tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38333254141580361632024-03-18T23:38:53.496-04:00Celiac BrainDr. Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308313292432749466noreply@blogger.comBlogger210125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3833325414158036163.post-11315520840948664092023-12-27T19:47:00.001-05:002023-12-27T19:58:21.153-05:00The Connections Between Wheat, Celiac disease, Non-Celiac disease and Mental Health by Psychiatry Redefined<div><div><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thank you for reading my blog entries. I hope you find the information helpful. If you do, and if you haven't subscribed by the button on the right, I suggest you do subscribe as this will ensure you get the most recent entry automatically to your email address. I will post as often as I can. </span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Psychiatry Redefined is the work of Dr. James Greenblatt, psychiatrist, who is committed to healing mental health issues. <div><br /></div><div>He writes: "The research on the relationship between the gut and the brain continues to find startling connections and correlations. One condition not often considered as having a relationship with mental health is celiac disease. Normally, celiac disease is considered a cause of intestinal problems due to an inflammatory reaction to eating gluten, a protein found in wheat."</div><div><br /></div><div>And yet there are strong studies that link eating gluten when one has the condition celiac or non-celiac disease and all sorts of mental health symptoms from depression, addiction, delusions, and frank psychosis. </div><div><br /></div><div>Read his article <a href="https://www.psychiatryredefined.org/the-connections-between-wheat-celiac-disease-and-mental-health/">here</a>. It is a four minute read and even highlights the oft missed concept of non-celiac disease, so complicated because there are no biomarkers for this just as serious condition to celiac disease. And twice as common. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here is an exerpt: </div><div><div class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row" data-column-margin="default" data-midnight="dark" id="fws_658c8baf0818b" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; float: none; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: -20px; margin-right: -20px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px -20px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto; z-index: 10;"><div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone" data-animation="" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-delay="0" data-has-bg-color="false" data-padding-pos="all" style="background-position: 50% 50%; border: 0px; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; float: none; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 20px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: 969.4px;"><div class="vc_column-inner" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="wpb_wrapper" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="wpb_text_column wpb_content_element" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="wpb_wrapper" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 34px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 42px; margin: 10px 0px 7px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity</span></h2><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It is also worth being aware that a significant subset of patients that react to wheat do not have classic celiac disease or wheat allergy. Non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) has only recently been identified as a clinical diagnosis. There aren’t currently any biomarkers to identify patients with the condition. Diagnosis is based solely on improvements from a gluten-elimination diet followed by a gluten challenge.</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1.5em; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Estimates for the incidence of NCGS in the general population range from 0.6% to 13%. Digestive symptoms often mirror the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, but mental-emotional symptoms are also prevalent, with anxiety being reported most commonly (<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6630947/" rel="noopener" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #6199cb; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; transition: color 0.3s ease 0s; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Roszkowska 2019</a>). Depression and brain fog may also be symptoms of NCSG, although better studies are needed to fully confirm the relationship with depression.</span></p><h2 style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 34px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 42px; margin: 10px 0px 7px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Conclusion</span></h2><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Celiac disease and NCGS can cause or contribute to mental-emotional symptoms. While testing for celiac disease can be helpful, a subset of patients that do not have celiac disease likely still react to wheat or gluten. When other options have been eliminated, NCGS should still be considered as a potential diagnosis. For a subset of patients with mental illness, gluten elimination may help to provide a reduction or elimination of symptoms.</span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">How I diagnose celiac disease and non-celiac disease: In 2002 Dr. Farrell wrote in Lancet that there is a role for genetic testing. </p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I get persons interested in finding out if they are celiac or non-celiac disease to contact <a href="https://www.enterolab.com/">www.enterolab.com </a> and as a minimum order the genetic tests. These include examination for genes for celiac disease and non-celiac disease. </p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">To your health</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dr. Barbara </p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #66bb33; color: #0b5394; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px;">CeliacBrain (TM) is the trademark and copyright of Dr. Barbara Powell. The right of Dr. Barbara Powell to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Patent and Designs Act 1988.</span><br style="background-color: #66bb33; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 14.49px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Note that all information on these pages is accurate to the best of our knowledge. Information from secondary sources should be double checked before being cited. Information is not meant to be medical advice. Please see your family doctor if you have concerns.</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row" data-column-margin="default" data-midnight="dark" id="fws_658c8baf08371" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px 0px 45px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="row-bg-wrap" data-bg-animation-delay="" data-bg-animation="none" data-bg-overlay="false" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; height: 316.5px; left: 0px; letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 929.4px;"><div class="inner-wrap row-bg-layer" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; height: 316.5px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 929.4px; z-index: 1;"><div class="row-bg viewport-desktop" style="background-size: cover; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; height: 316.5px; left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 929.4px;"></div></div></div><div class="row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; float: none; font-family: "Open Sans"; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.25px; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: -20px; margin-right: -20px; margin-top: 0px; margin: 0px -20px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto; z-index: 10;"><div class="vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col centered-text no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone" data-animation="" data-bg-color="" data-bg-opacity="1" data-delay="0" data-has-bg-color="false" data-padding-pos="all" style="background-position: 50% 50%; border: 0px; box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; float: none; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 20px; position: relative; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 969.4px;"><div class="vc_column-inner" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="wpb_wrapper" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="divider-wrap" data-alignment="center" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Dr. Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308313292432749466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3833325414158036163.post-25797053717490786312023-12-27T19:45:00.000-05:002023-12-27T19:56:11.906-05:00Welcome to Celiac Brain: 400% Increased Risk of Death if Celiac and Un-diagnosed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: blue;">This site is to spread the word of its serious and dangerous nature to those interested, whether you are a physician, other health care professional, or a person in need of more information.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I propose to bring to you the newest in scientific research,<a href="http://celiac.ca/"> links</a> to other reputable celiac disease/gluten sensitivity websites, and other helpful articles or news items.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The most important finding I would like to impress upon all people comes from Dr. Joseph Murray from the Mayo clinic and that is <b>the 400% increased risk of death by age 65</b> in undiagnosed persons with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity. This information highlights the need to get a diagnosis as early as possible to allow you to reverse the damage, if possible.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">And to relax, if you don't have the genetics for celiac or gluten sensitivity. </span></span></span><br />
