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

[anaconda]

Pasteurised juice that you buy in the store is missing a lot of enzymes and nutrients.

If you have a juicer, you can fresh squeeze fruits and veggies. I like to do apples, carrots, beets and ginger with some fresh squeezed OJ or lemons.

I think juicing just removes a lot of the fiber, but you still get a descent amount of fiber from at least my juicer imo.

What about fructose overload (when the juice is separated from the fiber)?

 

[KevinR]

Juicer? Buy a total blender! It'll turn dust to juice on the right setting!

 

[opal]

Juicer? Buy a total blender! It'll turn dust to juice on the right setting!

what.. no link? hehe

 

[Acala]

I only buy organic. We have an organic co-op here that is pretty awesome. I only allow myself one fruit a day..an orange or apple. Can have one serving of half&half but probably should get off even that. I've never heard of putting butter in coffee..doesn't it make it kind of oily?

I use a cheap little hand held frothing thingy to whip the butter into the coffee. Try it.

 

[ninepointfive]

So what about wheat beer?!

 

[TheGrinch]

So what about wheat beer?!

The only thing I hate more than most wheat beers is gluten-free ones.

But it's not just wheat beers of course, all beer has grains and gluten.

 

[Acala]

The only thing I hate more than most wheat beers is gluten-free ones.

But it's not just wheat beers of course, all beer has grains and gluten.

I had a little tear in my eye when I sold all my homebrewing equipment. But it is WELL worth the benefits.

 

[Ethek]

I approve of this thread. Here is a quote I had over lunch at the GOP convention.

"I am suspicious of wheat" - VP of Freedom Works

I don't eat wheat, despite not being obviously Celiac. I agree with Primal and think that the book 'Could it be B12' is a great companion for understanding why a Primal diet, or simply a diet that eliminates your unique food intolerance(s) is so important.

In Maine a lady is working on a metabolic screening that looks at about 32 DNA clips that can tell when and where people have a genetic issue with a wide range of dietary issues. May be a good option to transition people on chronic long term state medical care.

Any drastic lifestyle change would benefit from mentoring and coaching. There are people out there. A lot with Celiacs are just barely coping.

 

[Ethek]

I had a little tear in my eye when I sold all my homebrewing equipment. But it is WELL worth the benefits.

There are other fermented beverages... Ciders, Sorghum Beers. I would say Kombutcha is a fabulous drink, (little alcohol) that goes a long way to restoring a good probiotic environment.

After a lot of diets that have wheat or other intolerance's that cause inflamation. The PH balance and gut flora is really out of line. Kombutcha is a good start. 'Could it be B12' the book elaborates a lot more effectively.

 

[anaconda]

Juicer? Buy a total blender! It'll turn dust to juice on the right setting!

There's a lot of discussion about high RPM devices (blenders and centrifugal juicers) causing significant damage and oxidation to the juice, which is why low RPM (or "slow") juicers are now considered the best juicers. They have augers that spin at about 80 RPM. I own the 8006. But I'd probably prefer the vertical one. Costco just started carrying the Hurom for $299.99 which is a great price.

 

[jj-]

I would like to try going gluten free for a couple months just to see first hand if I feel a difference. I've been curious about this for years. Unfortunately I completely lack the willpower.

I was very reluctant to take gluten out of my diet. But digestive issues forced me to give it a try. I didn't eat it for 3 months. Then I tried it, and it didn't taste good as I remembered it. That seemed to suggest that gluten is bad in a way that other foods aren't. If you stop eating, say, bananas or eggs for months, and then have one, you'll probably still like it. But with gluten, the longer I go without eating it, my body reacts badly immediately when I try to re-introduce it.

The key thing is to know what to replace it with, so you don't go hungry. I consume more dairy and fruit now, especially orange juice. I've been consuming about 2 quarts of low-fat milk and 1 quart of orange juice per day. If you get cravings just have sweetened milk, maybe with strawberries, or something with butter. Everything related to digestion has been better for me with this change.

 

[jj-]

On the subject of fruit, I got a great deal on a bunch of fruit this week so I decided to do a day of fruit gluttony today (nothing but fruit all day) and I feel totally wired! Big change after you've been staying at around 50grams of carbs a day for the past 5 months. wooooo, fructose!

Glad you had a good experience with carbs. But it's probably a good idea to have all the macronutrients. Some nutrition experts I trust think that your liver needs protein every day to function well.

One thing I noticed about some fruits is that they don't make you full, even if you eat a bunch of them. For example, if I try to eat only bananas for a few hours, I don't feel full. Same thing with apples. But with orange juice, I feel full after a while. I speculate that's because bananas and apples have a ton of starch, so they aren't digested completely. Fruits like oranges, grapes, and watermelon don't have a bunch of starch, if any. So if I eat bananas or apples, I know I will only have one or two and then something else, because I won't feel full by eating just bananas or apples.

 

[heavenlyboy34]

Didn't read the whole thread...but if you begin taking in a significant amount of proteins to replace glutens, be sure to up your water intake to prevent kidney damage.

 

[jj-]

I really do believe that (men especially) should eliminate processing and all of these other chemicals (plastics, antibiotics, and pesticides), because these chemicals are estrogen-mimickers. They can wreak havok on the male body especially.

Excess estrogen do make a mess in women's bodies as well. I heard some women say that when they stopped taking estrogen through birth control pills, they were able to have orgasms again. For those who have orgasms, it has been reported that a reduction in estrogen can result in more satisfying orgasms.

 

[jj-]

What about fructose overload (when the juice is separated from the fiber)?

I don't believe there is such a thing, at least in a healthy person. Fructose is processed more easily than glucose. If you happen to eat a fruit with a lot of potassium, like oranges, the potassium has an effect that mimics insulin, so it isn't necessary to release a lot of insulin to process that fructose. I can easily drink 2 or 3 quarts of orange juice a day and don't feel bad at all. I don't force myself to drink that much, I usually drink a lot less, but if some day I have a feeling I want that, I drink it and feel great, very relaxed. I should note that consumption of polyunsaturated fats makes it more difficult for the body to process fructose or glucose, and I can drink copious amount of sugar only if my diet doesn't have any significant source of PUFAs (vegetable oils (except coconut), mayonnaise, margarine, and some nuts contain a significant amount of PUFAs, and fats from fish or chicken contain more PUFAs than beef fat).

 

[anaconda]

Fructose is processed more easily than glucose.

Glucose is ready for immediate use by the cells. Fructose has to be broken down by the liver.

 

[raystone]

I had a little tear in my eye when I sold all my homebrewing equipment. But it is WELL worth the benefits.

On the bright side, all distilled spirits are gluten free. Bourbon, vodka, gin, tequila, rum, brandy...

 

[jj-]

Glucose is ready for immediate use by the cells. Fructose has to be broken down by the liver.

That's not the only factor to consider. Another is that processing fructose doesn't require as much insulin.

 

[Icymudpuppy]

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.

 

[Jeremy]

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