| More products these days are being targeted to | | | | Wheat |
| those with wheat and gluten sensitivities. | | | | People range in their tolerance of wheat, but no |
| However, there is a difference between the two. | | | | one's body fully accepts it. Some people may not |
| Just because a food is wheat-free does not mean | | | | develop obvious symptoms, other people might |
| it is gluten-free. Gluten is not just in wheat; it's | | | | experience very severe side-effects. Besides not |
| also in rye and barley. Beer and rye whiskey are | | | | being evolved to digest wheat, human beings only |
| examples of foods/beverages that have gluten, | | | | have one stomach for the job. In fact no animal |
| but not wheat. | | | | is evolved to digest wheat, but some are more |
| We hear a lot about the benefit of eating whole | | | | able to do it...like a cow, as it has multiple |
| grain wheat. It's one of the most praised foods | | | | stomachs. |
| for a "healthy" diet. And although it does have | | | | Wheat Can Lead to Leaky Gut Syndrome |
| some benefits, research is showing that wheat | | | | Leaky gut syndrome is a condition where |
| and gluten are much more dangerous than they | | | | chemicals can pass easily between your intestines |
| are healthy. Let's look closer at the reasons | | | | and your bloodstream. Under normal conditions |
| behind this: | | | | when our intestines want to pass nutrients to the |
| Wheat Is Not Naturally Occurring | | | | bloodstream, they will use a protein that creates |
| Wheat was not a discovery; it was an invention | | | | a sort of gateway. Eating wheat on a consistent |
| as a result of the development of agriculture over | | | | basis for a long enough period of time can |
| 10 000 years ago. You have to understand that | | | | adversely affect the protein behavior, making it |
| 10 000 years, within the span of the evolution of | | | | function erratically. This ultimately leads to an open |
| human beings, is very insignificant. Our genes are | | | | gateway, allowing even toxic materials to pass |
| very much the same, in many respects, as our | | | | from the intestines into the bloodstream. Once |
| ancestors who existed before agriculture. So our | | | | this starts occurring, an even greater susceptibility |
| bodies are not designed to handle unnatural foods | | | | to allergies, diseases and even further gluten |
| like wheat. They are much more adapted to eat | | | | sensitivity can easily develop. If you find that you |
| animal products, nuts, seeds, fruits and | | | | react in strange ways to gluten-based products, |
| vegetables. | | | | consider talking about this condition with your |
| The Human Body Is Not Capable of Fully Digesting | | | | doctor. |