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I push for ALL to get tested and as early in life as possible. With proper diet and treatment, one can "buy back your time!" and extend ones healthy life span by decades. See <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKwKQ7W9qlM">Dr. Murray's video.</a></span></span><br />
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<b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">400% increased risk of death by age 65 in undiagnosed celiacs </span></b><br />
<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">Dr.Joseph Murray and his team from the Mayo clinic reported on a small but significant study they published in 2009. Not only was there an astronomically elevated death rate, but they noticed that there has been a 400% increase in the incidence of celiac disease since 1948.</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">So get tested and find out if you are one of the 40% of people that are susceptible. The best testing, in my opinion, is a <b>genetic test found at </b><span style="background-color: yellow;">www</span></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">.enterolab.com</span>. </span><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">I don't have any financial benefit from recommending the company. I have found this testing has revolutionized my practice and my ability to help people.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">If you find yourself with gluten sensitivity, go on a gluten free diet, or <b>better yet</b>, <span style="background-color: yellow;"><a href="http://www.gaps.me/">the Gut and Psychology Syndrome diet</a>.</span> This diet includes healing foods and nutrients that positively affect the main problems: the damaged bowel and the wrong microbiota, "bugs living in the bowel", malnutrition, poor immune system. </span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Untreated celiac or gluten sensitivity leads to increased infections, food allergies of all kinds, epilepsy, rashes, depression, 4 times the rate cancer, inflammed intestines, and 12 times risk of autoimmune diseases like type 1 Diabetes.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">CeliacBrain (TM) is the trademark and copyright of Dr. Barbara Powell. The right of Dr. Barbara Powell to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Patent and Designs Act 1988.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana"; font-size: x-small;">Note that all information on these pages is accurate to the best of our knowledge. Information from secondary sources should be double checked before being cited. Information is not meant to be medical advice. Please see your family doctor if you have concerns.</span>Dr. Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308313292432749466noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3833325414158036163.post-54475215456427631732022-11-11T13:39:00.002-05:002022-11-11T13:39:45.306-05:00Celiac and Blurred Vision: Get Checked for Macular Degeneration<div><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thank you for reading my blog entries. I hope you find the information helpful. If you do, and if you haven't subscribed by the button on the right, I suggest you do subscribe as this will ensure you get the most recent entry automatically to your email address. I will post as often as I can. </span></div><div><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div><div>
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Celiac disease is an abnormal autoimmune disease of the connective tissues. It can be triggered any time and leads to damaged intestines and malabsorption. And over 200 medical conditions. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The most difficult nutrients to absorb are <a href="https://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(01)25187-7/fulltext?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2F">fat soluble vitamins such as vitamin D, A, E and K</a>. These vitamins can evaluated on testing and people <a href="https://www.todaysdietitian.com/pdf/courses/CooperCeliac.pdf">with celiac commonly have low levels</a>. Macular Degeneration has been shown in many peer reviewed research to respond to nutritional measures and to lifestyle changes. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11594942">Especially to the addition to the diet of carotenoids</a> such as lutein, and zeaxanthin: yellow fat soluble vitamins, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28756618">and zinc</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Yellow absorbs blue light from our environment which is important as blue light damages the retina and reduces our ability to make melatonin (thereby interrupting good sleep). There is a high concentration of lutein and zeaxanthin in the macula of the eye which supply yellow to absorb blue light. What if one has poor absorption and poor concentrations of yellow lutein and zeaxanthin in the back of the eye. That may lead to blue light damaging the retina. And when part of the retina called the macula is damaged, there is the slow deterioration of ones central vision, the point where ones vision is most exact. Peripheral or side vision is spared, but one finds it more difficult to read, write, drive, and recognize faces. This damage might look like the deposit of drusens ( see below) and this is called macular degeneration or sometimes referred to as ARMD. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">-higher rates of inflammation from high omega 6/3 ratio (not getting and absorbing enough omega 3's), genetics, but also gluten ingestion whether by choice or accidental. Gluten free packaged foods have a higher rate of contamination, for example 40% of GF breakfast cereals are contaminated. I recommend a grain free diet. </span></div>
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Blindness is not inevitable for people who have ARMD. There is a large amount of peer review research showing ARMD to be a nutritional and lifestyle responsive eye disease, meaning that you can stabilize and possibly even improve your vision with healthy lifestyle choices.<img src="https://www.naturaleyecare.com/eye-conditions/macular-degeneration/AMD.png" /><br />
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Most people with ARMD have dry macular degeneration. In dry macular degeneration tiny, yellow drusens develop. Drusens are accumulations of fatty, yellow material that form in the macula and people with ARMD have more and larger drusens than what is common with aging. They are thought to be comprised of waste proteins and lipids (oily material) that begin to accumulate due to poor circulation and waste-flushing in the eye. Antioxidants are important for the normal waste-clearing process. The drusen slowly crowd, distort, or break the cells in the macula leading to deterioration and resulting in blurred vision. Because drusen also include immune-system regulating molecules, it is thought that they are part of the immune system.3<br />
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The second type of macular degeneration is the "wet" form, (also known as choroidal neovascularization) in which new blood vessels begin to develop near the macula, causing fast and serious vision loss. Wet macular degeneration can result from progression of dry macular degeneration, left untreated, and affects about 10% of macular degeneration patients.<br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Read the <a href="https://www.naturaleyecare.com/eye-conditions/macular-degeneration/">whole article which cover</a>s: gender, prescription drugs linked to MD, Pathology, symptoms, causes, biochemistry and lifestyle issues. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you are diagnosed with macular degeneration, follow your specialists advise about lifestyle, protecting your eyes from harmful light waves and nutritional supplementation. There seems to be a roll to increase the microvascular circulation of the eye with herbs, acupuncture, </span><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">laser, and microcurrent stimulation (as described in the book by Dr. Edward Kondrot). </span></div><div><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">To your health</span></div><div><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dr. Barbara </span></div>
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Dr. Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308313292432749466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3833325414158036163.post-65251924236704749362022-11-11T13:33:00.000-05:002022-11-11T13:33:09.191-05:00<p> This is thanks to Dr. Hertoghe on the subject of Longevity.</p><p> Something to pay attention to if you are interested in healthy longevity. Thank you for reading my blog. If you share the blog please mention that you can get the next new entry automatically to your email address if you subscribe. </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 100%px;">
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</tbody></table>Dr. Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308313292432749466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3833325414158036163.post-52953025401940427792019-03-20T15:44:00.000-04:002019-03-20T15:44:25.853-04:00Extra Virgin Olive Oil is among the most healthiest natural oils- Suzy Cohen<span style="color: #0b5394;">I believe extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) is among the most healthiest natural oils you can consume. There are so many benefits of EVOO. It has been shown to reduce the risk of cancer and of stroke. I don't recommend the use of vegetable oil, rapeseed oil, canola oil or even organic canola oil. I do recommend olive oil, grape seed, avocado, tea seed and pumpkin seed oil. I am also a fan of good quality butter. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">When it comes to buying EVOO though you do have to be a wise shopper because it is hard to find real, 100% EVOO. See my <a href="http://celiacbrain.blogspot.com/2013/05/would-real-olive-oil-please-stand-up.html">article on this subject here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Buying pure EVOO is especially important if you are trying to follow a <a href="http://celiacbrain.blogspot.com/2016/11/food-fraud-and-mediterranean-diet-what.html">Mediterranean diet because much of the benefits of the Mediterranean diet is from the EVOO.</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">To find out more about the benefits of EVOO see this exerpt <a href="https://suzycohen.com/articles/olive-oil-reduces-risk-cancer-stroke/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Olive+Oil+Reduces+%F0%9F%93%89+Cancer+and+Risk+of+Stroke+%F0%9F%98%AC&utm_campaign=19-03-19+~+Olive+Oil+Reduces+Cancer+and+Risk+of+Stroke">from Suzy Cohen's article</a>:</span><br />
