The Gluten Doctors: August 2007

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Gluten Free Diet Handles Sugar Cravings

Since the doctors discovered I shouldn't be eating gluten the changes in my health have been dramatic. First of all my sweet tooth is gone. This is big because I always needed some sugar in the afternoon. Now I have more energy and no desire for sugar, breads or other starch.

I am also sleeping through the night. When I came to the clinic I was waking up every hour all night long. I am so happy with how I feel now. C.C.

Monday, August 13, 2007

Gluten Free Diet and Weight Loss

I used to look 4 months pregnant all the time. I have never had a flat stomach in my whole life. I am only in my 30s and when I started to gain weight I exercised and tried to eat well but I couldn't lose the weight. When I started on this program I was a size 14 - now I'm a size 6.

Finding out I was gluten intolerant changed my life and my health. I am not bloated, I have a flat stomach and I just feel "clean" inside. J.W.

A Gluten-free Success Story

I found out that I was reacting to gluten. When I got off it my fatigue disappeared. Before starting the program I could get 10 hours of sleep and still not feel rested. Now my fatigue only returns when I eat gluten. I also used to take prescription anti-histamines for allergy symptoms. Despite taking it I still had the runny nose and post nasal drip. Now I only very rarely have to take anything. My allergy symptoms are gone. S.W.

The Gluten Doctors - Who are we?

The Gluten Doctors are a group of doctors consisting of M.D.s , Naturopaths and Certified Clinical Nutritionists. Two of the doctors authored the bestseller, "The Gluten Effect", one of whom is your host on this blog, Dr Vikki Petersen DC, CCN.

The doctors specialize in the area of digestive problems, especially gluten sensitivity and celiac disease. The clinic, HealthNOW Medical Center, is a unique medical clinic that combines the best of internal medicine, clinical nutrition, physical therapy and chiropractic. At your side is a team of doctors who proactively work together to resolve your unique health problems and conditions.

What really sets HealthNOW apart from most medical clinics highlights a very unfortunate fact about the medical industry.

HealthNOW is about what every medical clinic in the world should be: finding and fixing the root cause of health problems.

For more information on HealthNOW Medical Center, please see our website at: http://healthnowmedical.com/.

Are you suffering from the gluten effect?

It is estimated that up to 40% of our population is gluten sensitive while celiac disease afflicts over 1% of our population - together they form the population suffering from gluten intolerance.

We have discovered that undiagnosed celiac disease and gluten sensitivity creates symptoms well beyond digestive problems and in fact is known to have adverse effects on most symptoms of the body. There are over 100 symptoms associated with gluten intolerance.

Why? Gluten acts as a toxin to many people. It slowly erodes and damages the small intestine. As the small intestine is responsible for turning food into the fuel which nourishes all the cells of the body (we have trillions of cells, by the way), one can imagine what problems might be created when food is unable to be converted into fuel. A damaged small intestine (or leaky gut) also signals a weakened immune system, another reason gluten reactions can create disease in many different areas of the body.

Different bodies react differently to gluten. One person may have irritable bowel syndrome, another may feel exhausted or stressed, and another may develop thyroid problems or an autoimmune disease like arthritis or diabetes. Symptoms truly are all over the map. And therein lies the problem. We live in a medical community which likes to take individual symptoms and give them drugs to mask them. That not only does nothing to address the root cause but it negates the whole concept that there IS a root cause.

We specialize in getting to the root cause of health problems. And while we're not saying that all health problems are a result of gluten sensitivity, so many are and considering it is missed 99% of the time, being screened is well worth the effort.

We can help you to find out if you're suffering from the gluten effect.