Bisphenol A, more commonly known as BPA, is a chemical that helps to shape plastic, but when it comes to shaping brain development, it may be setting you up for brain dysfunction. As I put together materials for my Brain Masterclass and wrote my best-selling book You Can Fix Your Brain: Just 1 Hour a […]
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Eating Gluten During Pregnancy May Raise Your Child’s Risk of Adult Schizophrenia Think whole wheat makes for a healthy pregnancy? If so, think again. According to one study, gluten sensitivity may more than double your child’s risk of developing schizophrenia later in life. You may have noticed an increasing number of gluten-free items popping up
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Celiac disease is only one of several gluten-related disorders. A recent paradigm shift has occurred within the healthcare field with the recognition that non-celiac gluten sensitivity is at least six-fold, and (so far) as high as 20-fold more frequent than celiac disease — and there are even more gluten-related disorders where those came from. How
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Foods containing gluten can lurk in unsuspecting places. Gluten (glutenin and gliadin) is the only known protein found in food that your body does not have the tools to break down. It is indigestible to humans. In fact, every time you eat wheat you get intestinal permeability. And for highly sensitive people, this undigested protein
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As people with celiac disease struggle to maintain a gluten-free diet, dietary restrictions can lead to isolation and withdrawal. Research indicates that having additional medical conditions is associated with a lower quality of life. One study looked at the combined influence of having a chronic disease and perceived quality of life and wanted to see
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Viewers often ask me questions about the different types of wheat and which grains are safe to eat. Get ready for a grain of truth. Is the problem wheat, all grains, or specifically gluten? Let’s break it down. None of us have the enzymes to break down wheat thoroughly. Think of protein like a pearl
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The food service industry is exploding with gluten-free options as more and more restaurants are trying to meet the needs of people with gluten-related disorders. How well are they doing? What questions should you be asking? And how do you know if your gluten-free diet is truly gluten-free or if it has suffered from cross-contamination?
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Historically, gluten intolerance testing has missed the mark. A common issue patients face is when they know that they have a problem with wheat, but their doctors run the standard blood profile and one of two things happens: 1. IgA anti-transglutaminase or anti-endomysial antibodies come back negative. (In other words, the test did not find
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You’re trying so hard to be healthy, right? But if avoiding gluten is one of your objectives, you need to know that it’s possible, and even likely, for vitamins and supplements to contain trace and higher amounts of gluten. You can protect yourself by learning how to evaluate the ingredients in these products! (And remember to add E3
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