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<b>Olive Oil Reduces Cancer and Risk of Stroke</b><br /><br />Olives are something I’m fanatic about. I’ll eat any kind, any flavor, and time of day or night! I’m obsessed with them.<br /><br />Olive oil is the liquid fat which comes from the olive tree. It is extremely high in oleic acid, which is known to reduce blood pressure. It also contains a good amount of natural vitamin E, carotenoids and oleuropein. That compound has strong anticancer and anti-inflammatory effects.<br /><br />Olives are fruits, and both the fruit and the oil have medicinal benefits. The main active ingredient in olive oil is oleic acid, some phenols and squalene.<br /><br /><br />Extra virgin olive oil or EVOO is sometimes referred to as cold-pressed. This type of oil is higher quality, better flavor and lower acidity than plain olive oil. When you see “extra virgin” on the label, that means something good. It means that the oil was mechanically pressed out of the olives, as opposed to using a bunch of chemicals to extract it. When the oil is squeezed and pressed from the olives mechanically, the vitamins, amino acids and fatty acids are not destroyed.<br /><br /><br />As far as the phenols go, the main ones are hydroxytyrosol and oleuropein. I give you their names so you can look up all the medical(TM) research at pubmed, and see all the incredible studies that prove pharmacological value when it comes to activities. These include:<div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">To find out what studies have shown about the links to improved health and longevity <a href="https://suzycohen.com/articles/olive-oil-reduces-risk-cancer-stroke/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Olive+Oil+Reduces+%F0%9F%93%89+Cancer+and+Risk+of+Stroke+%F0%9F%98%AC&utm_campaign=19-03-19+~+Olive+Oil+Reduces+Cancer+and+Risk+of+Stroke">see the rest of the article here. </a> What I really like about EVOO is it's link to reducing the risk of cancer and stroke. </span></div>
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Dr. Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308313292432749466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3833325414158036163.post-42568745126380123242019-02-10T17:57:00.003-05:002019-02-10T18:00:02.462-05:00Can Blood Pressure Medicine cause Celiac Disease? <span style="color: #0b5394;">The evidence is mounting that certain BP meds do cause enteropathy. If on a blood pressure medicine one develops diarrhea, nausea, vomiting or weight loss you should be aware it may be "drug induced" celiac sprue. And by changing medicines, the problem may go away. </span><br />
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<br />Dr. Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308313292432749466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3833325414158036163.post-35717806355630767622018-12-20T14:17:00.000-05:002018-12-20T14:17:07.239-05:00Cold or flu? Top Ten Natural Anti- Viral Agents, Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors<span style="color: #0b5394;">Since people with gluten sensitivity and celiac disease are considered "immuno-compromised", meaning they get infections more easily than the next person, it is a good idea to have a few tricks and tools to get over an infection. </span><br />
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Dr. Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308313292432749466noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3833325414158036163.post-57351741434846344322017-11-29T19:37:00.002-05:002017-11-29T19:37:42.792-05:00Do You Have a Gluten-Free Emergency Food Kit?<div style="line-height: 1.3em; padding-left: 10px;">
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have had an emergency "gluten free" small food kit for several years now which I keep in the car. I think if you are celiac or non-celiac gluten sensitive you should consider two types of kits:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One that has three or four meals in it, used for when you get stuck away from your home and your gluten free (GF) supplies, like if you are waiting in a hospital emergency department or admitted to hospital. It can take a few days after admission for the GF diet and meal plan to be arranged. Or if you find yourself suddenly changing plans or helping someone else and you need to eat. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The second kit would be to supply meals for an extended period of time, a "survival" kit. Here where I live there have been severe floods,or ice storms and people want to stay in their houses. Making it difficult to go out to a store and there may or may not be services like phone or electricity. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- that there be a can opener in the kit. In the three or four meal kit, the small kit, I have cans that have pull tabs to allow me to open the can without a can opener. This keeps the portable kit that much lighter. My pantry has water and emergency food, with portable heavy duty can openers.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Just in case buy or make provisions that can be eaten without the need for cooking. Peanut butter and crackers, or jerky or canned soups or canned vegetables. You may not have easy access to electricity. If you can, have a small camping stove available with enough fuel for a few days. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- for severe or prolonged emergencies, you and your family need a good source of fat. One that does not go rancid quickly, such as coconut oil. Dark bottles of olive oil. If you have a freezer for storage, available to you, keep GF hot dogs and sausages. A freezer will stay cold for a few days without electricity, so the food will stay frozen for awhile. Yes, I have experienced a few black outs, and as long as you keep the lid closed, the food will stay frozen. Especially when the outdoor temperature is below freezing. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- You can personalize the emergency kit to a GAPS protocol too. Grain free crackers may be pricey so you can make your favourite bread and slice it thinly and dehydrate the bread slices. They keep well in an air tight container or bag. Or make crackers. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And don't forget "potted" bread which is bread in a vacuum sealed jar. You take your favourite GF bread recipe and a dry and sterilized pint jar used for preserving. Put enough bread dough in the jar to up to 2/3 the height of the jar and bake it as you would normally. It will be baked through much sooner than a full loaf of bread so watch for it to be done in about 20 minutes. When it is ready, it will have stopped rising and you can see dry bubbles through the glass. Remove from oven, and seal with sealing top. As it cools a vacuum will seal it air tight. This will last at least half a year. ( I have put a jar of "potted" bread in my checked luggage when travelling, just in case I got stuck with out GF supplies and it works nicely.)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- I just found out about <a href="http://www.glutenfreeemergencykits.com/10-meal-gluten-free-emergency-kit/#product-reviews">GlutenFreeEmergencyKit</a> and I hope to try it out soon. It is not GAPS or Paleo friendly but there are bio-hacks available if one has to eat grains. This is a subject for a future blog entry. (hint: fermenting, specialized digestive enzymes and probiotics would be fundamental).</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.celiac.com/articles/24956/1/Do-You-Have-a-Gluten-Free-Emergency-Food-Kit/Page1.html?utm_source=phplist1981&utm_medium=email&utm_content=HTML&utm_campaign=Celiac.com+Update%3A+Could+Fructan+Be+the+Culprit+in+Non-celiac+Gluten+Sensitivity%3F">Celiac.com 11/24/2</a><br /><br />017 - Do you have an emergency survival kit at home should disaster strike? Does that include drinking water and gluten-free provisions for at least a few days?<br /><br />The fallout from the latest string of disasters still looms over parts of America; over Houston, Florida and neighboring states devastated by Hurricanes and by resulting floods; and over northern California communities devastated by wildfires.<br /><br />That got us thinking about emergency kits. Gluten-Free-free emergency kits, to be precise.<br /><br />What's in Your Emergency Gluten-Free Food Kit? This list is by no means authoritative or final. In fact, we are inviting you to share any favorites or ideas you may have for your own emergency kit.<br /><br />Your Gluten-free Emergency Kit should include the following:</div>
