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Whenever I come across one of the 'syndromes' such as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, IBS, I always test for gluten issues - NCGS, not just coeliac disease - and I very often find it! Even if I don't test or it doesn't show up, I will normally advise a trial off gluten, dairy and often grains. …
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This is a question I get asked a lot. The short answer is 2-4 months. What?!!!! Yep. Here's Dr O from the Gluten Free Society explaining it for us...and then me suggesting a strategy to help shorten that! While you may feel better after a couple days following gluten exposure, there is a lot more …
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A great pictorial reminder here for us today from Dr O at the Gluten Free Society on which grains can still give jip to people trying to get well off gluten. These grains are cross-reactive to gliadin too (ie. you eat them and your body still thinks it is gliadin and reacts the same). This …
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Just to let you know that Christine and I have now finished updating all the links, protocols and advice in the TrulyGlutenFree version of the Candida Plan and I've just uploaded the new one for you. I try to produce a grain free, dairy free version of all my main plans for you. You can …
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Two-thirds of people with a gluten sensitivity experience neurological symptoms instead of gut symptoms. This is because the tissue most affected by a gluten sensitivity is nerve tissue.The majority of Hashimoto’s [autoimmune hypothyroid] patients are gluten-sensitive or have celiac disease, which means gluten can play a role in their depression and anxiety.Gluten cross reacts with dairy, meaning the …
I'm motoring along with the test reviews for you. It's quite fun, actually; I like to feel I'm on top of what's best for us! I've completed the new Gluten Tests page for us today. Have a peek - and I hope it helps you through the maze of how to test - properly - …
Studies are coming out now about the use of more and more meat glue aka 'microbial transglutaminase' being a possible factor in gluten related disorders. I suspect it is both a cause of them and a reason why some do not heal. Are food additives causing celiac disease? Widely used 'meat glue' may be driving …
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I've had a few people say they react to soya like they do to gluten, although it is not deemed a cross-reactive gluten food. I saw this article today that gives a possible reason for that - the crop rotation cycle! That's a new one on me. I'm not sure if this would be the …
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Two interesting articles for you today and a good debate going on so thought I would share with you! The New York Times recently wrote an article about wheat and whether the wheat or gluten itself is actually the issue, or is it more about our wayward immune systems? An interesting question. Read that here: …