I know what you are thinking. Gluten free is annoying. You can’t wait for it to go away so you can go out to dinner without the embarrassment of your friend asking the waiter if each item on the menu is gluten free. You preferred when they were a vegetarian. At least then you could eat your naan bread and channa masala in peace without them giving you the stink eye.
What if I told you that non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) is a real medical condition that can be backed up by science and research? What if I told you that for those with a high level of intolerance, avoiding gluten could actually save their life? What if I told you that if you have NCGS it could manifest not as a digestive issue, but a neurological disease that may not be expressed now, but after many years from eating gluten?
In articles I-III, I am going to explain what NCGS is, who is likely to get it, and what happens in the body of those who are sensitive to it. In articles IV- VI, I am going to give some solutions of what to do if you have a sensitivity to gluten.
Article I - Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity: More Accurately Referred to a Spectrum of Intolerance
Article 2 – Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity: What is Gluten?
Article 3 – Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity: What Happens Inside the Gut?
Article 4 – Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity: Cross Reactivity and Testing for Gluten Sensitivity
Article 5 – Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity: The Elimination Diet
Article 6 – Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity: Guide to Living Gluten Free
With a vast drop in temperature, darker skies and rainy days, winter is the most yin of all the seasons. It is associated with the kidney and bladder organs, the color black, the element water, the emotion fear, and salty and bitter flavors.
Goji berries are one of the most well known Chinese herbs in the US. Used for over 2000 years in China, they were first mentioned in the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing, the oldest known book on Chinese herbs in 200 BC. They are prized for their ability to tonify blood and yin without causing stagnation. Consumed daily in China as a food and herbal medicine, goji berries are revered for their anti-aging properties. They are used in many beauty tonics.
