Saturday, August 8, 2009

Wheat May Not be Good for Anyone?!

The author of Gluten Free Cooking for Dummies, Danna Korn, gives her Top 10 List of Problems with Wheat.

1. Humans don't fully digest wheat (leaving some to ferment = gas)
2. Wheat (especially refined) is a pro-inflammatory agent (contributing to arthritis, heart disease, Alzheimer's and some types of cancer)
3. Wheat can cause leaky-gut syndrome (creates high levels of zonulin, which let gluten get into bloodstream, where it is seen as an invader, making the body launch an attack, damaging the villi, which absorbs nutrients)
4. Refined wheat has little nutritional value
5. Wheat may cause wrinkles, because of inflammation
6. Wheat may contribute to menopausal symptoms
7. Wheat is one of the top-eight allergens
8. Wheat can mess up your blood sugar levels (high in simple starches, which cause blood sugar levels to rise rapidly and then fall, creating hypoglycemia
9. Wheat can make you fat (it's a high glycemic index food, creating insulin production, which is the 'fat-storing hormone'
10. Many people have gluten sensitivity or celiac disease and don't know it

Well, I'm not sure how true this is, but it's something to explore further....

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