When gluten causes nerve damage
Many doctors think that reactions to gluten occur mainly in the digestive tract. But if you’re sensitive to gluten, your nerves are at risk. In the past, celiac – an autoimmune reaction to the gluten...
View ArticleFree yourself from the latest gluten fad
Watch out for the latest gluten fad. This web of half-truths can hurt your health, ruin your digestion and make your life miserable. The fad I’m talking about isn’t switching to eating gluten-free....
View ArticleThe food your body thinks is a disease
The food you eat is supposed to support your body’s health with nutrients and disease-fighting natural chemicals. But what if anytime you ate a particular food, your body saw it as a virus or...
View ArticleWhen your health supplement endangers you—trust your gut
So Americans don’t always get what they pay for. We expect to, but the truth is, the times they are a changing, as Dylan would say. But when it comes to products like vitamins or supplements — products...
View ArticleOur ancestors ate it, but that doesn’t mean it’s good for us
The human digestive tract has had thousands of years to adapt to gluten and eating wheat. So health problems caused by gluten — even the ones you don’t suspect — shouldn’t be a big deal, right? WRONG....
View ArticleThis disguised gluten danger does the most damage
Periodically, I browse the Internet, looking for the latest news about gluten. And this week I discovered one of the worst dangers to your health that is presented by gluten: Believing the nonsense...
View ArticleDon’t blame your tummy — blame that food
If you have chronic health problems that doctors can’t solve — things like digestive issues, various mysterious aches and pains, or skin problems that never quite vanish — you’re likely eating...
View ArticleMaking the best of holiday meals when you have special diet needs
If you have a food allergy, sensitivity, or even serious food-related disorder such as Celiac disease, you may already know that family and friends aren’t always the most understanding. My sweet...
View ArticleSickened by the sneakiest of ingredients
As the gluten-free revolution gains momentum, more people are discovering that gluten sensitivity — including celiac disease (an autoimmune disease caused by reaction to gluten) — lurks behind their...
View ArticleThe proof is in the ‘bread’ pudding
More and more people are developing gluten sensitivities. And if you have annoying gut problems that you can’t pin down, you may be among the millions of people who already have developed a sensitivity...
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Leaky gut syndrome: How illness starts in the gut and overtakes the body
The stomach has ways of telling us when we’ve made a mistake. If we ate something that doesn’t agree with us, we might get symptoms like bloating, nausea, discomfort, or pain. That’s usually when we...
View ArticleA sensible guide to treating yourself to holiday treats
Most of the year, I consume very little alcohol and few sweet snacks. But during the holidays it becomes a real challenge to turn those treats down. After all, they come hand in hand with celebrations,...
View ArticleForget gluten: There’s another reason to skip wheat
A lot of people avoid wheat because it contains gluten, a protein that can be difficult for the body to digest. Not a problem if you don’t have celiac disease, right? Wrong. Gluten causes non-celiac...
View ArticleWhere do you fall in the gluten spectrum?
As the gluten-free revolution gains momentum, more people are realizing that they fall somewhere in the spectrum of gluten sensitivity. They feel better knowing that they’ve identified the cause of...
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Gluten-free done wrong may be poisoning you
Just one of the many reasons I’m a fan of the paleo diet is because it’s a gluten-free diet. I attribute my almost miraculous health turnaround to ditching grains (and most carbs). But there’s a wrong...
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What happens when you give up gluten, sugar and dairy
Writing about ways to be healthy through what many consider alternative means is a little off the beaten path. Sometimes my colleagues and I catch a little flack for suggesting that it’s possible to...
View ArticleIs your gluten-free diet destroying your health?
If you’re unfortunate enough to have celiac disease, it’s a given that you have to eat a gluten-free diet. Or, it may be that you’ve flicked the gluten-free switch with the goal of increasing weight...
View ArticleIs your gluten problem really a carb problem?
If you don’t have celiac disease, but gluten still makes you feel bloated, nauseous, crampy, foggy and just all-around icky, you’re in good company. More than 18 million Americans deal with something...
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The two most dangerous gluten-free foods to eat in restaurants
If you’re avoiding gluten because of celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, eating out is like playing Russian roulette… Sometimes, you feel great. Other times, you feel lousy for days. The worst part...
View ArticleThe food additive fueling celiac disease
So many people avoid gluten nowadays that going gluten-free has become a popular punchline. Even Ford poked fun at the gluten-free “craze” several years ago on a billboard for the Ford Fiesta that read...