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Dr. Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308313292432749466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3833325414158036163.post-22169130346303501522017-11-13T19:50:00.000-05:002017-11-13T19:50:30.804-05:00Celiac Disease Increases Cardiovascular Disease Risk- World Journal of Cardiology<br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A few years back I heard Dr. Houston, cardiologist say that 50% of heart </span><div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Celiac disease is a public health issue and more people need to be screened and diagnosed. If for every celiac diagnosed there are 13 to 31 people not diagnosed according to research on the incidence, then there are a lot of people with undiagnosed CD.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.wellnessresources.com/news/celiac-disease-increases-cardiovascular-disease-risk">Here is an excerpt from a review of that paper by Linda J. Dobberstein, Chiropractor in the news letter Wellness Resources. </a> Bold is mine,</span><br /><br />"Since 2000, increasing evidence points to several common cardiovascular diseases related to gluten intolerance and celiac disease. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that affects millions of Americans, with many of whom are undiagnosed. There is, however, more to celiac disease than gastrointestinal symptoms.<br /><br />Celiac disease is due to the immune system attacking the intestinal tract after gluten is consumed. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. Classic celiac disease symptoms include diarrhea, bloating, gas, heartburn, indigestion, cramping, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, anemia, and weight loss.<br /><br /><b>Several cardiovascular disorders have been linked or found to be higher in individuals with untreated celiac disease.</b> These disorders include cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, heart attacks, atherosclerosis, POTS, and several other cardiovascular disorders. Evidence shows that these cardiac disorders are more common in individuals with celiac disease than those without the disorder...........Here is a brief synopsis on this topic".</div>
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Dr. Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308313292432749466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3833325414158036163.post-67733973991432149802017-10-23T17:51:00.000-04:002017-10-23T17:58:46.795-04:00Are Doctors Missing 90% of Celiac Disease Cases?-From Celiac.com<span style="color: #0b5394;"><br />by Jefferson Adams of Celiac.com</span><br />
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Ahmed El-Sohemy, a professor of nutritional science at the University of Toronto, wanted to see whether celiac disease results in subpar nutrition because of poorer absorption of vitamins and minerals. But to find out, he needed Canadian data on the frequency of undiagnosed celiac disease.<br />
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Dr. Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308313292432749466noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3833325414158036163.post-43577913653867308292017-09-09T17:23:00.000-04:002017-09-09T17:23:40.340-04:00 Complete Remission of Psychiatric Symptoms with Vitamin B12 -Case Study in Literature. Encore <h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">B12 deficiency rates are high in all people especially with gluten sensitivity. I list a number of mechanisms:<br /><br />-low stomach acid ( achlorhydria) from an autoimmune process (Gluten sensitive people have 12 times the rate of autoimmune disorders) or from drugs like metformin and proton pump inhibitors.<br />-antibodies to intrinsic factor, disabling the protein that carries B12 from the GI system into the bloodstream.<br />- dietary restrictions.<br />- higher B12 needs because of methylation gene abnormalities called MTHFR.<br />- and brain fluid called cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) may have a much lower level of B12 because of an impaired blood brain barrier and so the brain function may be impaired. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />All these factors also make it tricky to take oral B12 and expect it to increase the amount of B12 in the brain, where you want it.The blood level does not accurately reflect the level of B12 in the CSF. ( van Tiggelen CJM, Peperkamp JPC, Tertoolen JFW. Vitamin B12 levels of cerebrospinal fluid in patients with organic mental disorders. J Orthomolec Psych. 1983;12:305–311.)<br /><br />I would like to report the case of a man in his early thirties who came into my practice a few months after he was admitted to a psychiatric facility for 6 weeks. He had refused all medication, and after being assess as a person with schizoaffective disorder he was discharged in much the same condition. I placed him on a gluten free diet while testing proceeded, but this was easy as he was living with his parents and his mother was on a gluten free diet already. It was difficult to get testing done but when it was done it was clear he was vitamin B12 deficient,( and his hospital notes revealed the same thing). And he had two genes for celiac disease. <br /><br />He had suffered for years with mood swings, lethargy, and intermittent perceptual disturbances and had been prescribed psychotropic drugs on and off. He was never suicidal although this symptom is common in gluten sensitive individuals.<br /><br />On the gluten free diet, he was having less negative symptoms, but there was a noticeable improvement when he self administered B12 shots. He has had periods of going off B12 shots, but his family members notice and remind him to give himself a shot. When taking shots regularly, he is alert, oriented, and has a stable romantic relationship. He is looking for work in his field. <br /><br />In the literature <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12823174">we find a severe case of psychiatric symptoms where B12 was the only additional treatment</a> that gave complete remission. I don't find B12 deficiency unusual as a cause of mental symptoms. For testing I use homocysteine and urinary methylmalonic acid measurements as I find serum B12 measurements unreliable and it can miss methylation polymorphisms ( which has an prevalence in my practice of 76% for at least one SNP of c677T or a1298c). I will also do a trial of IM or Subcutaneous B12, and see what happens. If people feel better after the B12 the next step is to find the frequency. Some people need a shot a day but this is unusual.( this indicates multiple methylation polymorphisms, and/or heavy metal intoxication and/or active autoimmune disorders blocking B12 from going easily through the blood brain barrier, leading to low brain levels of B12.And needing more help). I recommend folate with B12 shots to avoid folate deficiency, in the form of a good B complex, with or without NAC. <br /><br />Here is what <a href="http://kellybroganmd.com/article/b12-deficiency-brain-health/?utm_source=Kelly+Brogan+MD+Newsletter&utm_campaign=381552e466-Kelly_Brogan_Newsletter_January_201412_15_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d0f977a8c5-381552e466-57117449">Dr. Kelly Brogan, a psychiatrist has to say about B12 and mental health</a>:</span></h3>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">"If this is not a wake up call to the average psychiatric prescriber, I’m not sure<br />what is. Much of what we attribute to serotonin and dopamine “deficiencies” melts away under the investigative eye of a more personalized style of medicine that seeks to identify hormonal, nutritional, and immune imbalances that can <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/KellyBroganMD?feature=watch">“look” psychiatric</a> in nature.<br /><br />How can B12 impact brain health?<br />B12 supports myelin (which allows nerve impulses to conduct) and when this vitamin is deficient, has been suspected to drive symptoms such as dementia, multiple sclerosis, impaired gait, and sensation. Clinically, B12 may be best-known for its role in red blood cell production. Deficiency states may result in pernicious anemia. But what about B12’s role in psychiatric symptoms such as depression, anxiety, fatigue, and even psychosis?<br /><br /><br />The <a href="http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/12/12/figure/F1?highres=y">one-carbon cycle</a> refers to the body’s use of B vitamins as “methylators” in DNA synthesis and the management of gene expression. There are three concepts that relate to B12’s role in chronic, long-latency neuropsychiatric syndromes: <br />1. Methylation<br />This process of marking genes for expression, like little “read me!” signs, is also critical for detox and elimination of chemicals and hormones (estrogen), building and metabolizing neurotransmitters, and producing energy and cell membranes.<br /><br />2. Homocysteine recycling<br />B12 is a primary player in the one-carbon cycle and a co-factor for the methylation, by activated folate, of homocysteine, to recycle it back to methionine. From there, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-Adenosyl_methionine">SAMe</a> is produced, the body’s busiest methyl donor. <br />3. Genetic override<br />Sufficient supply of an activated/bioavailable form of a vitamin (ie methylfolate vs folic acid) is even more necessary in the setting of gene variants such as transcobalamin II, MTHFR, and MTRR which may function less optimally in certain individuals and result in pathology under stress. An example of this is <a href="http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM200310093491516">a report of death in a B12-deficient patient</a> with genetic variants who underwent anesthesia with nitrous oxide (which causes stress to the system). Notably the B12 blood level was normal, so this fatal case was attributed to functional deficiency, suggesting that access to B vitamins may not always guarantee proper utilization. For this reason, supplementing with activated forms of B vitamins enhances their likelihood of effectively supporting cellular processes."<br /><br />Read her take on <a href="http://kellybroganmd.com/article/b12-deficiency-brain-health/?utm_source=Kelly+Brogan+MD+Newsletter&utm_campaign=381552e466-Kelly_Brogan_Newsletter_January_201412_15_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d0f977a8c5-381552e466-57117449">testing and causes of vitamin B12 deficiencies</a>.<br /><br /><br />If you are interested in the scientific studies, see <a href="http://www.townsendletter.com/FebMarch2011/b12psych0211.html">Dr. Prousky's award winning article on the rational of using B12 therapeutically for psychiatric conditions, even in the absence of "classical" deficiency</a>. <br /><br /><br />In conclusion: if you are not feeling 100%, it could be B12.</span></h3>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The experts agree there are some things we could do to lower our risk of dementia: get as much education in our early years as possible, treat hypertension, diabetes, hearing loss, depression, increase our physical activity at any age, do what it takes to be in the healthy range of weight, and be social. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many of you have heard the recent medical news story that coconut oil has saturated fat, more than butter and that it causes heart disease. Well hold on. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many studies have shown that saturated fat intake in the diet is not linked to coronary heart disease. In fact in 2010 <a href="http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/91/3/535">a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition,</a> the biggest nutrition journal in the world, looked at over 500,00 people regarding saturated fat and concluded there was no link to coronary heart disease. </span><br />
