Guest guest Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 Hi Fiona, one thing I find very important is to watch the gluten free foods that one eats. we have a small business for grain mills in the UK, and many people that have to eat a gluten free diets end up milling their own grains, as one can tolerate-most of the time-corn, oats, chickpeas etc, and it is worth looking at making your own. Since many gluten free commercial products are quite bland, and it is more difficult to make gluten free bread, you will see, if you read the labels carefully, that many of them contain a fair number of chemicals and additives to make the stuff taste nice. To me, that totally defeats the object, and just having plein ingredients helps greatly to stay fit. A good staple, for example, are fresh porridge oats. They contain far more nutrients than the stuff you buy in the shops, as they are heat treated. Fresh oats have high amounts of essential fatty acids and many more good micronutrients. The ones you buy in the shops-organic or not-get treated and the oil is destroyed as it would go rancid quickly. There are a number of mill sellers in the US, if you search google etc, and a good one is the so called Family grain mill range, it is a base motor and you get the mill and the flaker attachment. Hope that info is useful!! Best regards, Andrea Hehlmann _http://www.hehlis-holistics.co.uk_ (http://www.hehlis-holistics.co.uk/) info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 Hello all, Recently my uncle was diagnosed with Celiac disease. Because the symptoms are similar to Alzheimer's, he was misdiagnosed. He is now gluten and wheat free. Does anyone have any experience with this? Any recommendations for points and formulas. Kind Regards, Fiona Woodley Humble Acu Student SF CA Relax. Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 Thank you. I really appreciate the information. I will use your suggestions. Fiona drandreahehlmann wrote: Hi Fiona, one thing I find very important is to watch the gluten free foods that one eats. we have a small business for grain mills in the UK, and many people that have to eat a gluten free diets end up milling their own grains, as one can tolerate-most of the time-corn, oats, chickpeas etc, and it is worth looking at making your own. Since many gluten free commercial products are quite bland, and it is more difficult to make gluten free bread, you will see, if you read the labels carefully, that many of them contain a fair number of chemicals and additives to make the stuff taste nice. To me, that totally defeats the object, and just having plein ingredients helps greatly to stay fit. A good staple, for example, are fresh porridge oats. They contain far more nutrients than the stuff you buy in the shops, as they are heat treated. Fresh oats have high amounts of essential fatty acids and many more good micronutrients. The ones you buy in the shops-organic or not-get treated and the oil is destroyed as it would go rancid quickly. There are a number of mill sellers in the US, if you search google etc, and a good one is the so called Family grain mill range, it is a base motor and you get the mill and the flaker attachment. Hope that info is useful!! Best regards, Andrea Hehlmann _http://www.hehlis-holistics.co.uk_ (http://www.hehlis-holistics.co.uk/) info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Hi Fiona I have been gluten & wheat free for a couple of years now. Its no big deal as long as you don't want to eat processed foods and take aways. I found the gluten free bread pretty unpalatable, so just don't eat bread any more. I make my own cakes from gluten free flour. In terms of points, I would think about detox points and addiction points to help him through the first 2 weeks, as wheat and gluten are addictive in my opinion. I would consider L-Glutamine to help his gut to heal and possibly a good probiotic. I don't think that acupuncture/herbs is going to take the Coeliac disease away - the only answer is stay off gluten or the part of gluten which is the problem i.e. gliadin. Your uncle will probably end up having a much healthier lifestyle! Regards Susie Hello all, > Recently my uncle was diagnosed with Celiac disease. > Because the symptoms are similar to Alzheimer's, he was misdiagnosed. > He is now gluten and wheat free. Does anyone have any > experience with this? Any recommendations for points and formulas. > > > Kind Regards, > Fiona Woodley > Humble Acu Student > SF CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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