Interesting study here on the possible causal link of early antibiotic use and coeliac disease. As we have said many times there seems to be a trigger that 'switches on' the gluten genes and that may well be a drug or change in the so-called 'microbiome', the internal gut environment. I have found that, …
#Gluten Sensitivity, AutoImmunity and Cross-Reactions
Fab and very detailed article in the Townsend Letter recently about gluten sensitivity, autoimmunity and cross-reactive foods, so very close to our TGF hearts since these are three key areas I based the Barrier Plan around - thanks to J, who sent it in for us. Celiac Disease and Its Association with Other Autoimmune Disorders …
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Neuro, Gut and Thyroid Disorders Common in #Coeliacs Despite GF Diet
I thought this was an interesting one for you today. Researchers have concluded that coeliacs - especially those not diagnosed early enough - suffer a reduced quality of life (I could have told them that..) and tend to continue to have symptoms, particularly thyroid, psychiatric/neurological and gastro-intestinal, even after following a traditional gluten free diet. …
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Raised #Gluten Antibodies Found In #Autism
Most parents I know with autistic children avoid gluten like the plague, despite there continuing to be no mainstream recommendation to do so. That may be about to change. Researchers at Columbia University have found raised gluten antibodies in some autistic children, without necessarily finding them to be coeliac. In other words, there is a …
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Baby #Probiotics For #Food Intolerance and #Coeliac Disease
I have just posted a report on the Purehealth blog here about the fact that research is starting to bear us nutritionists out that early antibiotic exposure is a probable cause of later food sensitivity: Antibiotic exposure in the first year of life is associated with an increased risk of FA [Food Allergy] and may …
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Why Potatoes and Tomatoes Can Be Just As Bad As #Gluten
 I came across this piece today by Sayer Ji which reminded me of that long time ago when I devised the Barrier Plan. The diet excludes specific chitin-binding lectins, including potatoes, tomatoes, soy etc, which can have a similar inflammatory/barrier effect on some people as gluten. In this article, Sayer explains the principle really well. …
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Potentially 23K Harmful Proteins in Wheat!
Here's a shocker for you: Because wheat is a hexaploid species (doesn't that sound creepy?), the byproduct of three ancestor plants becoming one, with no less than 6 sets of chromosomes and 6.5 times more genes than found in the human genome, it is capable of producing no less than 23,788 different proteins - a fact as amazing …
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#Obesity and #Diabetes Linked to #Leaky Gut
I just read this sentence in a report and had to pass it on as I am feeling smug! Obesity and diabetes have been linked to leaky gut and new treatments that target this pathway are needed. Enter the Barrier Plan. I thank you. Personally, by following the trulyglutenfree Barrier Plan, I have lost over …
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Ah, That’s What I Do!
I always like it when Michelle from FoodsMatter writes about me; she has an excellent way of summing up very pithily what I am doing. Sometimes, I am so close to it, I can't see any more so I too learn what it is I am trying to do! She has just done it again …
Eliminate #Candida
A recent study showing the link between candida colonisation in the gut, auto-immunity and inflammation reminded me of how important it is to seek candida out and get rid of it if you want to get get the leaky gut to heal and inflammation and auto-immunity of gluten sensitivity to reduce. The study concluded that: C. …