting a lot of sunshine for Vitamin D was advised, but that was reversed; ad nauseum......

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Profile picture for bkatz43 @bkatz43

So true. But, as history shows us: coffee was not good for us but now it is (2 cups); cigarettes were the rage but we now know better; getting a lot of sunshine for Vitamin D was advised, but that was reversed; ad nauseum......

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You’re so right it’s just crazy every website that has something to do with
health tells you something different. just can’t belive it. I am going to
unsubscribe to most of them that I have because it makes me crazy. I
believe one thing and the other one says no can’t do that. Can’t eat that
so better to unsubscribe and don’t see it .and you don’t see it in the
news, and if you look carefully at the bottom, it’s his advertisement
because they are selling .

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