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6 ways gluten can secretly ruin your life
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. For these people,...
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Gluten sensitive? It might be something else
We’ve all known the feeling of eating something that just doesn’t agree with us. Maybe it was that Mexican dish that tasted great going down but leaves us feeling like we’re still digesting it hours...
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The scary connection between gluten, schizophrenia and depression
Whether you have celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity, a rogue breadcrumb in your dinner could give you a long list of physically uncomfortable symptoms: joint pain, headaches, diarrhea,...
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Is ‘meat glue’ causing your digestive problems?
In recent years, you’ve probably heard a lot of talk about gluten. Many people are going gluten-free, to help solve everything from fatigue to skin problems to digestive issues, even brain fog. These...
View ArticleIs gluttonous gluten-eating making us sick?
Most of us didn’t know what celiac disease was 20, 30 or 40 years ago. But nowadays, it’s hard to find someone who hasn’t heard of this autoimmune disease triggered by gluten. Why is celiac disease’s...
View ArticleGoing gluten free? Necessity for some, risky for others
Have you jumped on the gluten-free bandwagon yet? It seems that everywhere you turn these days, people, including some big-name celebrities, are going gluten-free, claiming that it’s helped them with...
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The probiotic that could help clobber celiac disease
If you have celiac disease, there’s only one treatment option — you have to strip every trace of gluten from your life. You have read every label (even items you wouldn’t’ think to check like personal...
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The chemicals causing celiac disease
If you’ve been reading our posts for a while, then the dangers of pesticides and the sneaky ways they get into your home aren’t news to you. You know which fruits and vegetables have the most pesticide...
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Why the FDA’s new food labeling rules put allergy sufferers at risk
When you have a food allergy, you become very good at inspecting labels. That’s because, if you don’t, it could have serious consequences… Like diarrhea, nausea, hives, vomiting, dizziness… or even...
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New gluten-free ‘flour’ packed with nutrition and a dash of caffeine
Giving up all wheat products can be a daunting prospect for some who embark on a gluten-free diet. I remember when one of my friends was forced to go gluten-free after a diagnosis of celiac disease,...
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The ‘infection’ allergy that may cause IBS and gluten intolerance
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is an extremely painful condition that affects about 20 percent of the world’s population. But too often, when their doctor can find no allergic responses to any of the...
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Enzymes: The safer, healthier choice for digestive upset
From gas and bloating to abdominal pain, heartburn and diarrhea, surveys show that 74 percent of Americans are living with digestive problems. And when you consider the old saying, “You are what you...
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‘Wheaty weed’ making it hard to know if your gluten-free food really is
When you buy a gluten-free loaf of bread, a box of cereal or a box of pasta, you assume you’re safe. If you have celiac disease, this is especially important, since eating even a small amount of...
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How do you know if you have leaky gut?
How do you know if you have leaky gut syndrome? Understanding some underlying causes of leaky gut can certainly help. Something that may not be of help is relying on doctors and other medical...
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10 reasons to eat potatoes
Potatoes have an unfair reputation as a food that’s generally not so healthy for you. In all honesty, though, this is probably based on some of the ways we prefer to prepare them… You’ve got French...
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The uncomfortable condition Americans won’t talk about
It’s uncomfortable and can even be a little embarrassing. But everyone has experienced it at some time or another. This swollen, heavy feeling in your abdomen can sometimes make your pants feel too...
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8 foods most likely to trigger diarrhea
I have a sensitive gut. Fairly often, I’ll eat something and have a stomach reaction… Like the time I ate greasy carnival food against my better judgment. But I’ve also eaten something seemingly...
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Is a wheat sensitivity causing your crushing fatigue?
Now that I’m in my mid-sixties, I’m finding truth in what I’ve heard about how food sensitivities can pop up unexpectedly in your 50s and beyond. I’ve been OK with caffeine all my life. But in the...
View ArticleIs this food ingredient killing you?
You could be slowly losing your good health without knowing it … and unless you get tested, it could get worse. Celiac disease, the autoimmune reaction to gluten – a group of proteins originating in...
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Is it IBS or IBD?
For the past few years, my mother has had terrible gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms like pain, diarrhea and bloating that have made it tough for her to go about her day-to-day activities. Seniors can...
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