Gluten intolerance, gluten sensitivity, gluten allergy, and Celiac disease. These are all quite different from one another, however these terms are unfortunately too often used interchangeably both within the medical community as well as the community of the gluten intolerant/sensitive/allergic/or Celiacs.
Watch this video by Dr. Peter Osborne of Town Center Wellness to see a concise, honest, up to date review of what gluten is, where it is found, the range of effects, and the relation to and differences between gluten: intolerance, sensitivity, allergy and Celiac. Knowledge is power and this is some powerful information.
See what else Dr. O has to say on gluten here.
We must put pressure on our government, the FDA, medical community, and the food industry to bring awareness to the widespread and common negative impact gluten is having on our society and our health. We must work to educate ourselves and then our communities so that families can possibly figure out the source of their malady ~ many illnesses people have are directly linked to gluten.
It’s all quite simple really. The human body was not designed to process and metabolize the gluten protein. As such, when it is introduced to the system it is seen as a foreign object and the body tries to rid itself of it by attacking and/or flushing it out. Many say that people with gluten intolerance, sensitivity, or Celiac are sick or have a disease. I don’t look at it that way. Our bodies are actually functioning exactly how they were designed to ~ it sees the gluten as a kind of poison, so to speak. And it goes into action. And I like to tell myself that the people out there who don’t have outward symptoms are the one’s who have the disorder, because their body is not alerting them to a problem. Just a bit of positive reassurance I like to give myself when I’m feeling a bit ‘isolated’.
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On Gluten:
There is a lot of reading material that can be found on gluten and gluten related illnesses. The mass of available information can be overwhelming and confusing for those who are endeavoring to learn more about it, and many times during a place in someone’s life where they truly need things to be as simple and straightforward as possible. Here at The Beatnik Sage we are extremely passionate about the proper education of gluten and its effects on the human body and mind and work tirelessly to ensure we bring you the most up-to-date and accurate information available.
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