The Perils Of Gluten And Wheat If you're determined to eat a healthy balanced diet, you'll probably have a good idea about which foods you can eat and which ones you should avoid.
It's all too easy to have the best intentions but you could be doing yourself more harm than good.
Cutting down on the amount of fat, sugar and salt you have daily will help you to stay healthy, but it may not be enough.
Gluten and wheat cause major problems for approximately 15% of the population, which equates to about 120 million people.
These are just the people that we know about; many people who suffer from gluten intolerance do not come forward because: · They're unaware of the problem · They're dealing with it without medical help · They haven't admitted they have a problem Gluten and wheat can cause a lot of problems, so if you think you may be intolerant to foods that contain these products then you need to speak to a doctor as soon as you can.
Without trying to scare you, I'm going to let you know the perils of gluten and wheat.
Gluten is a sticky protein that naturally occurs in a lot of bread, flour, pasta and in some oats and rice products.
This protein is also added to a lot of foods so it retains the consistency and texture we have grown to love.
Wheat is used in a lot of bread, cereals, pasta and other foods; it's the protein in wheat that contains gluten which can give us some nasty symptoms.
If you're intolerant to wheat, you will need to avoid anything with gluten in it, which means wheat free and gluten free diets are pretty much the same and they cause suffers the same problems.
Here's what eating gluten can do to you: 1.
Make you feel bloated due to the adverse effect it has on your intestines 2.
Cause you a lot of pain due to your intestines swelling 3.
Make you feel rundown or tired as you're unable to absorb nutrients because of the damage to your intestines 4.
Cause you to suffer from mouth ulcers due to lack of nutrients 5.
Cause your joints to ache due to tiredness and lack of nutrients 6.
In extreme cases gluten intolerance can be fatal (This is why you need to act now) Make the necessary changes to your diet right now so you become healthy once more and you stay that way.
Eliminate gluten from your diet and never look back.
Dr.
Jonathan Spages