Say goodbye to gluten: Over 200 clinically confirmed reasons to avoid wheat

[specsaregood]

Wheat The primary source of calories and protein for most of Europe and Asia since the development of Agriculture. Must be horrible stuff. Methinks the problems people are having these days with Gluten has more to do with the industrial chemicals they ingest, than the Gluten itself. Perhaps the lack of a full compliment of symbiotic bacteria and intestinal enzymes related to digestion is at question here.

The types of wheat eaten nowadays are different as well. You might enjoy this recent article:
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-problems-with-modern-wheat/

 

[donnay]

Gluten and wheat are not the same thing, so how am I supposed to take this thread seriously?

I guess if you go back and read the OP you might take it serious. Wheat, barley, rye and oats all contain gluten.

 

[wrestlingwes_8]

Seems to me the problem isn't eating wheat or other grains, it's consuming the wrong variety of grains. The complex carbohydrates and other minerals, like silica, that are present in grains provide a lot of good benefits; however gluten decided to show up in modern grain and kind of ruin the party. I guarantee you can find heirloom grain varieties that date back earlier than 50 years. I think the answer lies in the ancient grain varieties, though.

Anyone know of any sources where you can buy ancient grain varieties in bulk?

If not, I'm sure there is a website that sells seed packets of ancient grains. It'll take a little patience but growing your own food is always worth the wait.


What about foods that have been processed to be "Gluten-free"? Most people who choose to eat healthy avoid processed foods at all costs but will not hesitate to buy gluten-free pasta. I have a hunch that the extra processing required to render something gluten-free isn't necessarily the healthiest thing to consume, either. Any studies to verify or refute this idea??

 

[donnay]

Seems to me the problem isn't eating wheat or other grains, it's consuming the wrong variety of grains. The complex carbohydrates and other minerals, like silica, that are present in grains provide a lot of good benefits; however gluten decided to show up in modern grain and kind of ruin the party. I guarantee you can find heirloom grain varieties that date back earlier than 50 years. I think the answer lies in the ancient grain varieties, though.

Anyone know of any sources where you can buy ancient grain varieties in bulk?

If not, I'm sure there is a website that sells seed packets of ancient grains. It'll take a little patience but growing your own food is always worth the wait.


What about foods that have been processed to be "Gluten-free"? Most people who choose to eat healthy avoid processed foods at all costs but will not hesitate to buy gluten-free pasta. I have a hunch that the extra processing required to render something gluten-free isn't necessarily the healthiest thing to consume, either. Any studies to verify or refute this idea??

This may help?
http://www.ancientcerealgrains.org/seedandliteraturecatalog.html

 

[wrestlingwes_8]

This may help?
http://www.ancientcerealgrains.org/seedandliteraturecatalog.html

Nice

What's your opinion on the gluten-free question I posed?

 

[Sola_Fide]

Seems to me the problem isn't eating wheat or other grains, it's consuming the wrong variety of grains. The complex carbohydrates and other minerals, like silica, that are present in grains provide a lot of good benefits; however gluten decided to show up in modern grain and kind of ruin the party. I guarantee you can find heirloom grain varieties that date back earlier than 50 years. I think the answer lies in the ancient grain varieties, though.

Anyone know of any sources where you can buy ancient grain varieties in bulk?

If not, I'm sure there is a website that sells seed packets of ancient grains. It'll take a little patience but growing your own food is always worth the wait.


What about foods that have been processed to be "Gluten-free"? Most people who choose to eat healthy avoid processed foods at all costs but will not hesitate to buy gluten-free pasta. I have a hunch that the extra processing required to render something gluten-free isn't necessarily the healthiest thing to consume, either. Any studies to verify or refute this idea??

I used to eat the "gluten-free" stuff all the time, but you look at the ingredient list on the back of what you're eating and you can't hardly pronounce half of the ingredients. I just made it simple and said "If I can't easily pronounce it, I'm not going to eat it."

 

[wrestlingwes_8]

I used to eat the "gluten-free" stuff all the time, but you look at the ingredient list on the back of what you're eating and you can't hardly pronounce half of the ingredients. I just made it simple and said "If I can't easily pronounce it, I'm not going to eat it."

Yep, I already follow this rule. I haven't ever really checked out the gluten-free stuff before, just kind of avoided it because I knew it was processed.

 

[donnay]

Nice

What's your opinion on the gluten-free question I posed?

I avoid all processed foods, whether it say "gluten-free" or not. Gluten is a protein I haven't come across any studies on the process of gluten-free yet, because I think it is fairly new. Gluten is a protein, and gluten is a very difficult protein for many people to digest.

 

[Working Poor]

I like "the Mucusless Diet" here is Prof Spira reading out of the book