According to the Red Paw dermal test, I should avoid gluten - which unfortunately is in a lot of processed food. Should also avoid oats, barley, spelt, kamot, wheat, white flour.
But I really like the bread and occasional pastry from St. John's Bakery. Saturday mornings I like to hit the gym from around 8 to 9:30 am and then pick up a loaf of sourdough and a couple of amazing brioches fresh out of the oven and still warm.
Then I read this article at www.thehuffingtonpost.com headlined, Gluten: What You Don't Know Might Kill You.
Well, bread contains gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, rye, spelt, kamut, and oats. It is hidden in pizza, pasta, bread, wraps, rolls, and most processed foods. Clearly, gluten is a staple of the American diet.
What most people don't know is that gluten can cause serious health complications for many. You may be at risk even if you don't have full blown celiac disease...
A recent large study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that people with diagnosed, undiagnosed, and "latent" celiac disease or gluten sensitivity had a higher risk of death, mostly from heart disease and cancer...
Yet an estimated 99 percent of people who have a problem with eating gluten don't even know it. They ascribe their ill health or symptoms to something else--not gluten sensitivity, which is 100 percent curable.
Yikes!
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