I never realized how much gluten impacts our mind and our body until I went off of it. When I first looked into going G-Free was about a year ago when I got diagnosed with Fybromyalgia. I was suffering from severe joint pain and muscle pain. Keeping a Gluten Free diet has really helped me with lowering inflammation in my body, having more energy, and feeling more alert. I felt these results after only one week of being Gluten Free.
Customers ask me all the time "Is Gluten bad for you??" And I tell them no, unless you have Celiac disease, food allergies or sensitivities, skin rashes, digestive issues, memory problems, ADD, arthritis, immune issues, or fibromyalgia. But even if you're not suffering from any of these health problems its still good to limit you're intake of gluten, read labels, and try to incorporate different kinds of healthy grains into your diet.
Gluten is the protein found in wheat, and a few other grains, and its in almost every product these day. And really there are two problems today that's leading to gluten sensitivities and allergies. One is that the average American is consuming 133 lbs of wheat a year, that's 26 pounds more than the 1970s. And because of this increased consumption there is more pressure on increasing production of wheat. This is leading to dwarf and semi dwarf strains. Which are about 99 percent of what people are consuming today. The second problem is that the modern strain of wheat which has 42 chromosomes is different than the 12,000 year old ancient strain which is called einkorn that has 14 chromosomes. Over the years through hybridization humans changed the genetics of wheat, by selecting those seeds that had more gluten. This would helped in large scale agriculture and larger farms in production.
Right now even though I don't have any pain in body I'm keeping a 90% Gluten Free diet, because I'm feeling better than I've ever felt! I have energy, great memory,concentration and no more pain! So I find good alternatives like quinoa, millet, amaranth and rice, which are higher in protein and nutrients.
Try some other healthy alternatives, and see how you feel!
Nida
