A very nice woman brings her son into my clinic for care. The child has Hasimotos disease which is an auto immune condition, the body is attacking in this case its own thyroid gland. The body thinks the thyroid
is the enemy and seeks to destroy it. The immune system, when it has gone "haywire" can attack any tissue in the body. My first question to the mother was if any of the doctors she had seen had suggested a gluten free diet. Gluten is a protein found in wheat that can cause a host of health conditions, you may have heard of celiac disease and irritable bowel disease as complications in some people from gluten. Gluten is proving to be the culprit in a whole host of serious health conditions that most doctors and the general public know very little about.
My patient told me her child was tested for a gluten sensitivity and the test results came back negative, in other words the tests they performed did not show any reaction to gluten and so they told the mother it was fine for him to consume grains. The first thing I think of when a patient tells me they have an autoimmune condition, is gluten intolerance and I will direct my patient into a gluten free diet, rarely does anyone follow my advice. They don't want to hear about it, gluten is in most foods, breakfast cereals, breads, cakes, cookies, and it is even in ketchups, mustards, beer, salad dressings, food stabilizers and I could go on and on. When people are informed of this their eyes glaze over, they ain't about to give up their favorite foods, not even for a week, no matter how sick they are.
I explained to my patient with the child that to really accurately test for gluten sensitivity you would have to test for all of the different aspects of gluten, about 10 or more in all, that we know of today. When your doctor does a lab test for gluten he tests for two, that is the standard test today for determining if you are gluten sensitive. So my patient with the child with Hasimotos disease had the standard test of two. The real test for gluten sensitivity in my opinion is to totally remove ALL gluten from your diet for a number of months and see how you feel. Here is the problem, your abstinence from all gluten would have to be 100%, just a small amount of accidental ingestion of the gluten will keep the negative auto immune response alive and well.
Many vitamins use gluten as filler just to give you an example of how serious this diet must be. Your diet would have to be strict animal protein (no luncheon meats), vegetables and fruit. Here is another rub, the majority of folks gluten sensitive are also sensitive or react negatively to the casein protein in milk. The immune system is so disturbed/agitated in the gluten sensitive person that we will see cross reactions with other food proteins. So the elimination diet would include no milk products, no oats, no yeast, no sesame and no coffee. Also off the table would be corn, rice and any other grains.
Gluten sensitivity (GS) is a serious matter and just because you have no digestive or intestinal complaints it does not mean you do not have gluten intolerance. Studies have shown that there are connections between gluten sensitivity and every major part of the nervous system to include the peripheral nerves, spinal cord and brain. Dr. Kharrazian states that GS has been shown to be a significant trigger in psychiatric disorders, movement disorders, sensory ganglionapathy, ataxia, general neurological impairment, neuromyelitis, multiple sclerosis, neuropathy, migraines, dementia, restless leg syndrome and virtually almost every part of the nervous system evaluated. GS can create an autoimmune attack against the brain or other parts of the nervous system.
So If you are sick, dedicate yourself to a 100% gluten free diet and total abstinence to the other "cross reaction" foods that trigger the immune system to go on the attack. Just one intentional or unintentional "cheat" on the diet will keep the immune system on high alert and in attack mode.
The wheat we eat today is called the "new" wheat, due to hybridization of the grains. Also the deamidation of grains from what I understand, for food processing, creates an alien product that many people negatively react to. If you have a health condition I urge you to read up on the new understanding of gluten sensitivity and don't hold on to any faith in the current lab tests that may tell you all is well in the grain department. Search for a doctor who understands this process and is willing to help you . Many experts believe up to 30 to 40% of Americans may be gluten sensitive with serious health issues but have no idea that gluten/grains could be the causative factor. Until next time, Dr. Mark Doyle
Dr. Doyle is a chiropractic physician and clinical hypnotherapist practicing in downtown Bellevue, Washington. He has been in clinical practice over 35 years and operates a high tech facility for relief of chronic spine and extremity pain and he is co founder of the Weight Loss For Life slim down program. He created the DEEP Release Clear Mind Process a decade ago. He is co author of a new book released last year "Weight Loss For Life" and a brand new book at print this very moment called "Stop the Pain," a new system of painless therapies to rapidly relieve chronic pain. He can be reached at his clinic 425-455-1881.
is the enemy and seeks to destroy it. The immune system, when it has gone "haywire" can attack any tissue in the body. My first question to the mother was if any of the doctors she had seen had suggested a gluten free diet. Gluten is a protein found in wheat that can cause a host of health conditions, you may have heard of celiac disease and irritable bowel disease as complications in some people from gluten. Gluten is proving to be the culprit in a whole host of serious health conditions that most doctors and the general public know very little about.