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Dr. Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308313292432749466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3833325414158036163.post-67349979452696221012017-05-05T08:00:00.000-04:002017-05-05T08:00:49.084-04:002 Reasons Why Celiac Disease Impairs Drug Therapy in Those Who Take Drugs?<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have celiac disease you may have poor absorption of any drug prescribed for you or you may have more adverse affects. Poor drug absorption and impaired liver metabolism are two conditions found to effect drug therapy. </span><div>
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />The following is an article written by<a href="http://www.pharmacytimes.com/contributor/erik-hefti-pharmd-ms/2017/01/can-celiac-disease-impact-drug-therapy-in-your-patients"> </a><a href="http://www.pharmacytimes.com/contributor/erik-hefti-pharmd-ms/2017/01/can-celiac-disease-impact-drug-therapy-in-your-patients">Erik Hefti, PharmD, MS a pharmacist who is writing to other pharmacists in the journal Pharmacy Times. </a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>As a pharmacist he advises i</b></span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>ncreased monitoring for efficacy and adverse effects when starting a new medication regimen in patients with celiac disease.</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that renders those affected with an intolerance to gluten, a protein found in many common grains. It occurs in approximately 1% of the population of the United States and Europe.1 <br /><br />People with celiac disease that ingest gluten generally experience an inflammatory reaction, manifested as gastrointestinal upset, diarrhea, and abdominal distension. Celiac disease is also associated with other chronic conditions, such as anemias and malabsorption of some critical vitamins. Alterations of the gastrointestinal tract, rates of gastric emptying, and gastric pH are responsible for altered vitamin and mineral absorption.2, 3 Intestinal CYP3A4 levels may also be disrupted, which may have implications in first-pass metabolism for some drugs that are substrates for this drug metabolizing enzyme.4 This has led some to investigate the potential impact of celiac disease on drug absorption. This would be of interest to pharmacists since altered drug absorption can have pharmacokinetic consequences and has the potential to impact overall drug therapy.<br /><br />A comprehensive review on this topic was published in 2013 by Tran et al.The review considered absorption studies in subjects with celiac disease, and the authors summarized the literature available on a handful of drugs, including acetaminophen, aspirin, propranolol, levothyroxine, methyldopa, and some antibiotics.They reported that many studies had conflicting results. Some reports show an altered gastrointestinal environment and a significant difference in drug absorption in patients with celiac disease. Other reports did not show any absorption differences between those with and without the disease. It was noted that many of the studies considered for their analysis had small sample sizes and were not well powered. The authors concluded that there is the potential for altered drug absorption and that healthcare professionals should be cautious when initiating drug therapy.5 <br /><br />Another review on the topic of celiac disease and the potential impact on cardiovascular drug absorption was published in 2014. This review considered many of the same medications previously explored by Tran et al, with a focus on cardiovascular agents. The authors also expressed concern that many cardiovascular drugs may have altered absorption in celiac disease, but there are few published studies that are convincing enough for concrete clinical decision making. The authors also stressed the need for more studies that consider patients with celiac disease, as well as caution when initiating cardiovascular pharmacotherapeutic regimens.6<br /><br />Based on the research available, it is clear that patients with celiac disease can exhibit altered absorption of many different substrates. Unfortunately, altered drug absorption and disposition are not well studied in this population. It is likely that future studies will elucidate any impact celiac disease has on drug disposition, as this disorder has been getting more attention in recent years. There is some preliminary evidence suggesting that celiac disease may alter drug absorption, but the degree and prevalence of this has yet to be confirmed with large prospective studies. Pharmacists should be cautious when making therapeutic recommendations for patients with celiac disease and consult the available literature when possible.<br /><br />Increased monitoring for efficacy and adverse effects is advisable when starting a new medication regimen in patients with celiac disease.<br /> <br />References<br />1. Catassi C, Gatti S, Fasano A. The new epidemiology of celiac disease. J Pediatr Gastro Nutrition. 2014;S7-S9.<br />2. Perri F, Pastore M, Zicolella A, Annese V, Quitadamo M, Andriulli A. Gastric emptying of solids is delayed in celiac disease and normalizes after gluten withdrawal. Acta Paediatrica. 2000;8:921-25.<br />3. Caruso R, Pallone F, Stasi E, Romeo S, Monteleone G. Appropriate nutrient supplementation in celiac disease. Ann Intern Medicine. 2013;8:522-31.<br />4. Lang CC, Brown RM, Kinirons MT, et al. Decreased intestinal CYP3A in celiac disease: Reversal after successful gluten?free diet: A potential source of interindividual variability in first?pass drug metabolism. Clin Pharm Ther. 1996;1:41-46.<br />5. Tran TH, Smith C, Mangione RA. Drug absorption in celiac disease. Amer J Health-System Pharm. 2013;24.<br />6. Wang I, Hopper I. Celiac Disease and Drug Absorption: Implications for Cardiovascular Therapeutics. Cardio Ther. 2014;6:253-56.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To Your Health</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dr. Barbara<span style="font-size: xx-small;"> (TM)</span><br /><br />Celiacbrain.blog.spot.com <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(TM)</span></span></span></div>
Dr. Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308313292432749466noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3833325414158036163.post-78086660075746675432017-03-21T19:26:00.000-04:002017-03-21T19:30:38.512-04:00Screening for Celiac Disease: the use of HLA First?<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The arguments for a step wise genetic screening for celiac disease made by a group of rheumatologists who wrote the following article are solid. If the risk of getting or having celiac disease is virtually zero in someone without the genetics of HLA DQ 2.5 or HLA DQ8 then the person with a medical problem associated with celiac disease (like an autoimmune disease) without these genetic markers doesn't need a small bowel biopsy. </span><br />
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CD patients negative for any of these HLA alleles are very rare. Therefore, the absence of both HLA-DQ2 and HLA-DQ8 heterodimer makes diagnosis of celiac disease very unlikely (sensitivity >96 %). HLA typing of patients has been included as a useful test to exclude celiac disease in the ESPGHAN guidelines for CD diagnosis. [<a href="http://pubs.sciepub.com/ijcd/5/1/2/#Reference8">8</a>, <a href="http://pubs.sciepub.com/ijcd/5/1/2/#Reference9">9</a>] HLA typing confers a high negative predictive value: patients with a negative HLA (i.e. neither DQ2 nor DQ8) will not develop CD; and a suggested strategy to avoid repeated CD screening would be to first perform an HLA test. [<a href="http://pubs.sciepub.com/ijcd/5/1/2/#Reference10">10</a>]<br />
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Targeting the HLA risk first, rather than tracking positive serology, would be a reasonable step-up approach, probably cost effective and time saving: in the past, HLA typing has been expensive and time-consuming, but new single nucleotide polymorphisms techniques [<a href="http://pubs.sciepub.com/ijcd/5/1/2/#Reference11">11</a>] and other combined home-made procedures [<a href="http://pubs.sciepub.com/ijcd/5/1/2/#Reference12">12</a>] have recently been reported as very cost-effective and work-time saving for HLA-DQ2 and DQ8 genotyping in CD screening................<br />
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In general population, the preferred test to screen for CD is the measurement of IgA TTG <b><a href="http://celiacbrain.blogspot.ca/2014_07_02_archive.html">[Link here to a critique of the IgA TTG test]</a></b>along with total serum IgA to avoid false-negative results due to selective IgA deficiency. Positive serology would lead to endoscopic small intestinal biopsies [<a href="http://pubs.sciepub.com/ijcd/5/1/2/#Reference14">14</a>]. These serological tests, based on TTG associated to endomysial and deamidated gliadin peptides antibodies are recognized as performant screening tools. [<a href="http://pubs.sciepub.com/ijcd/5/1/2/#Reference15">15</a>]<br />
