Omg! I Am Gluten Free

Susan Boone's Brewer

Description

May I have a bite? This book will make you want to eat more good food from the earth. It will teach you how to buy gluten free products and foods with ease. What if you ate food to live longer or feel better and not just because you were starving or bored? What if you cared more about playing, reading, dance or laughing? What if you ate to live instead of live to eat? You could have it all.

Want to learn more about what is meant by the terms gluten free, gluten intolerance, Celiac disease? Do you think you should be gluten free? OMG! I Am Gluten Free will even help you with figuring out if your child might be gluten intolerant. Being gluten free is gaining more attention, but why? Have you noticed the Western world being troubled by an epidemic of strange diseases that just didn't seem to exist decades ago? What if it is your diet? Also included are the ties between gluten, lactose and even yeast in your foods and inside your body. Several easy to prepare gluten free recipes and cheat sheets to help you master the grocery store.

Sujets

• Healthy Living
• Health
• Fitness

Informations

• Publié par: eBookIt.com
• Date de parution: 21 février 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781456609092
• Langue: English

Extrait

OMG!
I
Am
Gluten
Free
 
written by Susan “Bubbles” Brewer
 


Copyright 2012 Susan Brewer,
All rights reserved.
 
 
Published in eBook format by eBookIt.com
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ISBN-13: 978-1-4566-0909-2
 
 
No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the author. The only exception is by a reviewer, who may quote short excerpts in a review.
 
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One should eat to live, not live to eat.
- Cicero
 
Foreword
by Dean Yannello, CEO and industry entrepreneur of multiple medical businesses and former Professional Fitness Trainer. Also, co-author of The Best Diet You Have Never Heard Of, HCG Diet 800 Calorie Protocol (contributor) .
 
I have followed a pretty strict diet most of my life and it has paid off in many ways. I’ve written books, owned weight loss clinics and have been part of an elite group in the fitness industry. Going gluten free had changed my collegues’ life forever. So much so, that I encouraged her to write this book. The change that happened to her was pretty phenomenal. You could see the gradual change each day. She went from being sluggish and tired, to energetic and lively.
 
Don’t be fooled by her name, Bubbles Brewer. She is in no way a bubble-head. She uses that name to put people at ease when they see her physic. Her tall stature, lean body mass and bubbly personality would lead you to believe she’s tuned into something far greater than just a diet. This book is a testament to the gluten free change we are seeing in society and it is making a difference in people’s health and wellness, daily.
 
My books are well-researched guides to weight control, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and improving your longevity. This book will be added to my protocol list of books to follow.
 
Introduction:
How did they get here? What took them so long? They all wondered how it could be so good to feel so alive, so awake, but also, so alone. Each one shared a common secret, one that should be shared with other people. People like your self, beautiful people, searching for a better life. People wanting to be healthy and knowing that you are in control. Their shared secret? Eating foods to change your well being, change your sleep patterns, cleanse your soul, so to speak. Try it for one or two days. See if you feel anything. Better? Worse? You will be surprised by either outcome. It’s only food, healthy food, from the earth. It can’t hurt you! Reprogram your mind. It’s not what you can’t eat, it’s what you eat to feel good. Fight back!!!
 
What is the secret to this family’s bliss? Going Gluten Free! Suddenly, an argumentative group, (3 teenagers, 2 adults) is getting along well. No more mood swings. Hormones are all in check. Sleeping is easy and restful, daily. Social calendars are filling up. Conversations are rewarding and engaging. Energy levels throughout the house are high and each person is pain free. No drugs, no magic pills, no special drinks, just plain old food. Undoctored food. Mother Earth’s goodness, to buy you some more of Father Time :)
 


* Important - Please remember, I am NOT a doctor. I am just a person who had been suffering and wanted to find a way to feel better. These are stories written by people who have also searched for ways to overcome Gluten Intolerance. Hopefully, you will find ideas or suggestions that will broaden your well being. Or it just may help you to ask better questions to your health care provider.
 
Part 1: Going Gluten Free
Chapter One - What is going on?
Why is Gluten Free everywhere now? Why wasn’t it even heard of for decades and now it’s in every store, every city and every pantry? Why is it such a big deal now? Why didn’t we feel bad before? Why now?!
 
Because, my new found friend, we are evolving as humans and not into better humans. Our diet may be harming us, even killing us. You probably know someone who has been touched by cancer or heart disease or diabetes. Why? Shouldn’t we be getting healthier, better educated or enlightened by now? We might be going backwards in our progression. We should be living longer, happier lives by now.
 
