Monthly Archives: December 2012

Gluten and Medications – Interview with Pharmacist Steve Plogstead

Hidden Gluten in Prescription Drugs This month, I am excited to bring you an interview with pharmacist, Steve Plogstead. Steve’s focus is on helping celiac patients identify the potential for hidden gluten in medications. Click the link below to listen to the full interview. >>> Click Here to Listen <<< If you were prefer to[…]

New Mechanism Found in Gluten Sensitivity

Gluten Affects People in Many Ways To date, scientists have elucidated a number of ways that gluten can cause damage to both celiacs and non celiac gluten sensitive individuals. Unfortunately, when trying to identify gluten as a progenitor to disease, doctors typically only look to diagnose celiac disease. As celiac disease is an autoimmune reaction[…]

Drug Induced Nutritional Deficiencies and Gluten Sensitivity

Many Medications Rob Your Already Malnourished Body of Nutrients Drug induced nutrient loss is a common yet often ignored side effect of prescription medications. Often times, gluten sensitive patients who are chronically ill, are prescribed medicines for their symptoms. Unfortunately, their physicians never sit down with them to explain this problem. Click the link below[…]

7 Ways to Boost Your Energy and Avoid Holiday Burnout

Does the Holiday Runaround Have You Run Down? The holiday season can often times be enough to put people over the edge. The stress of shopping, family visitors, money, etc often times come to a head at the end of the year. In my experience, people tend to gravitate toward caffeine via coffee and energy[…]

Time For “Food First” Attitude in Health Care – Starting with Gluten

It is time for a scientific conference to convene and discuss glutens, genetically modified foods, food lectins, food intolerances, and food allergies and how they can contribute to chronic degenerative disease in humans. Why? The new socialized medicine model is going to allow people to get medical treatment without direct cost, but how great is[…]

Franken Grains on the Horizon

Genetically Modified Wheat is Coming… A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences discusses the potential to genetically modify different varieties of wheat to contain less immune stimulating glutens (prolamins) for patients diagnosed with gluten sensitivity or celiac disease. You can read the abstract of the study below: Abstract Wheat[…]

Dr. Drew Treats Jennifer Esposito Horribly

Actress Fired Over Gluten Issue… Actress Jennifer Esposito talks with TV’s Dr. Drew about her recent dismissal from CBS after she collapsed on the set from complications linked to celiac disease. When you watch the video, you will see how Dr. Drew’s arrogance and dismissal of her health issues represents the main stream medical model.[…]