My patient told me her child was tested for a gluten sensitivity and the test results came back negative, in other words the tests they performed did not show any reaction to gluten and so they told the mother it was fine for him to consume grains. The first thing I think of when a patient tells me they have an autoimmune condition, is gluten intolerance and I will direct my patient into a gluten free diet, rarely does anyone follow my advice. They don't want to hear about it, gluten is in most foods, breakfast cereals, breads, cakes, cookies, and it is even in ketchups, mustards, beer, salad dressings, food stabilizers and I could go on and on. When people are informed of this their eyes glaze over, they ain't about to give up their favorite foods, not even for a week, no matter how sick they are.
I explained to my patient with the child that to really accurately test for gluten sensitivity you would have to test for all of the different aspects of gluten, about 10 or more in all, that we know of today. When your doctor does a lab test for gluten he tests for two, that is the standard test today for determining if you are gluten sensitive. So my patient with the child with Hasimotos disease had the standard test of two. The real test for gluten sensitivity in my opinion is to totally remove ALL gluten from your diet for a number of months and see how you feel. Here is the problem, your abstinence from all gluten would have to be 100%, just a small amount of accidental ingestion of the gluten will keep the negative auto immune response alive and well.
Many vitamins use gluten as filler just to give you an example of how serious this diet must be. Your diet would have to be strict animal protein (no luncheon meats), vegetables and fruit. Here is another rub, the majority of folks gluten sensitive are also sensitive or react negatively to the casein protein in milk. The immune system is so disturbed/agitated in the gluten sensitive person that we will see cross reactions with other food proteins. So the elimination diet would include no milk products, no oats, no yeast, no sesame and no coffee. Also off the table would be corn, rice and any other grains.
Gluten sensitivity (GS) is a serious matter and just because you have no digestive or intestinal complaints it does not mean you do not have gluten intolerance. Studies have shown that there are connections between gluten sensitivity and every major part of the nervous system to include the peripheral nerves, spinal cord and brain. Dr. Kharrazian states that GS has been shown to be a significant trigger in psychiatric disorders, movement disorders, sensory ganglionapathy, ataxia, general neurological impairment, neuromyelitis, multiple sclerosis, neuropathy, migraines, dementia, restless leg syndrome and virtually almost every part of the nervous system evaluated. GS can create an autoimmune attack against the brain or other parts of the nervous system.
So If you are sick, dedicate yourself to a 100% gluten free diet and total abstinence to the other "cross reaction" foods that trigger the immune system to go on the attack. Just one intentional or unintentional "cheat" on the diet will keep the immune system on high alert and in attack mode.
The wheat we eat today is called the "new" wheat, due to hybridization of the grains. Also the deamidation of grains from what I understand, for food processing, creates an alien product that many people negatively react to. If you have a health condition I urge you to read up on the new understanding of gluten sensitivity and don't hold on to any faith in the current lab tests that may tell you all is well in the grain department. Search for a doctor who understands this process and is willing to help you . Many experts believe up to 30 to 40% of Americans may be gluten sensitive with serious health issues but have no idea that gluten/grains could be the causative factor. Until next time, Dr. Mark Doyle
Dr. Doyle is a chiropractic physician and clinical hypnotherapist practicing in downtown Bellevue, Washington. He has been in clinical practice over 35 years and operates a high tech facility for relief of chronic spine and extremity pain and he is co founder of the Weight Loss For Life slim down program. He created the DEEP Release Clear Mind Process a decade ago. He is co author of a new book released last year "Weight Loss For Life" and a brand new book at print this very moment called "Stop the Pain," a new system of painless therapies to rapidly relieve chronic pain. He can be reached at his clinic 425-455-1881.
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