Why are some professional athletes going gluten free? Why is their game improving? One example is tennis player, Novak Djokovic. He won the Wimbledon in July 2011 after purging gluten from his diet. Another professional gluten free athlete is Kyle Korver of the Chicago Bulls basketball team. He went gluten free in 2010 and has said, “I definitely have more energy and just feel cleaner.” And finally, swimmer, Dana Vollmer, won the Gold Medal after going gluten free. She had suffered unexplained stomach aches, so severe, that it landed her in the hospital. Doctors could not identify the problem. “I always thought it was nerves or stress or ‘my stomach’”, she said. She even suffered from unexplained fatigue as well. “I could make it through the first hour of practice and then I fell off a cliff,’ she said. “I didn’t have any endurance and we didn’t understand why. I had so many blood tests and saw so many doctors and nobody really knew.”
 
What could be the worst thing that could happen to you for trying to limit your gluten intake? Pass on the “free” bread before a meal at a restaurant, just to see if you can. Challenge yourself to try to ween off pizza or white bread, even whole wheat bread is not what your body always needs. It has too much “glue” inside or “gluten” is the term. Have rice with dinner, not pasta. Don’t buy those cute boxes of pre-made meals. Would you feed that to a baby? No. You’d want fresh healthy food for a baby, to give them the very best start in life and growth. Do the same for yourself, even if it’s only for two days. Try it. See how you feel. Write to me or Facebook me. We can compare notes. I wish someone had made it more obvious to me years ago! Maybe I wouldn’t have been so anemic as a child. Maybe I would have run faster or further. Maybe I would have.......
 
What the heck is gluten? I wasn’t even familiar with the word. Imagine being healthy and vibrant one day and then for the next 12 months, sick and tired. Not clinically sick, but constant sinus infections, constant headaches and living on Ibuprofen daily. Within those 12 months, I was on penicillin 11 times. It should have been more, but, wow, I wanted to keep my immune system alive!
 
Are you going to finish that? Yes, that giant plate of pasta with the basket of bread and your ice cold beer? Going gluten free won’t deprive you of any of these, like you might think. Doors will open that you haven’t even thought of opening. Walk through, try it, see if you feel any better. “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” “You can’t win, if you don’t play.”
 

Chapter Two - What is Gluten -
Think of gluten as “glue.” It’s a rubbery protein composite that is found in grains such as wheat, barley and rye. Most breads, pastas, baked goods and seasonings contain gluten. It gives elasticity to dough and will help it rise and maintain its shape. It’s also used to make gravy, soy sauce and many condiments. Sometimes it turns up in unexpected sources, including medicines, vitamins, candy and cosmetics.
 
 
What is Gluten Free -
It is a diet that excludes wheat, rye and barley, basically. You may have to adhere to this diet for life if you are diagnosed with celiac disease. There are no specific medications for this condition. If you don’t go gluten free when having celiac disease, you can develop complications such as osteoporosis, anemia and also cancer.
 
A gluten free diet is a return to foods that are good for you!
 
Those who aren’t fighting gluten sensitivity as a health necessity, may still follow a gluten free diet. In fact, if you decide to go gluten free and you aren’t even gluten sensitive, you may just find out that you feel better because you are eating more healthfully.
 
“A gluten free diet is a return to foods that are good for you. Fruit’s, vegetables, rice, corn - all those are healthy.” says Shannon Rentz, RD, LD, adult clinical outpatient dietician at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland.
 
A change in diet can make a huge change in a person’s physical AND emotional state.
 
 
What is Gluten Sensitive -
It has been called many names: gluten sensitivity, gluten hypersensitivity, nonceliac gluten intolerance and/or nonceliac gluten sensitivity. Whatever the name, it is characterized by diarrhea, abdominal discomfort or pain, bloating and lastly, flatulence.
 
Also, there can be extraintestinal symptoms: headache, lethargy, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), ataxia (wobbliness, poor muscle control) and recurrent oral ulcers.
 
“I do not believe it is a media-made condition, but rather it probably is another ‘new’ disease,” commented Lawrence Brandt, MD, a gastroenterologist at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City.
 
 
What is Celiac Disease -
One form of gluten allergy or sensitivity is celiac disease. It can cause real damage to the body. The villi (they are in charge of taking nutrients from your food and they feed your body), become damaged. Only time and a strict gluten free diet will reverse the damage within a year or two. Yes, it can be reversed. If you have been diagnosed with celiac disease, then you already know that all of those symptoms were screams for help from your body.
 
Once thought to be a rare disease and usually found among children, celiac disease is now seen as one of the most common genetic diseases in the world. It was only five years ago that the National Institutes of Health classified the autoimmune disease as a common disorder.
 
However, up to 97 percent of people are NEVER diagnosed. Celiac disease is diagnosed using blood tests and a small bowel biopsy. About 1 in 133 people has celiac disease, according t