gluten sensitivity — part vi
ANTIBIOTICS, GUT HEALTH, AND GLUTEN SENSITIVITY In my series on gluten, we have learned that GLUTEN INTOLERANCE is one of the most serious (and ignored) health problems facing Americans today. We have also learned about a few of the reasons that people today face an increasingly difficult situation as far as gluten is concerned (HERE). […]
gluten sensitivity — part v
GLUTEN SENSITIVITY AND AUTOIMMUNITY If you are convinced (even a little bit) that Gluten could be as big a heath problem as anything facing Americans today, it would be nice to have some scientific evidence to back it up — especially when talking with your doctor about your condition. Is this evidence out there? If […]
gluten sensitivity — part iv
GLUTEN SENSITIVITY AND AUTOIMMUNITYAN AMERICAN EPIDEMIC Although I touched on this topic a bit in PART I of the Gluten Series, it bears repeating. There is a huge link in the scientific literature between Autoimmunity and Gluten Sensitivity. In fact, if you go to Pubmed, Medline, or any of the huge databases for medical / […]
gluten sensitivity — part ii
WHY ALL THE RECENT HYPE ABOUT GLUTEN? It’s a legitimate question. Why? Why is it that a one-time Kansas wheat farmer is sitting here and trying to explain why Gluten Sensitivity currently affects an estimated 1/2 of the American population — maybe more? Why now? How come all of a sudden, “Gluten Free” seems to […]
gluten sensitivity —- part i
GLUTEN SENSITIVITYWHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? Let me first say that I am putting my life at risk by doing this week’s series of blog articles on Gluten Intolerance. Why? Because I grew up on a Kansas wheat farm. I was running a combine (Gleaner, Models A & G) by the time I was in […]
a review of “what to eat now” (time magazine) by dr. oz
DR OZ’S SKETCHY DIETARY ADVICEWHAT TO EAT NOW Let me start by saying that I like Dr. Oz. For an M.D., I really like Dr. Oz. He is conservative, and much of the advice he gives, albeit not all of it, is good. Some of it is is nothing short of excellent. Recently, he wrote […]