80% of people are turning out to be gluten and or wheat intolerant
This can be tested at www.enterolab.com
Or for “free” by abstaining from any gluten foods for two weeks and then eating a lot of them and seeing how your body reacts to this.
There are over 250 symptoms associated with gluten intolerance. That’s why I suggest you use your own intuition about your body to determine your own sensitivity. Examples of types of symptoms are: gastro intestinal distress, fatigue, joint pains, mood swings, unhappiness (from serotonin depletion), skin problems.
Basically, if you’re eating gluten or wheat and you are part of the 80 % of people estimated to be gluten intolerant, it’s like setting a fire inside your body; an inflammatory process starts and a person will have “heat” symptoms.
There are two main types of gluten problems:
Celiac disease, an auto immune disease where the proteins in gluten trigger your immune system which overreacts and sends out antibodies to attach the villi in the gut. Celiac disease develops over time and is more like a nutritional deficiency.
Wheat sensitivity; a histamine response, similar to an allergic reaction where your skin and mucous membranes become inflamed. There can be a wide variety of symptoms here as well from stomach ache to skin rash.
Being on a gluten free diet is actually pretty easy EXCEPT that there are secret traps. Many packaged foods contain gluten, for example; fake meat slices, packaged soups, sauces and broths (veggie bullion) because wheat is generally used as a thickener
If you’re a cook, you can start substituting arrowroot instead of flour for thickening and use alternative “Bob’s red Mill” Gluten Free flour
Sources: Why do I still have Thyroid Symptoms? When my lab tests are normal? By Dhatis Kharazian
Rice, corn, soy, potato, tapioca, beans, garfava, sorghum, quinoa, millet, buckwheat, arrowroot, amaranth, teff, montina, flax, and nut flours
Wheat (including einkorn, durum, faro, graham, kamut, semolina, spelt), rye, barley, triticale
The key to understanding the gluten-free diet is to become a good label reader. Don’t ear food with labels that list questionable ingredients unless you can verify they do not contain or are not derived from prohibited grains. labels must be read every time foods are purchased. Manufacturers can change ingredients at any time.
Products labeled ‘wheat-free’ are not necessarily gluten-free. They may still contain spelt, rye or barley-based ingredients that are not gluten-free. Spelt is a form of wheat.
Dr. Arjan Khalsa comes from a family of Chiropractors and has studied the healing arts of Chiropractic, Applied Kinesiology, CranioSacral Therapy, Kundalini Yoga, meditation, and Nutrition for over 20 years. For several years, she has been posting health tips for people to be able to use food, herbs, and self-healing techniques to be able to improve their health, decrease pain, and to lead to more vital, fulfilled lives. Read More
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