Gluten might taste good, but it doesn't do a lot of good things for your body. The news has been going on and on about links between gluten and a variety of health problems ranging from childhood obesity to Autism that it's hard to not wonder how much is real and how much is hype. When it comes to cancer, though, no one is just filling air time.
Our technology is constantly improving and researchers are identifying the reasons for some diseases. Celiac Disease has been under scrutiny for some time. With that in mind, maybe there's something behind all the hype?
If a person cannot tolerate gluten, they may have Celiac Disease. Celiac Diseases affect the immune system. According to many scientific reports, untreated celiac diseases can lead to cancer. Many people don't even realize that they suffer from a Celiac Disease because the symptoms can be very common ones such as stomach problems, diarrhea, rash, etc. And let's face it, most doctor visits are only 15 minutes long and a doctor isn't going to dwell too long on those types of symptoms. More than likely the doctor will say you are depressed or are coming down with a bug. Celiac Disease symptoms are many times not associated with a Celiac Disease, so you need to ask some questions from your doctor instead of relying on those they'll ask you.
Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity was, until recently, a medical myth. It has been only in the last year that the medical world has started to take a real hard look at this possibility. Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity means you unknowingly suffer from gluten intolerance. If you don't know about it, but feel sick, you won't know how to make yourself better and will waste time trying experiment with medicines that all encourage you to eat when you take them. Eating gluten will make you worst, you'll blame the medicine, it's a ridiculous cycle that will take up not only you're mental energy, but also the energy of your overworked immune system as well.
When a gluten intolerant person eats gluten, their body cannot take it. The body has identified the thing as an invader, a potential threat, and will use all its resources to battle it. Does that sound like a lot of work? It is! Every time a gluten intolerant person eats gluten, they put their whole system to work. If the whole body needs to work so amazingly hard every time they eat, the body will soon be exhausted. This can lead to a chronic immune reaction, inflammation and subsequently tissue damage. Finally the immune system will shut down. The body becomes overworked and all those systems inside you designed to keep you at your best will break down. In this state, the body will not only be vulnerable, but in more ways than one, it will be broken. Other diseases, such as cancer, neurological diseases and autoimmune diseases will take advantage of this vulnerable state and attack.
But back to cancer. Understand that everyone produces cancer cells that have the potential to become full blown cancer. Healthy people do not have to worry because we have our friend, the immune system, who controls these cancerous cells. As long as our immune system is doing its job, we will be safe. What about that unknowing gluten intolerant person whose immune system is working triple shifts trying to keep its body safe? They are vulnerable. The immune system keeps up to control the gluten invader, and gets exhausted and at the end has no power any longer to control mutated cells. And so, gluten intolerant people can end up with cancer and other diseases.
We should eat better, especially Americans. Animals eat smarter than we do. Plants, fruits, whole grains (excluding gluten) a few eggs, the occasional smaller animal is how we would best keep our bodies in peek condition. We are not originally born eating bread with something in between.
Historically the introduction of grain based foods is paralleled by an increase in the prevalence of cancer. Gluten does not cause cancer but it does mess up our immune system. There are many cases of healthy individuals saying they feel better while on a gluten free diet. That's the thing with health, there's always room for improvement, especially if we're talking about gluten.
The main question is "What is so toxic about gluten???"
The toxic part of gluten is the gliadin protein. There isn't a specific, scientific document saying that the gliadin protein has been modified but I have read several reports stating that wheat is modified, especially the gliadin part, to obtain better baked goods. That means they altered it genetically. When we play with genetics some weird things can happen. So I cannot say if the wheat from our ancestors was less toxic to us or not. Their muffins might not have risen so high, but they were definitely eating something more natural than what we eat.
The gliadin part of gluten induces the unwanted immune responses found in celiac diseases, which is called an Interleukin-15 mediated response (IL-15). An IL-15 mediated immune response was detected in all individuals, meaning it was also found in people without Celiac Diseases or non celiac gluten sensitivity! So, we all produce an innate immune response to gliadin. If everybody is reacting this way, the gliadin might not have been the best answer for our fresh baked needs, eh?
Ready to crank up the fear factor by a million? Several gluten exorphins were isolated from gluten. This is scary because exorphins are opioid mimicking peptides, meaning they are in the same group as morphine like polypeptides. And like morphine, it has an impact on the immune system and other functions such as nerve function, neuromuscular function, to just name a few. Exorphins can down regulate our immune system, making us susceptible to infections. It makes us weaker! A weakened immune system cannot save us from cancerous cells. Who wants a side of disease with their wheat wrap?
Well, what you think? I think it can lead to cancer and if I look over all this information maybe I should be on a gluten free diet too and not only my son. I think he is the lucky and safe one.
