| Do you tolerate wheat and other glutenous | | | | gaino Fatigue |
| grains? I don't and either do millions of Americans. | | | | Second, if you go to your doctor, he or she will |
| Most people don't realize that their health issues | | | | most likely not look for the CAUSE of the |
| are tied to gluten. We need to pay attention to | | | | problem but rather the treatment of symptoms |
| the clues our bodies are giving us about our | | | | via some sort of drug, which in most cases, |
| health. | | | | causes other problems. Most doctors practice |
| I have been doing a lot of research on | | | | reactionary medicine. They wait for a patient to |
| gluten-containing grains like wheat, barley, rye, and | | | | come in with a problem and then try to fix it with |
| oats and I think it is really important to share the | | | | drugs or surgery -- what they were trained to do |
| following information. Gluten intolerance is very | | | | in medical school. They have scant nutritional |
| common and the cause of digestive and other | | | | training, if any, and they don't focus on wellness |
| health issues for many people, my self included. | | | | and prevention. |
| According to statistics from the University of | | | | For example, when I was struggling terribly with |
| Chicago Celiac Disease Center, an average of one | | | | acne, I went to several dermatologists. All of |
| out of every 133, otherwise healthy people, in the | | | | them prescribed some sort of cream which never |
| United States suffers from the digestive disease | | | | improved my skin condition. Most of the creams |
| known as celiac disease (CD). Previous studies | | | | made my skin red, flaky, and irritated. One of the |
| have found that this number may be as high as 1 | | | | doctors prescribed an antibiotic which then caused |
| in 33 in at-risk populations. Even more common, | | | | yeast infections and never cleared up my skin! I |
| are people who suffer from a less-extreme, but | | | | struggled with skin eruptions for years. With |
| still dangerous, gluten intolerance. | | | | dietary intervention, including eliminating wheat |
| I wish my mother knew about this. My father | | | | gluten, I was able to clear my complexion. |
| recently told me she had chronic diarrhea since | | | | Unfortunately, I have some scarring from those |
| the age of 30. Even though she went to doctors | | | | years of acne. I still find that if I eat certain foods |
| for it, they couldn't help her but they never | | | | that I am sensitive to, like wheat, an eruption will |
| tested her for wheat intolerance or celiac disease. | | | | occur. |
| They should have. She died of colon cancer two | | | | The solution to celiac disease or gluten intolerance |
| years ago. I am her daughter with half her genes. | | | | is to take glutenous grains out of your diet. Not |
| I cannot tolerate wheat gluten. I experience | | | | only are glutenous grains harmful for so many |
| mushy-consistency diarrhea. Fortunately for me, I | | | | people, but so are other processed grains that |
| got nutritional training, looked at my symptoms, | | | | rapidly break down to sugar and cause a steep |
| changed my diet, and no longer have those | | | | rise in blood sugar and insulin. Repetitive dietary |
| repeated mushy stools. | | | | sugar and insulin spikes lead to health conditions |
| This brings up two points: 1) You, too, may have | | | | such as obesity, high cholesterol, high blood |
| or know someone with a problem with gluten, and | | | | pressure, type 2 diabetes, and cancer. |
| 2) most doctors will not help you. | | | | With grains, your best bet is to eat non-gluten |
| First, here are some of the many health | | | | whole grains like: amaranth, brown rice, |
| conditions, that may indicate celiac disease or | | | | buckwheat/kasha, millet, teff, quinoa, and wild rice. |
| gluten intolerance:o Acneo Nauseao Diarrheao | | | | Even with those grains, I would eat them |
| Constipationo Abdominal paino Osteoporosis or | | | | moderately and make sure they are properly |
| osteopeniao Tooth enamel defectso Vitamin K | | | | prepared. I work with many clients to |
| deficiencyo Central and peripheral nervous system | | | | recommend, create, and give access to recipes |
| diseaseo Mental impairment (e.g., dementia, | | | | that are gluten-free. At first it is overwhelming to |
| depression, autism, Asperger's syndrome, ADHD | | | | switch to a gluten-free diet, but then a whole |
| or schizophrenia)o Dermatitis Herpetiformis (DH)o | | | | world of healthy eating and consequent improved |
| Anemia of various typeso Infertility and earlier | | | | health is opened up. |
| menopauseo Organ disorderso Weight loss or | | | | |