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Dr. Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308313292432749466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3833325414158036163.post-7028132364071078312016-11-21T19:57:00.000-05:002016-11-21T19:57:41.605-05:00Food Fraud and the Mediterranean Diet: What You Can Do About It!<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFk1AEa_h1OEXE6LCofUk05II-YH1qO74GKtFTBfX2PaZdNM8OeNKwCe7ZB0ZLLdfavJhoWEZp1iS_eJ5fvLVonWLQTO15Roboq3JNVhObIsvReLDUoW4zxXUT0v5FMa24YiVvZMI5dvA/s1600/Olive-Oil-small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFk1AEa_h1OEXE6LCofUk05II-YH1qO74GKtFTBfX2PaZdNM8OeNKwCe7ZB0ZLLdfavJhoWEZp1iS_eJ5fvLVonWLQTO15Roboq3JNVhObIsvReLDUoW4zxXUT0v5FMa24YiVvZMI5dvA/s200/Olive-Oil-small.jpg" width="150" /></a><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Have you been asked to eat a Mediterranean diet? Well, you can't eat a real Mediterranean diet unless you eat authentic olive oil as part of that diet. <a href="http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/healthy-cold-pressed-oils/">Olive oil has many health properties</a>. It is high for example in phenolic substances which are highly anti-inflammatory in nature and likely the reason why studies of the Mediterranean Diet, high in olive oil, have indicated a decrease in heart disease, among other conditions. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">And to source and buy the real olive oil, for that you need to know about food fraud. And the best article I have seen about fake food is at </span><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/11/20/food-fraud-seafood-industry.aspx?utm_source=prnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20161120Z1&et_cid=DM126554&et_rid=1760344909" style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">Dr. Mercola's</a><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;"> where he interviews Larry Olmsted, the author of the book "Real Food/Fake Food: Why You Don't Know What You're Eating and What You Can Do About It". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">The whole interview is gripping. It covers fake seafood and this subject will sadden most people. It did me and motivated me to do more research on the seafood I buy and eat. And it covers Parmesan and the legal cover up of inferior foods with "brand" names to entice you into thinking you are getting the real thing. <br /><br />I've written about the <a href="http://celiacbrain.blogspot.ca/2013/05/would-real-olive-oil-please-stand-up.html">olive oil fraud and how to find authentic olive oil</a>. We all think of Italy and those pastoral hills dotted with olive trees when we cook with olive oil, but the truth is an Italian olive oil has a good chance of being an inferior seed oil. You get what you pay for. Real olive oil can be pricey with a few exceptions, like Costco's extra virgin olive oil which has been consistently found in testing to be authentic. <br /><br />To maintain the health benefits of olive oil, one should not cook with it, but put it on cold or room temperature dishes. For high heat cooking such as stir fry or sauteing use a temperature resistant fat such as avocado oil, animal fats like chicken fat and lard from pastured animals, organic red palm oil or coconut oil. <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/11/20/food-fraud-seafood-industry.aspx?utm_source=prnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art1&utm_campaign=20161120Z1&et_cid=DM126554&et_rid=1760344909">Here is an excerpt from Dr. Mercola's interview with Larry Olmsted:</a></span><br /><br /><b>Olive Oil Fraud</b><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/03/21/health-benefits-olives.aspx">Olive oil</a> is a $16 billion-a-year industry fraught with fraud. Tests reveal anywhere from 60 to 90 percent of the olive oils you find in grocery stores and restaurants are adulterated with cheap, oxidized, omega-6 vegetable oils, such as sunflower oil or peanut oil, that are pernicious to health in a number of ways.<br /><br /><br /> "Italy makes some delicious extra-virgin olive oil and they make some very good real extra-virgin olive oil. The problem is a lot of what is exported from Italy is not their best product," Olmsted says. "People associate olive oil with Italy … The thing that they look for most is that the oil comes from Italy. But coming from Italy is not the same as being made in Italy.<br /><br /><br /> Italy is the world's largest exporter of olive oil, but they're also the world's largest importer of olive oil. They buy up oil from all over the Mediterranean basin — from Tunisia, Syria, Morocco, Spain — blend it, bottle it. Often it's labeled "bottled in Italy," which is technically true. It was shipped to Italy and put into bottles, but it's not Italian olive oil. When people buy that, they're relying on some sort of myth of Italian quality.<br /><br /><br /> Italy doesn't even produce enough extra-virgin olive oil to meet its own domestic demand. While you can get very good olive oil from Italy, it's trickier than from some other countries … What people need to understand about olive oil is that it's essentially closer to fresh-squeezed fruit juice than it is to most of the other oils we're familiar with … As a result, olive oil has a fairly short shelf life compared to other oils."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><b> How to Identify High Quality Olive Oil</b><br /><br /><br />Part of the problem is that olive oil is shipped by boat, which takes a long time. Then it's stored and distributed to grocery stores, where the oil may sit on the shelf for another several months. Moreover, the "use by" or "sell by" date on the bottle really does not mean a whole lot, as there's no regulation assuring that the oil will remain of high quality until that date.<br /><br />The date you really want to know is the "pressed on" date or "harvest" date, which are essentially the same thing because <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/03/21/health-benefits-olives.aspx">olives</a> go bad almost immediately after being picked. They're pressed into olive oil basically the same day they're harvested. High quality olive oil is pressed within a couple of hours of picking. Poorer quality olive oils may be pressed 10 hours after the olives are picked.<br /><br />Ideally the oil, based on the "pressed" or "harvest" date, should be less than 6 months old when you use it. Unfortunately, few olive oils actually provide a harvest date.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />As for olive oil in restaurants, more often than not, the olive oil served for bread dipping is typically of very poor quality and is best avoided. For more information about olive oil — how it's made and what constitutes extra-virgin olive oil, please listen to the full interview, or read through the transcript, where Olmsted goes into more details about pressing, grading and testing............<br /><br /><b>Where to Find the Best Olive Oil</b><br /><br />Surprisingly, the big box stores actually do a better job with their supply chain of most foods, including olive oil and seafood.<br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394;">"Let food be thy medicine", so Hippocrates famously said. With the ever more increasing pressures of finding the real food, it may be best to cook at home more. Be more careful when choosing a restaurant and what you choose to eat in the restaurant. I suggest asking more questions but be sure to do this only when the restaurant is not busy. <br /><br />When it comes to sourcing out your food, it is a good idea to get to know your local fish monger, and your local farmers. And starting a small balcony or patio garden is not a bad idea too. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Those of you who have been reading me faithfully know that I recommend a trial of gluten-free, dairy free, nightshade free, grain-free, sugar-free diet similar to Paleo, called GAPS (www.gaps.me) which has a step wise approach to ensure smooth sailing and success. Why because I have seen remarkable successes with this. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Avoiding grains ( and more particularly the GAPS way) makes more and more sense as more scientific research comes in. Like the info on the Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity being a new and different immune reaction than Celiac disease and now the Anti Trypsin Inhibitors found in wheat causing inflammation. </span></div>
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Dr. Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308313292432749466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3833325414158036163.post-21923788725151695602016-11-01T11:43:00.000-04:002016-11-01T11:43:00.295-04:00Meet ATI, The New "Gluten". New Wheat Protein Found to Aggravate Chronic Health Issues, New Study!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQ6fsyRW9v4KsN7ctREDZnJ5nBrZRJe4cZzHrtXc-QgK6md74nrdmlxyCRxdl6_uoJD1Ezm7ZipWRJmrd3-8xBb5Rp77JlX28jih5tPLDMnZOW5A4QUYckPNycSm_fd4LNXA2mGORlwk/s1600/Wheat+on+a+wooden+plate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQ6fsyRW9v4KsN7ctREDZnJ5nBrZRJe4cZzHrtXc-QgK6md74nrdmlxyCRxdl6_uoJD1Ezm7ZipWRJmrd3-8xBb5Rp77JlX28jih5tPLDMnZOW5A4QUYckPNycSm_fd4LNXA2mGORlwk/s1600/Wheat+on+a+wooden+plate.jpg" /></a><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Another wheat protein has been found that causes gastrointestinal problems and problems in other parts of the body like inflammation of the brain, lymph nodes, kidneys, spleen and other organs. It is called ATI or </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">amylase trypsin inhibitor</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">. ATIs make up no more that 4% of wheat proteins, but can trigger powerful immune reactions in the gut that can spread to other tissues in the body. The implications are massive.</span><br />
