Wheat - the new red meat

Las Vegas Mercury ^ | 11/18/04 | Newt Briggs

[MarMema]

But, the point was a good one. People on Atkins who are gluten intolerant would feel better, having eliminated a lot of carbs, most of which have gluten in them.

[MarMema]

The whole message in this article has been misunderstood.

Well that's probably my fault. I wanted to post about this after a physician told me today there are probably millions of Americans walking around undiagnosed. I was just diagnosed last week, and have probably had this some ten or more years, with the silent form of the disease. No symptoms until I became seriously iron-deficient.

I searched the news for a more provocative title so that it would get more exposure.

[Desdemona]

I know a nutrition expert who says that the food pyramid is about the worst thing for you. It's funny that all this is coming out now.

Somehow I wouldn't doubt that the food pyramid was influence either by corporate factions.

[Coldwater Creek]

I am so glad that you have improved with the diet. My husband was at the point of death in January, and had to have 5 pints of blood. We put him on the gluten free diet and immediately begin to gain weight and gain strength. It is a miracle the way that he has improved. We stick religiously to the diet and know immediately if he has has something that may have been contaminated. My husband has severe eye problems and we thought that for a lot of years that his problems were related to the medicines that he was taking for glaucoma. We have found that the Gluten Free Pantry Items are the best for bread and Bob's Red Mill for pancakes and other things. If you need some help with recipe's or such, feel free to contact me.

[Ichneumon]

Wheat is not food. Look at a stalk and tell me that it was meant to be eaten. You have to pulverize it, add butter, stick it in the oven, etc. to get it close tasting half way decent. You can do that to a rock and get the same results.

LOL!

[clodkicker]

First off you don't eat the stalk but the berries or seed and it tastes good in its raw form. If you have an intolerance then fine don't eat wheat based products. Shall we all make a list of what we are allergic to and ban these items for everyone?

[Landru]

"Second--and far more importantly, according to nutrition expert and author Danna Korn..."

See it?
Can't make this stuff up.

And if you think this babe's weird, check out the behavior of her brother/cousin/uncle David Korn.

...appears lunacy runs through every branch of the Korn tree.

[katnip]

The link between this disease and depression and chronic fatigue is very interesting.

http://alternative-medicine-and-health.com/conditions/celiac.htm

[varon]

I'll tell you what makes you feel crappy: Insufficient sleep combined with incessant anxiety and no exercise.

Also, finding out your mother-in-law is coming to visit and planning to stay a month ;-)

[justshe]

Celiac here too. I have researched many sources for online support and information. I have nothing to do with this group, but it is by far the best I have found on the internet. My Doctor had even heard of this group. Everything from recipes to "safe restaurants" are discussed and listed.

They even keep an up to date list of safe foods/medications by brands, and maintain various gf grocery store lists. No food is added to the list, that they update often, unless they have confirmation as to the safety, including whether cross-contamination is an issue. I download their list every year, to keep current, as items can be added or deleted.

http://forums.delphiforums.com/celiac/start

You have to register if you don't have a delphi account, but it is quick and easy.

Thanks for posting this article.

[Coffee_drinker]

Sooooo, someone named Korn doesn't like wheat. Isn't that special?

LOL thanks for the morning laugh! :)

[Coffee_drinker]

I'll tell you what makes you feel crappy: Insufficient sleep combined with incessant anxiety and no exercise

BINGO ! Give the man a Queby doll

[Liberal Classic]

The eye problems you mention sound like Graves Disease. Has your husband been tested for pproper thyroid function? Celiac disease and other auto-immunity disease such as Graves, Hasimotos, and lupus have been related in recent studies as having some correlation. There is an aspect of Graves disease called graves ophthalmology or tyhroid eye disease (TED) which has glaucoma-like symptoms. While in celiac diease your own body's immune system cells attack the digestive tract, in Graves disease a similar process occurs where the body's immune system attacks the tissues around the eye, making them swell. Antibodies also attack the thyroid gland, causing it to over-produce thyroid hormone and making the patient hyperthyroid.

I have a mild wheat allergy, and I have been on the Atkins plan for a long time. In fact, I was atkins before atkins was cool. If your husband reacts poorly to wheat you might consider eliminating artificial flavorings such as monosodium glutimate and nutrisweet from his diet. Wheat bread and pasta make me break out, but if I have something with MSG in it I get a much worse reaction. The problem is that MSG is ubiquitous in packaged foods, but appears under a variety of misleading names. I try to avoid anything that contains things like sodium caseinate, maltodextrin, autolyzed or hydrolyzed protien, modified food starch, carrageenan, and the ever-present "natural flavoring."

[bk1000]

'And not only that, but...'

Don't sweat it. I hear there's gluten in the nerve gas used in jet contrails. They're going to make sure you get your gluten alright. No escape.......The horror...

[Mr. Lucky]

Is there a beer ping list out there?

There probably is, but nobody can remember who's on it.

[cyborg]

Wheat causes a lot of mucus in a lot of people with the sensitivity. Whenever someone comes in complaining about asthma, I usually ask them if they eat a lot of bread or wheat products.

[CDHart]

I'm addicted to making and eating all varieties of breads -- is there any flour that doesn't contain gluten?

Carolyn

[Tares]

I'll tell you what makes you feel crappy: Insufficient sleep combined with incessant anxiety and no exercise.

I'm bookmarking this reply.

BTTT!

[Coldwater Creek]

My husband has glaucoma, and a number of other eye diseases. You can go to Celiac.com and get a wealth of information.