Living Gluten-Free for Dummies was a very informative read! I absolutely loved how straightforward and funny this book was.
Below are a list of points I highlighted in my Kindle:
- Gluten and Glucose = not the same thing.
- Gluten is a mixture of proteins in wheat, rye, and barley.
- Foods with flour in them (white or wheat) are common culprits
- Bad foods: bagels, beer, bread, cookies, cakes, crackers, most baked goods, pasta, pizza, pretzels
- Wheat free does not equal gluten free!
- Wheat can be at the root of several health problems. Even though 10,000 years is a LONG time.... wheat has only been apart of the Agricultural Revolution for a short term.
- Humans do not fully digest wheat. They have to adapt in order to tolerate wheat. Human's aren't cows. We have one stomach with one section, not one stomach with four sections.
- Gluten free diet can help relieve the following conditions: fatigue, gas, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, vomiting, heartburn, acid reflux, headaches, migraines, inability to concentrate, weight gain, infertility, joint/bone/muscle pain, depression, respiratory problems
- Celiac disease can be tested for. You can test negative for celiac but still have a gluten sensitivity.
- Best way to tell if you are experiencing a gluten sensitivity is to give up gluten for at least one week (recommended three) and see how you feel. Then reintroduce gluten slowly and if you felt better without it, there ya go!
- Villi in small intestines are restored when you go to a gluten free diet. Some people with lactose intolerance find they can once again have dairy after some time gluten free.
- You don't have to go broke going gluten free, you do not have to give in and by products advertised as "gluten free." Meat. Cheese. Eggs. Fruit. Veggies. Most nuts.
- Allergic symptoms to gluten can be respiratory causing coughing, nasal congestion, sneezing, throat tightness, and even asthma (THIS IS ME)
- You do not have to have gastrointestinal issues to still have the sensitivity to gluten. There are lists of over TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY extraintestinal symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, vitamin deficiency, headaches, irritability, fuzzy brain, infertility, abnormal menstrual cycles, dental issues, seizures, inability to concentrate, nosebleeds
- Common misdiagnoses: IBS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Lupus, unexplained anemia, migraines, unexplained infertility, anxiety, depression, hypochondria, chrohn's
- Why doctors miss it: not enough exposure in med school, symptoms are vast and sometimes absent, physicians may thin the patients are exaggerating or just plain "crazy", physicians may be uncomfortable if they feel ignorant, routine blood tests don't pick it up
- Blood test: tTG-IgA, EMA-IgA, AGA-IgA, AGA-IgC and total serum IgA
- Popular gluten free foods: beans, dairy, eggs, fish, fruit, legumes, meat, nuts, poultry, seafood, veggies
- Key to success: MEAL PLANNING
- www.glutenfreemall.com
- www.glutenfree.com
- Don't expect others to understand or take your lifestyle change seriously. Remember this is for you. Your body. You know you.
Popular restaurants with gluten free menus:
- Bonefish Grill
- Boston Market
- Burger King
- Carrabba's Italian Grill
- Chili's Grill
- McDonald's
- Outback Steakhouse
- PF Chang's China Bistro
- Ruby Tuesday
- Wendy's
- All you can eat soup and salad places
- Breakfast houses
- Steak Houses
- Thai/Vietnames places
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