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Wheat amylase-trypsin inhibitors (ATIs) have been identified as the most likely triggers of NCWS [Non Celiac Wheat Sensitivity]. They are highly protease resistant and activate the toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) complex in monocytes, macrophages and dendritic cells of the intestinal mucosa. Non-gluten containing cereals or staples display no or little TLR4 stimulating activity. Wheat ATIs are a family of up to 17 similar proteins of molecular weights around 15 kD and represent 2-4% of the wheat protein. With oral ingestion they co-stimulate antigen presenting cells and promote T cell activation in celiac disease, but also in other immune-mediated diseases within and outside the GI tract.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Read the news report from WorldHealth.net entitled -<a href="http://www.worldhealth.net/news/protein-wheat-linked-non-celiac-gluten-sensitivity/">Wheat Protein Linked to Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity.</a> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><br />1. Zevallos V, Weinmann-Menke J, Meineck M et al. Alpha-amylase/trypsin inhibitors (ATIs) accelerate murine systemic lupus erythematosus. Poster presentation at the 16th International Coeliac Disease Symposium, 21-24 June 2015, Prague, Czech Republic. Poster P168.<br /><br />2. Zevallos V, Yogev N, Nikolaev A et al. Consumption of wheat alpha-amylase/trypsin inhibitors (ATIs) enhances experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in mice. Oral presentation at the 16th International Coeliac Disease Symposium, 21-24 June 2015, Prague, Czech Republic.<br /><br />3.<a href="http://jem.rupress.org/content/209/13/2395.long"> Junker Y, Zeissig S, Kim S-J et al. Wheat amylase trypsin inhibitors drive intestinal inflammation via activation of toll-like receptor 4. J Exp Med 2012;209(13):2395-408.</a><br /><br />4. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25583468">Fasano A, Sapone A, Zevallos V et al. Nonceliac gluten and wheat sensitivity. Gastroenterology 2015;148(6):1195-204.</a><br /><br />5.<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26060111">Schuppan D, Pickert G, Ashfaq-Khan M et al. Non-celiac wheat sensitivity: Differential diagnosis, triggers and implications. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2015;29(3):469-76.</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://drkaayladaniel.com/nsaids-for-inflammation-think-again/">NSAIDS for Inflammation? Think Again.</a><br /><br />For decades now Advil, Aleve, Midol, Motrin, aspirins and other non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) have been the go-to drugs for headaches, aching joints, menstrual cramps and other symptoms of painful inflammation. Doctors widely recommend them, they’ve been on the market for years, and the average consumer believes they are safe.<br /><br />In truth, NSAIDs offer short-term relief, at best, and contribute to a long list of adverse side effects, at worst.<br /><br />While just about everyone swallows these pills on occasion, 60 million people take them regularly. The cost per year in the U.S. comes to five billion dollars for prescription NSAIDs, and another two billion dollars for over-the-counter NSAIDs.<br /><br /><a href="http://drkaayladaniel.com/nsaids-for-inflammation-think-again/">Here are six good reasons to reconsider regular NSAID use</a>.</div>
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Just because a food product doesn't contain wheat, rye, barley, or one of the other common gluten offenders as a labeled ingredient on the package doesn't necessarily mean that it's gluten-free. New research by a reputable gluten watchdog group found that many seemingly gluten-free foods actually contain trace amounts of gluten that could cause problems for people with Celiac disease or severe gluten intolerance.<br /><br />The group "Gluten Free Watchdog" looked at 101 food products sold in the U.S. that fit the bill for not containing gluten ingredients, but that may or may not contain trace amounts of gluten from other sources. Some of these products contained advisory labels warning about possible cross-contamination with gluten, while others did not -- such labels are voluntarily, and not all food manufacturers use them.<br /><br />Of the 101 products tested, 87 of them were not affixed with advisory labels, meaning customers who purchase them aren't being told that they may contain trace amounts of gluten. The good news is that most of them were, indeed, found to be clean and free of gluten. But 13 of the items, or 15 percent, tested positive for gluten, with nine of these containing gluten in amounts ranging from 5-20 ppm of gluten. Four of the items were found to contain at least 20 ppm of gluten.<br /><br />On the flip side, of the 14 items that included allergy advisory statements -- these included cereals, spices, candy, baked goods, and tea and various other beverages -- only one tested positive for gluten. <a href="http://www.nature.com/ejcn/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ejcn2016155a.html">These and other findings were published in the September 14th online edition of the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.</a><br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Read the rest of the article here; </span><a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/055587_gluten_labeling_food_allergens.html#ixzz4Midf6PKW">http://www.naturalnews.com/055587_gluten_labeling_food_allergens.html#ixzz4Midf6PKW</a> <br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />If you have Celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, stick with only verified gluten-free foods for your safety or better yet make all your own food, grain, dairy, sugar free and avoid processed foods which have other issues besides whether they have gluten in them or not. <br /><br />To Your Health<br /><br />Dr. Barbara <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(TM)</span><br />Celiacbrain <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(TM) </span></span><br /><br /><br /></div>
Dr. Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308313292432749466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3833325414158036163.post-59828155306834878202016-10-09T21:27:00.000-04:002016-10-27T20:30:39.939-04:004 Ways "Gluten Free Food" Keeps Gluten Sensitive People Sick: Focus on Cross Reactivity, Encore.<br />
<b>Cross Reactivity: How Your Body Can Still Think You Are Eating Gluten Even When You Are Gluten Free</b><br />
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I want people with celiac disease or non celiac gluten sensitivity to reverse the damage in their bodies, heal and to increase their health span. That's right, increase your health span, that is the time you are healthy while you are alive.<br />
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I don't recommend a 'gluten free' diet. Modern science as you will read below is demonstrating that there are dangers in eating grains and other foods. I recommend the modern version of the specific carbohydrate diet, called Gut and Psychology Syndrome (GAPS) way of eating. That's the beginning and the most strong foundation. Get help to source out complications and correct them; such as nutritional deficiencies, vitamin D deficiency, hormone imbalances, chronic infections, methylation issues which induce thrombophilia, and autoimmune disorders.<br />
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The basis of the GAPS protocol, is to avoid grains and other foods that trigger gluten reactions, called cross reactivity and other damage to the bowel. These foods to avoid include corn, soy, rice, oats, millet, tapioca, potatoes, dairy, instant coffee, yeast (brewers yeast, bakers yeast). This is only a partial list, and the full list can be found at <a href="http://www.gaps.me/">www.gaps.me</a>. <br />
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A common cause of gluten damage is eating a food with gluten contamination, up to 40% of gluten free cereals are contaminated with measurable amounts of gluten. Gluten free flours found to have a high rate of contamination include chickpea flour, buckwheat flour, white rice flour, millet, and soy flour. Many gluten free flours start off gluten free, but become contaminated in their processing. <br />
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<b>Cross Reactivity of All Grains and Gluten Now Proven.</b><br />
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In this article I want to focus on cross-reactivity, a reaction to a food that does not have gluten in it, but it still triggers a gluten reaction. Here is a very good description of how and why many grains trigger a cross reactivity reaction from <a href="http://www.thepaleomom.com/2013/03/gluten-cross-reactivity-update-how-your-body-can-still-think-youre-eating-gluten-even-after-giving-it-up.html">Dr. Sarah Ballantyne's blog "The Paleo Mom", </a>- my bold.<br />
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For those 20% of us with celiac disease or gluten-intolerance/sensitivity (whether diagnosed or not) <b>[I think this number is much higher as the threshold of the testing equipment to determine the levels of antibodies in the tested people, may not be able to pick up the smaller amounts, but these smaller amounts of antibodies are still active. If you have an autoimmune disease, it is my opinion you have the antibodies to gluten and the cross reactive foods]</b>, it is critical to understand the concept of gluten cross-reactivity. Essentially, when your body creates antibodies against gluten, those same antibodies also recognize proteins in other foods. When you eat those foods, even though they don’t contain gluten, your body reacts as though they do. You can do a fantastic job of remaining completely gluten-free but still suffer all of the symptoms of gluten consumption—because your body still thinks you are eating gluten. This is a very important piece of information that I was missing until recently.<br />
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Proteins are made of long chains of amino acids (small proteins may only be 50 amino acids long whereas large proteins may be 2000 amino acids long) and it is the specific sequence of these amino acids that determines what kind of protein is formed. These amino acid chains are folded, kinked and buckled in extremely complex ways, which gives a protein its ‘structure’. This folding/structure is integral to the function of the protein.<br />
