| Have you been feeling grumpy or moody every | | | | rice pasta instead of wheat pasta, and gluten-free |
| since you started on a gluten free diet? Are you | | | | breads. |
| on the verge of giving up on your new non-gluten | | | | Grumpiness or moodiness can have several |
| lifestyle because you think your body just can't | | | | causes. One possible cause is an unstable blood |
| cope? Well, think again... | | | | sugar level. As the blood sugar level goes up and |
| The problem here is that when you give up a | | | | down, so too will your mood. Since things like |
| very significant part of your diet, as well as giving | | | | bread and pasta contain a lot of starchy |
| up the problematic ingredient (gluten), you are also | | | | carbohydrate, which in important for energy, |
| giving up any nutrients which were present in the | | | | cutting these out without replacing them with a |
| food as well. | | | | non-gluten starchy carbohydrate can send your |
| When you think about it, gluten is in a lot of foods | | | | blood sugar level into a mess. |
| that people commonly consume. Bread, pasta, | | | | The other things to consider are B-vitamins and |
| biscuits, cakes, scones, donuts, bagels, baguettes, | | | | essential fats, both of which are involved in the |
| breakfast cereals. Suddenly giving all that up is | | | | brain's natural feel-good chemicals such a |
| quite dramatic. | | | | serotonin. Quite simply, an imbalance in these |
| So you need to ask yourself: are you eating a full, | | | | feel-good chemicals in the brain will make you feel |
| balanced diet? Have you replaced the gluten food | | | | grumpy or moody. |
| items with non-gluten food items? For example, | | | | |