Fatigue and depression are at epidemic levels in modern society. Today, I ask you, could gluten allergies (toxicity) be causing so many of today’s health problems? While I make great efforts to keep up on the current medical literature, my efforts consistently fall short of the mark. It seems that every few months I make…
Why We Need to Treat Whole Grains With Respect
February 28, 2023
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With the dawn of the industrial age, white flour—once available only to the wealthy—became available to all. By the early 1900s, white bread had largely replaced “coarse” whole-grain bread, and white flour added to sugar and spices resulted in the proliferation of cakes, donuts, and pastries in the diets of both the rich and poor….
Think Outside the Bread Box
This article is the third in a three-part series on gluten-related health conditions and the gluten-free diet. The first article in the series is “When Gluten-Free Eating is the Best Medicine.” The second article in the series is, “Why Have Wheat and Gluten Become So Problematic?” If you eat a gluten-free diet or want to try one, it’s…
Why Have Wheat and Gluten Become So Problematic?
This article is the second in a three-part series on gluten-related health conditions and the gluten-free diet. The first article in the series is “When Gluten-Free Eating is the Best Medicine.” The third article in the series is “Think Outside The Bread Box.” It isn’t just your imagination: Wheat allergies and gluten-related health conditions, including…
Will Gluten-Free Make You Feel Better?
Controlled studies show that healthy athletes do not improve because of gluten-free diets (Med Sci Sports Exerc, 2015;47:2563-2570), yet as many as 60 percent of North Americans believe that a gluten-free diet will make them feel better (Dig Dis Sci, 2014;59:1080-1082). The $4 billion gluten-free food industry bombards us with: • paid advertisements from athletes…
These Common Neurological Problems Are Triggered by Gluten
A lot of people think that symptoms of gluten sensitivity are felt in the gut, but that’s not where most symptoms appear. For a long time now, researchers have known that most cases of gluten sensitivity show themselves in the brain. Some researchers even call gluten sensitivity a neurological disease. Gluten is the most potent…
Gluten Often Causes Brain Symptoms, Not Gut Symptoms
Research shows most cases of gluten sensitivity manifest in the brain—not the gut. In fact, gluten’s impact on the brain is so well established that some researchers refer to gluten sensitivity as a neurological disease. Gluten is one of the most immune-reactive foods—no other food is more of a trigger for neurological dysfunction and neurological…
Going Gluten-Free to Improve Skin? The Food You Need to Avoid Is Actually Something Else
In recent years, the gluten-free diet (GFD) has become commonly mentioned. Some people believe that gluten is the main culprit for bad skin conditions. Is it really the cause though? Gluten is a protein commonly found in wheat, barley, rye, and some oats. A gluten-free diet means avoiding foods that contain gluten, including bread, noodles,…
What to Eat on a Pegan Diet
March 28, 2022
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First there was the Paleolithic diet, emulating the eating habits of our nomadic ancestors. Now there’s a more vegetarian version: the Pegan diet. Paleo-Vegan may seem like a strange mash-up since such a big part of the Paleo diet is fat and meat. But consider Paleo’s emphasis on quality. Adherents of this diet specifically seek…
Avoiding Gluten is Harder Than You Think
Have you tried a “gluten-free” diet and it didn’t work? Maybe it didn’t help you lose weight or reverse your symptoms. Or, perhaps you felt better for a short period of time but then your symptoms returned. If that sounds familiar, it’s possible that gluten is problematic for you, but you made the mistake of…
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