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When we think of ‘gluten’ we automatically think of wheat. However gluten is really found in a large percentage of grains, starches and manufactured foods. The key ones are:
An exponential amount of research has been mounting against Gluten over the last 10 years. The few years, this has become more and more talked about in main-stream media.
Going ‘Gluten Free’, will make a huge impact on your health today but also prevent issues in your children’s health in the future. Furthermore, this will change the genetic footprint of generations to come and protect those from gluten related autoimmune illnesses.
The world’s leading researcher and pioneer into Gluten related disorders is; Alessio Fasano. He discovered the catalyst not only to Coeliac disease, but also to other autoimmune diseases, was Gluten. He explains that, a number of elements need to come together for AI to occur:
Initially researchers thought you were born with celiac disease, however this was disproved in 2010 when they discovered some people had only triggered Celiac after 70 yrs of eating gluten.
Fasano discovered a protein molecule in our gut called Zonulin, which is triggered by gluten ingestion that leads the cascade of events for leaky gut – the opening the permeability of the stomach lining to leak into the blood stream. In coeliac and those other autoimmune diseases, the amount of Zonulin is higher.
In the last few years, due to such a rise in apparent gluten related disorders, they have had to come up with a new term for the symptoms induced by the ingestion of gluten. Besides celiac disease and wheat allergy, the most studied form of gluten-related disorders characterised by this evident immune mechanism is called: non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS).
Many experts think that gluten only effects the GI tract. The reality is that gluten can cause or contribute to more than 200 medical conditions. The findings indicate that gluten can disrupt hormones and contribute to:
Gluten induced hormone imbalance can occur via multiple mechanisms.
If you have the gene, then your one step closer to developing any number of auto-immune disease. If you don’t carry then gene, then you can impact your hormones significantly and also pre-dispose your bodies to “Leaky Gut” syndrome = inflammation = immune challenges.
Grains and (this includes corn) feed pathogens such as EBV. They grow stronger causing more damage and producing toxins. It’s these toxins that create the inflammation.
Why can others eat wheat and not get autoimmune? This is very hard thing to prove. But perhaps one theory might be because they do not have the pathogen or the virus that creates the disease.
Though if inflamed with conditions such as Auto-immune, Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Psoriasis Eczema etc, then remove grains all together. Organic short grain brown rice is arsenic free because not sprayed with pesticides. White Rice might introduce pathogens so don’t have this rice if you have an inflamed condition.
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By identifying which centre may be out of balance we can also use simple plant based herbal medicines and essential oils to assist in re-balancing along with Yoga (in particular Yin) and breathe work (Pranyayama)
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