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Eating Habits

Conditions Associated with Gluten Sensitivity – Psoriasis

August 17, 2010

Psoriasis

Psoriasis is a skin disease that sometimes occurs in gluten sensitive people.
It is characterised by causing silvery scaling bumps and raised patches that flake – often on the scalp, knees, elbows, back and bottom.
Results of one study showed 16 percent of psoriasis patients had elevated antibodies to gliadin.
After three months following a gluten-free diet, all [...]

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13 Facts about the Nutritional deficiency of Whole Grains

July 27, 2010

Whole Grains do not contain vitamin C. Vitamin C is a very good source for important antioxidants for the immune system, which protect against:

Asthma
Allergies
Skin health
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
The prevention of cataracts

Whole Grains do not contain vitamin A & vitamin A precursor or [...]

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The Problem with Gluten Grains

July 13, 2010

Gluten is a collection of proteins found in:

Wheat
Wheat Cousins (Spelt & Kumut)
Rye
Triticale (a wheat-rye hybrid)
Barley
Oats
An endless variety of processed foods

Of all these grains, wheat is the most challenging, largely because it contains the most gluten.
Food manufacturers, especially bakers, love gluten and have a high regard for the types of wheat that contain the most gluten, [...]

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How to manage children’s eating habits:

July 6, 2010

Serve them different portions of food
Have you noticed that when we serve different portions of food to kids they most often manage to finish the meal (assuming they like the food) regardless of the size of the portion, large or small?
Yet, if we had asked whether they were ‘full’ after the smaller sized meals, they [...]

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What are the health problems associated with refined grains?

June 29, 2010

There are some health problems associated with refined grains.
Eating refined grains can result in the body producing adverse metabolic consequences very similar to what the body experiences when we consume refined sugar.
The majority of refined grain products provoke our glucose levels (blood sugar levels) to increase significantly causing the body to produce insulin to counteract [...]

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Imbalances & nutrient deficiencies in refined grains

June 22, 2010

Gluten grains may be the most problematic of the grains but a high intake of non-gluten grains has caused plenty of health problems around the world too.
An example of this is corn. Corn is a non-gluten grain but it’s interesting to note that it is particularly low in niacin (vitamin B3) and tryptophan, an amino [...]

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Factors that led to a High Intake of Grains

June 15, 2010

Following on from last week’s article “What’s wrong with a high intake of grains?” we continue to explore the misconceptions of high intake of grains.
So, if a high intake of grains is not good for us, the question that pops to mind is;
Why do most of us believe they are actually good for us?
Why have [...]

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What’s Wrong With a High Intake of Grains?

June 5, 2010

There is a common misconception that lots of grains are good for us. Unfortunately grain, like everything else, is good for us but only in moderation.
But why you say?
Grains are rich in carbohydrates as well as calories, which is why they are used to fatten up livestock & subsequently also fatten us up when we [...]

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Gluten Free Restaurant Rules

April 23, 2010

If you enjoy a gluten free diet, then dining in a restaurant warrants a certain level of caution.
Firstly, ignore the complimentary bread!
Yes, you’re hungry.  Yes, it is free.
But it’s almost certainly not going to be wheat free.
The solution:

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A little girl’s story of pain caused by allergies

March 10, 2010

Nine-year-old MJ began experiencing severe stomach aches, bloating and cramping every time she ate her favourite foods, such as cheese on toast and watermelon. Her stomach pains were so intense she retreated to her bed to sleep and refused to eat those foods again. After six months of stomach aches, MJ’s mother took her to [...]

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