Our technology is constantly improving and researchers are identifying the reasons for some diseases. Celiac Disease has been under scrutiny for some time. With that in mind, maybe there's something behind all the hype?
If a person cannot tolerate gluten, they may have Celiac Disease. Celiac Diseases affect the immune system. According to many scientific reports, untreated celiac diseases can lead to cancer. Many people don't even realize that they suffer from a Celiac Disease because the symptoms can be very common ones such as stomach problems, diarrhea, rash, etc. And let's face it, most doctor visits are only 15 minutes long and a doctor isn't going to dwell too long on those types of symptoms. More than likely the doctor will say you are depressed or are coming down with a bug. Celiac Disease symptoms are many times not associated with a Celiac Disease, so you need to ask some questions from your doctor instead of relying on those they'll ask you.
Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity was, until recently, a medical myth. It has been only in the last year that the medical world has started to take a real hard look at this possibility. Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity means you unknowingly suffer from gluten intolerance. If you don't know about it, but feel sick, you won't know how to make yourself better and will waste time trying experiment with medicines that all encourage you to eat when you take them. Eating gluten will make you worst, you'll blame the medicine, it's a ridiculous cycle that will take up not only you're mental energy, but also the energy of your overworked immune system as well.
When a gluten intolerant person eats gluten, their body cannot take it. The body has identified the thing as an invader, a potential threat, and will use all its resources to battle it. Does that sound like a lot of work? It is! Every time a gluten intolerant person eats gluten, they put their whole system to work. If the whole body needs to work so amazingly hard every time they eat, the body will soon be exhausted. This can lead to a chronic immune reaction, inflammation and subsequently tissue damage. Finally the immune system will shut down. The body becomes overworked and all those systems inside you designed to keep you at your best will break down. In this state, the body will not only be vulnerable, but in more ways than one, it will be broken. Other diseases, such as cancer, neurological diseases and autoimmune diseases will take advantage of this vulnerable state and attack.
But back to cancer. Understand that everyone produces cancer cells that have the potential to become full blown cancer. Healthy people do not have to worry because we have our friend, the immune system, who controls these cancerous cells. As long as our immune system is doing its job, we will be safe. What about that unknowing gluten intolerant person whose immune system is working triple shifts trying to keep its body safe? They are vulnerable. The immune system keeps up to control the gluten invader, and gets exhausted and at the end has no power any longer to control mutated cells. And so, gluten intolerant people can end up with cancer and other diseases.
We should eat better, especially Americans. Animals eat smarter than we do. Plants, fruits, whole grains (excluding gluten) a few eggs, the occasional smaller animal is how we would best keep our bodies in peek condition. We are not originally born eating bread with something in between.
Historically the introduction of grain based foods is paralleled by an increase in the prevalence of cancer. Gluten does not cause cancer but it does mess up our immune system. There are many cases of healthy individuals saying they feel better while on a gluten free diet. That's the thing with health, there's always room for improvement, especially if we're talking about gluten.
The main question is "What is so toxic about gluten???"
The toxic part of gluten is the gliadin protein. There isn't a specific, scientific document saying that the gliadin protein has been modified but I have read several reports stating that wheat is modified, especially the gliadin part, to obtain better baked goods. That means they altered it genetically. When we play with genetics some weird things can happen. So I cannot say if the wheat from our ancestors was less toxic to us or not. Their muffins might not have risen so high, but they were definitely eating something more natural than what we eat.
The gliadin part of gluten induces the unwanted immune responses found in celiac diseases, which is called an Interleukin-15 mediated response (IL-15). An IL-15 mediated immune response was detected in all individuals, meaning it was also found in people without Celiac Diseases or non celiac gluten sensitivity! So, we all produce an innate immune response to gliadin. If everybody is reacting this way, the gliadin might not have been the best answer for our fresh baked needs, eh?
Ready to crank up the fear factor by a million? Several gluten exorphins were isolated from gluten. This is scary because exorphins are opioid mimicking peptides, meaning they are in the same group as morphine like polypeptides. And like morphine, it has an impact on the immune system and other functions such as nerve function, neuromuscular function, to just name a few. Exorphins can down regulate our immune system, making us susceptible to infections. It makes us weaker! A weakened immune system cannot save us from cancerous cells. Who wants a side of disease with their wheat wrap?
Well, what you think? I think it can lead to cancer and if I look over all this information maybe I should be on a gluten free diet too and not only my son. I think he is the lucky and safe one.
About the Author:
Martina Berger has a PhD in biology and she is a specialist in Food Allergies. After her son was diagnosed with gluten intolerance she decided to make a website for parents with kids allergic to food. If you are interested to read more aboutGluten Sensitivity than go to her website.
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