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While some people have the notion that food intolerances don’t really exist, I’d like to beg to differ. People can have reactions to foods that their bodies have trouble tolerating, as well as mild to severe allergic reactions to foods, some of which can be life threatening. Before I found out I had a gluten intolerance, I couldn’t walk, I had an irregular heartbeat, and my immune system was basically...
July 30, 2023
In the early 1980s, researchers at UCLA, funded by a caring dad, did an intestinal permeability (leaky gut) study. They found that people with Crohn's disease and their parents had double the intestinal leakiness of control subjects. A leaky gut is like a leaky bucket - not very good at its job. This study was the first to suggest that leaky gut syndrome might be part of the development of Crohn’s...
December 19, 2021
Pasta, bread and baked goods are popular — and for good reason. Many of us crave carbs when we’re tired, stressed, or even when we're happy. Food can be used to soothe -and- to celebrate. But it seems that a high intake of gluten as a child could lead to celiac disease later in life. Gluten Consumption in the First Five Years - According to one study, which was published in the - Journal of the American...
July 2, 2020
Leaky gut is another name for intestinal permeability. What this means is that places in the gut that determine what gets to go into your small intestine are not working as they should. This means that substances that you react to, or are toxic to your body, end up where they shouldn’t—in your bloodstream. Imagine your gut’s lining is Gandalf in -The Fellowship of the Ring. He stands at that bridge...
February 1, 2016
What if today’s common “healthy habits” are actually hurting you? Because as history shows us it has happened many times before. Did you know in the 1920’s cigarettes were considered healthy? Lucky Strike was the biggest brand back then and their advertising campaigns featured doctors. If you did, I doubt you knew that throughout the 1930’s and 1940’s serious medical journals like “The New England...
December 19, 2015
Cross-contamination occurs when a non gluten free product or ingredient comes in contact with a gluten free product. Here are a few examples: - Using a knife to spread gluten free butter on a piece of gluten bread. Touching the tip of a squeeze bottle onto a piece of gluten pastry. Using a knife to cut gluten bread then spreading gluten free ketchup with the same knife. How do you work in a kitchen...
November 4, 2015
In the past few years, there has been a huge increase in the variety and availability of gluten free food choices. Most grocery store chains now devote an entire aisle to "health foods" and consumers will find many gluten free choices there. Lately, I've had clients without celiac disease or gluten intolerance ask whether they should go on a gluten free diet to improve their health. The emergence of...
May 19, 2015
Most of our calcium absorption takes place in the proximal portion of the small intestine. This is the area that is damaged by celiac disease. Therefore, many people with celiac disease have osteoporosis due to poor absorption of calcium. Calcium in the diet is important for strong bones and teeth. Most people think about consuming dairy products as a way to increase calcium intake. There are actually...
January 24, 2011
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