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Gluten-free diet: What's allowed, what's not A gluten-free diet is a diet that excludes the wheat protein gluten or Gliadin. Gluten is found in grains such as wheat, barley, rye and triticale (a cross between wheat and rye). A gluten-free diet is used to treat celiac disease and gluten sensitivity. Initially, following a gluten-free diet may be frustrating. But with time, patience and creativity, you'll find there are many foods that you already eat that are gluten-free and you will find substitutes for gluten-containing foods that you can enjoy. Details Eating gluten free is a zero-tolerance diet. That means that...
We hear so much about gluten (and other food sensitivities) but although it is a common allergen most people don't know what it is. Gluten is a wheat protein found in grains such as wheat, barley, rye and triticale (a cross between wheat and rye). Gluten or Gliadin in the grain causes inflammation in the small intestines of people with sensitivity. Eating a gluten-free diet helps people with known gluten reactions to control their signs and symptoms and prevent complications. Some people, like me, do not show symptoms of gluten intolerance (at least that's what I thought) but the damage...
A journey through a Thyroid Condition, by Shirley Aboudib. In the Spring of 2011 I began to experience symptoms that I had never had before. I was having heart palpitations - rapid, irregular, sometimes really scary heart beats. Sometimes I seemed really nervous and anxious for no reason. My knees and ankles were swelling to the point that it was difficult to bend down, climb stairs, get in the car. At my daughter's graduation in Nashville, my ankles were so swollen that my shoes were tight and uncomfortable. For a while I had seen an upward spiral with my weight...