My sister-in-law’s father had to use an inhaler his whole life for his asthma. He gave up wheat along with all gluten and never had to use it again. A friend was heavy her whole life and swore if she “looked at food” she gained weight. She gave up wheat and gluten and she easily lost the weight she never thought was possible. Talk show host Bill O’Reilly was just quoted as saying, “I gave up wheat—allergies now GONE. I am less lethargic, have lower cholesterol and a smaller waist.”
Many people are allergic to proteins found in wheat and gluten products. There’s a good chance you may be one of them! What does this mean? It means that your body is so busy fighting these “foreign substances” that it has less time to do what it should be doing such as digesting the good nutrients and fighting off the bad bacteria. The body is out of balance and therefore cannot be efficient. It’s like trying to be productive at work, but constantly being interrupted by an annoying coworker.
No bread? No pasta? Of course not. There are amazing gluten-free alternatives such as rice bread and Ezekial bread along with delicious rice and corn pastas. You don’t have to give up anything, just switch to different types with ingredients that your body will agree with.
I always talk about Hippocrates saying “Let food by thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” This goes back thousands of years before man came up with these types of processed foods such as wheat and gluten products, among others.
Seeing is believing. Take the wheat-free/gluten-free challenge for a week. On the 8th day, have a piece of wheat bread and see how you feel. How were your allergies during that week? What happened when you had wheat again? It’s easier than you think, can change your life forever and there are no side effects! Please keep me posted on your results. Beware that wheat exists in many unsuspecting foods such as salad dressings, ketchup and even some luncheon meats. Look at your labels and check out this gluten-free cheat sheet:
http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/2009/04/gluten-free-cheat-sheet-how-to-go-g.html
