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I gave up gluten and here's what happened
Pioneer Press ^ | 11-12-13 | Douglas Brown

Posted on 11/18/2013 5:17:41 AM PST by TurboZamboni

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1 posted on 11/18/2013 5:17:41 AM PST by TurboZamboni
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It seems that our nation has suddenly become fascinated with eliminating something from our diets - or making one particular item the focus of our diet. Bookstores now have entire sections devoted to this.

When I was growing up, there was no such thing as lactose-intolerant, glucose-intolerant, etc. It may seem strange now but there was a time when you could bring peanut butter sandwiches to school. If, back in 1972 when I was in fourth grade, I told my classroom that I was allergic to peanut butter, the entire class would laugh at me - including the teachers who would tell me "not to be silly and eat my sandwich."

2 posted on 11/18/2013 5:32:03 AM PST by SamAdams76
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We evolved (or were created) to eat veggies, fruits, meat, and eggs. Processed grains are a rather late addition to our diets, being introduced in just the last few thousand years. It would not be surprising that our bodies don’t handle grains as well as other foods.


3 posted on 11/18/2013 5:39:06 AM PST by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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To: TurboZamboni

I’m part of the 1% of people that acutally has celiac disease. I shake my head when people tell me they’re cutting gluten out of their diet “to feel better.” You’ve felt fine! Cutting gluten out isn’t going to have any impact on you. I’d kill for a real piece of pizza and a beer. The gluten-free options are awful (I’ve tried them all).


4 posted on 11/18/2013 5:40:11 AM PST by VA_Gentleman ("Poor Al Gore. Global warming completely debunked via the very internet you invented." -Jon Stewart)
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To: TurboZamboni
The wife and I gave up wheat last month and experienced similar results as this author.
Good information, thanks.
5 posted on 11/18/2013 5:41:27 AM PST by John 3_19-21 (Don't like Gramnesty? Support Lee Bright www.brightforsenate.com/)
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"I don't know what glutens are - but they're delicious!"
-- John Pinette
6 posted on 11/18/2013 5:42:04 AM PST by Alex Murphy ("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
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To: TurboZamboni
During the fast, my diet was better — more vegetables, fruits, lean meats and nuts

This why the author felt better and in general why most people do as well. Going on a diet that restricts a food group inherently steers you back to fresh, whole food that has not been processed. Processed food is what is killing people.

7 posted on 11/18/2013 5:42:38 AM PST by IamConservative (The soul of my lifes journey is Liberty!)
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To: John 3_19-21

Have you heard of Kamut wheat?
It’s an “ancient grain”, a wheat, but a longer grain.
It has less gluten and makes for a delicious bread with great texture.


8 posted on 11/18/2013 5:44:12 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: TurboZamboni

It’s not just gluten. All grains should be cut out- corn, oats, rice, sugar. Grain proteins damage the linings of the intestianl track letting pre-digested foods and toxins circulate through the blood stream. Hello IBS, allergies, psoriasis, etc,..


9 posted on 11/18/2013 5:46:05 AM PST by petercooper ("I was for letting people keep their health insurance, before I wasn't". --- Barack Obama)
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I have added an couple of teaspoons a day of flex seed meal to my diet for the last few months. Heartburn is all but gone! The crazy thing is that I started taking the flax seed meal to reduce my cholesterol.


10 posted on 11/18/2013 5:57:29 AM PST by VRW Conspirator (Obama is a proven liar, an admitted liar, an unrepentent liar.)
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To: SamAdams76

>> When I was growing up, there was no such thing as lactose-intolerant, glucose-intolerant, etc.

I could have written your post myself, word for word. I don’t get it either. My personal opinion is it’s just another symptom of the prideful, “it’s all about me” society we have become. Everyone’s looking within to the point of obsession; not so many look up to the Creator!

I’m sure I’ll get flamed for that but NOT ONE OF THEM has ever rigorously explained precisely why, after five thousand years of wheat, barley, etc as dietary staples, it’s just in the past 20 years that the poor victims are suffering and demand special accommodation everywhere they go (including the Holy Communion table).


11 posted on 11/18/2013 6:10:48 AM PST by Nervous Tick (Without GOD, men get what they deserve.)
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To: MrB

Thanks, I will research it.


12 posted on 11/18/2013 6:11:42 AM PST by John 3_19-21 (Don't like Gramnesty? Support Lee Bright www.brightforsenate.com/)
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To: VRW Conspirator

I have added 8 shots of Jack Daniels for after dinner...It has removed any pain or worries until the next day....


13 posted on 11/18/2013 6:11:51 AM PST by Boonie
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To: PapaBear3625

>> Processed grains are a rather late addition to our diets, being introduced in just the last few thousand years. It would not be surprising that our bodies don’t handle grains

Seriously?

Why do you think “our bodies” rebelled only in the last decade or so?

Or are there ancient papyrus manuscripts warning folks away from the “staff of life”?


14 posted on 11/18/2013 6:14:04 AM PST by Nervous Tick (Without GOD, men get what they deserve.)
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To: PapaBear3625

“It would not be surprising that our bodies don’t handle grains as well as other foods.”

It doesn’t really matter whether it would be surprising or not, it really only matter whether it is true.


15 posted on 11/18/2013 6:22:21 AM PST by Boogieman
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LMAO
not the slightest AM headache?


16 posted on 11/18/2013 6:24:39 AM PST by nascarnation (Wish everyone you see a "Gay Kwanzaa")
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To: VA_Gentleman
I have tested negative for celiac disease but wheat causes problems in my gut. After a trip to the emergency room about a year and a half ago, I have almost completely given up wheat. Much better now. I have always been extremely allergic to beer, I had never connected it to wheat/gluten before.
17 posted on 11/18/2013 6:28:43 AM PST by Ditter
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To: TurboZamboni

From my very early days on this planet, I was told to avoid loading up on bread, cakes and sweets.
Grandma said to eat fresh fruits and vegetables, plenty of meat, a small piece of birthday cake when offered (to be polite) and a bit of “medicine” from the old brown jug to keep a twinkle in your eyes.
Seems like my Grandma could have been a Foodie.


18 posted on 11/18/2013 6:30:04 AM PST by Macoozie (1) Win the Senate 2) Repeal Obamacare 3) Impeach Roberts)
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http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0024455

27 aerobic and 30 anaerobic oral bacterial strains capable of metabolizing gluten have been obtained. 5 aerobic and 10 anaerobic strains are the fastest growing.

All anaerobic strains belonged to the Bifidobacterium genus. (A bacterial strain commonly used as a probiotic.)

In the aerobic category, Rothia mucilaginosa and Rothia aeria were most active. These results demonstrate that Rothia species are highly effective in degrading gluten, and more so than anaerobic strains. Importantly, they did so mostly at a pH of 7 (neutral), and when pH became 3, about the acidity of orange juice, their activity ceased. Gastric (stomach) acid has a pH of about 1. When the pH again rose, the bacteria remained inactive.

But ironically, R. mucilaginosa colonizes the healthy and celiac-afflicted duodenum to the same extent. This suggests that bacterial degradation of gluten is not enough, and that some other factor may be involved one way or another.


19 posted on 11/18/2013 6:31:26 AM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy (War on Terror news at rantburg.com)
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"During the fast, my diet was better — more vegetables, fruits, lean meats and nuts, a wider array of grains, and sprinklings of gluten-free products, some of which are excellent."

Sound down right like the Paleo (Paleolithic) diet...

20 posted on 11/18/2013 6:33:03 AM PST by taildragger (The E-GOP won't know what hit them, The Party of Reagan is almost here, hang tight folks....)
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