Gluten is a sticky protein found mainly in wheat and other grains. Gluten is also what makes dough sticky and elastic. Gluten is present in foods made from wheat such as bread and pasta however t can also be found in smaller quantities in grains like barley, rye and even in oats due to cross contamination.
Gluten free diets seem to be a bit of a fad at the minute with many diet gurus and weight loss books jumping on the bandwagon, however is there any substance in going gluten free. I think there is.
Here are my Top 7 reasons why you should think about removing gluten foods from your diet.
- The glutamate content in gluten has been shown in many studies to damage brain cells. Basically glutamate is what is known as an excitotoxin. In short this means that it overexcites brain cells (very much in the same way as MSG). Basically this means that it makes your brain cells so excited that they don’t switch off and eventually die. Gluten has also been link is linked to many psychiatric illnesses due to these factors.
- Gluten is associated to osteo-arthritis. If you suffer from osteo arthritis, taking gluten out of your diet will relive pain almost immediately.
- Gluten has been linked to autism in children. Removing gluten from an autistic child’s det has been show to to the most important factor factor to healing their child. The same studies can also how reintroducing by accident i to the child’s diet, such as birthday cake at a friends xenical canada no prescription house immediately flares up all behavioral changes associated with autism.
- Gluten can cause depression. The inflammatory responses that happen in your brain when you eat gluten containing foods can cause symptoms that are not unlike depression. No amount of antidepressants or counselling sessions will cure this if you are sensitive to gluten. Removing the gluten from your diet can alleviate the symptoms of gluten cause depressions
- Gluten can make you older quicker The inflammation associated with wheat leads to more wrinkles and avoidance of wheat leads to quicker regenerating of the skin cells.
- Gluten can damage the enamel on your teeth and lead to fillings. Consumption of gluten has been linked to faster tooth decay and loss of tooth enamel in several studies.
- Gluten can make you fat. When we ask our clients to remove gluten and wheat products from their diet we see drops in body-fat levels almost immediately. The reason for this is because gluten raises insulin dramatically (in some cases faster than actual sugar) and because it is also a strong allergen it raises cortisol which is the stress hormone The combination of rises in both of these hormoes leads inmany cases to increase in body fat especially around your belly.
If you would like to learn more about his I would recommend that you check out the this excellent book Wheat belly By William Davis which will really open up your eyes as to how much this protein is actually harming our health and helping to make us all fatter.