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To become active, proteins must twist and fold into their final, or "native," conformation."<br />
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An antibody is a Y shaped protein produced by immune cells in your body. Each tip of the Y contains the region of the antibody (called the paratope) that can bind to a specific sequence of amino acids (called the epitope) that are a part of the protein that the antibody recognizes/binds to (called the antigen). The classic analogy is that the antibody is like a lock and a 15-20 amino acid section of a protein/antigen is the key. There are 5 classes (or isotypes) of antibodies, each with distinctive functions in the body. The IgE class of antibodies are responsible for allergic reactions; for example, when someone goes into anaphylaxis after eating shellfish. The two classes IgG and IgA are critical for protecting us from invading pathogens but are also responsible for food sensitivities/intolerances. Both IgA and IgG antibodies are secreted by immune cells into the circulation, lymph, various fluids of the body (like saliva!) and tissues themselves. And both IgG and IgA antibodies are found in high concentrations in the tissues and fluids surrounding the gut (this is part of why the gut is considered our primary defense against infection).<br />
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The formation of antibodies against an antigen (whether this is an invading pathogen or a food) is an extremely complex process. When antibodies are being formed against a protein, the antibodies recognize specific (and short) sequences of amino acids in that protein. Depending on how the antigenic protein is folded, certain amino acid sequences in that protein are more likely to be the target of new antibody formation than others, simply because of the location of that sequence in the structure of the protein. Certain sequences of amino acids are more antigenic than others as well (i.e., more likely to stimulate antibody formation). This is also part of why certain foods have a higher potential to cause allergies and sensitivities.<br />
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<a href="http://www.thepaleomom.com/2013/03/gluten-cross-reactivity-update-how-your-body-can-still-think-youre-eating-gluten-even-after-giving-it-up.html">Read the whole thing</a>. Proteins look like a string of pearls, where by digestion, the string can be broken down into sets of one or more pearls, and can be recognized by the immune system as a different peptide ( a building block of a protein) such as dairy or corn fragments. <br />
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More than one study has shown gluten cross reactivity to all dairy products, information which may explain why you are not as healthy as you would like when you are strictly gluten free, but are still eating dairy. Try being truly dairy free for six months (gluten reaction damage lasts from 6 months to a year) and see what happens. <br />
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The study mentioned in the piece above uses alpha gliadin as the positive control to ascertain which foods cross react to alpha gliadin. The researchers made a list of foods which probably injure people with the abnormal autoimmune connective tissue reaction. But the list of foods to avoid to avoid internal injury is probably longer than the one mentioned in this article.To complicate the picture, foods can have other gliadin proteins in them such as gamma gliadin which are also thought to be triggering autoimmune disorders. From communication with Cyrex lab, the company that can test for cross reactivity: “The gluten associated cross reactive foods were only tested against alpha-gliadin-33, so in that regard we do not know if these foods cross react with any other gluten peptides (like gamma-gliadin). So the cross-reactive potential of Array 4 would currently only apply to an individual who has positive alpha-gliadin-33 antibodies. Although the article mainly addresses CD we would extrapolate the information to a person with NCGS with positive alpha-gliadin-33 antibodies who is refractory to a gluten-free diet.”<br />
This suggests there could be more grains or other foods that trigger a gluten reaction and more research is required. A subject for another blog.<br />
While not all people with gluten sensitivities will have gastrointestinal or other obvious signs that they are reacting to these foods listed in www.gaps.me or in the article, these foods stimulate parts of the immune system that are trying to protect you but in the process, harm you. You may not feel it, until you get a diagnosis. You have to link that diagnosis with the possibility your food is behind it.<br />
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We know in persons with celiac disease, trace amounts of gluten can cause a reaction, inflammation and immune responses ( antibodies attacking body parts like the thyroid or the balance system, called cerebellar ataxia) that can last up to one year. Can trace amounts of gluten cross reactive foods cause the same abnormal, autoimmune connective tissue reactions? <a href="http://file.scirp.org/pdf/FNS_2013011516575568.pdf">Dr. Vojdani has shown just this</a> and warns of the production of autoimmune disorders. "In the absence of the proper dietary elimination of gluten, the present study supports the hypothesis that if the high prevalence of antibodies against dietary proteins and peptides and their cross-reaction with various tissue antigens are not taken seriously, and if proper measures are not implemented, the result may be the development of autoimmunity in the future."<br />
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This is important when you decide to eat food you haven't prepared. Think of the small amounts of corn (citric acid, or ascorbic acid usually derived from corn) found is so many foods and supplements. Not to mention casein and other trace milk proteins in so many products like store bought pesto or butter. These foods can hurt you far beyond the gastrointestinal tract. <br />
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Here is the list of cross reactive foods from Dr. Ballantyne's investigations: (it may need to be updated with time, and your own experience with the food in question):<br />
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oats<br />
all dairy<br />
Yeast (brewer's. baker's, nutritional)<br />
instant coffee (Nestle's unflavoured instant coffee are gluten free)<br />
milk chocolate<br />
millet<br />
soy<br />
corn<br />
rice<br />
potatoe<br />
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As mentioned above there are multiple mechanisms for inflammation and damage from eating certain foods, and cross reactivity is only one of the ways.<a href="http://www.gaps.me/"> The GAPS protocol </a>has been researched and in use for healing gastrointestinal and extra gastrointestinal diseases for 80 years, starting as a specific carbohydrate protocol, and helps to manage the multiple ways food can injure especially the person with celiac disease. I recommend using the list provided at www.gaps.me. Add clean, pesticide free, unprocessed to the characteristics of your food choices and you should feel better. <br />
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References:<br />
Illustrations of protein and protein folding:<a href="https://publications.nigms.nih.gov/structlife/chapter1.html"> https://publications.nigms.nih.gov/structlife/chapter1.html</a><br />
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A. Vojdani and I. Tarash, “Cross–Reaction between Gliadin and Different Food and Tissue Antigens,” Food and Nutrition Sciences, Vol. 4 No. 1, 2013, pp. 20-32.<a href="http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=26626">http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=26626</a><br />
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Thompson T et al. Gluten contamination of grains, seeds, and flours in the United States: a pilot study.<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20497786">J Am Diet Assoc. 2010 Jun;110(6):937-40. doi: 10.1016/j.jada.2010.03.014.</a></div>
Dr. Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308313292432749466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3833325414158036163.post-52177959238873682882016-09-09T17:19:00.000-04:002016-09-09T17:19:36.888-04:00Dangerous Atrazine in Food and Water: Banned in Europe, Common in Canada and the USA- Canadian Physician's for the Environment <span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">For those who are celiac or gluten sensitive I don't recommend eating any grains or sugar. And to drink clean water and eat organic and when your budget is tight chose to buy organic those most contaminated foods. This information is found at <a href="https://www.ewg.org/foodnews/dirty_dozen_list.php">Environmental Working Group</a> and they make a list called "the dirty dozen plus", the most contaminated foods which are best to buy as organic. And they have a list of cleaner foods called "the clean fifteen".</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Although atrazine, a pesticide, is banned in Europe it is still used in Canada and the USA and is used on many places including on corn, sorghum and sugar crops we all need to know more about it, where it is found and how it can affect us. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It's most disturbing effect is it's affect as an endocrine disruptor, that is it acts like a sex hormone to make organisms more female and it stops the normal use of your hormones. It is linked to many cancers.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Drinking water is the principal route of exposure for humans since atrazine is seldom found in food and there is little opportunity for inhalation. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Atrazine-Bckgd-ENG-2016.pdf">Here is a 11 page backgrounder on atrazine by the Canadian Physician's for the Environment t</a>o help inform you and help you make wiser decisions on your choices of food and water. </span><br />
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