All Entries in the "Gluten and Celiac" Category
If You Have Weak Bones, Get Checked For A Gluten Problem
Many people take vitamin D and calcium supplements because these nutrients are supposed to help strengthen bones. But if you have celiac disease and gluten has damaged your digestive tract, these nutrients won’t do you any good. You can’t absorb them.
More Evidence That Gluten Harms The Brain
Medical researchers continue to uncover alarming evidence that gluten can harm the brain. In the latest discovery, researchers find that babies born to mothers who are gluten sensitive have twice the risk for developing schizophrenia 25 years later.
As You Get Older Your Chances Of A Gluten Problem Grow
Although some people still insist the movement to eat a gluten-free diet is a passing fad, medical research is proving that health damage from gluten is actually an under-appreciated problem. A scary aspect of the gluten situation: Unlike allergies, which many people outgrow, you can grow into an autoimmune reaction to gluten. And it can threaten your life.
Gluten, The Weird Protein That Nobody Digests
You need protein to live. The body uses the protein it digests from food to build its tissues. But there’s a unique form of protein that never gets completely digested by anyone: gluten. Alarmingly, if your immune system reacts to gluten, it doesn’t attack this unusual protein. It attacks the body. That can lead to serious illness and death.
Top Ten Gluten Myths
Gluten, a group of proteins found in wheat, rye and barley, directly threatens the health of more than 2 million Americans who unknowingly suffer celiac, an autoimmune disease.
Eating Gluten: An Evolutionary Mistake
More and more older people are developing celiac disease (an autoimmune response to gluten) who didn’t seem to have this issue when they were younger. Nobody knows for sure why this is happening, but research shows that the scope of the gluten problem is growing rapidly.
The Gluten-Free Diet: Fad, Necessity Or Tool For Optimal Health?
Over and over again, advice on avoiding gluten ominously warns that you should consult a dietitian or other nutritional expert before attempting a gluten-free diet. Seems to me, this is exactly backwards.
Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Diet May Help With Autism
A gluten-free, casein-free diet may improve behavior and physiological problems in some children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to research at Penn State.
If Your Tongue Burns, It Could Be From Gluten
Deciding if you are sensitive to gluten can be confounding because gluten can cause so many physical problems. If your body reacts to gluten, it can lead to digestive upset, skin rashes, headaches and nerve damage. And now you can add a burning tongue to the list of possible symptoms.
Clear The Mystery Over Gluten Misery
Lingering, troubling health problems often stem from gluten. Gluten reactions can include digestive symptoms like gas, bloating, constipation or diarrhea; peripheral neuropathy (numbness or tingling in the extremities); mental and emotional imbalances; or autoimmune diseases such as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and psoriasis. But your misery doesn’t have to remain a mystery: If a gluten-free diet improves your health or a lab test is positive, you can declare gluten the source of your difficulties.
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