One of the most asked questions when it comes to Celiac Disease is, can gluten intolerance cause weight gain? The truth is, yes. Many people believe that because you are not eating foods such as bread, pasta and full fat milk that your weight will drop dramatically, but for some [...]

By definition, gluten is the protein contained in wheat, rye, and barley. Actually it is a mixture of two types of proteins – prolarmines and glutelins. Gluten is found in some types of food grains. Not many people know that gluten can be the cause for several health problems. Celiac [...]

The gluten free diet was invented for people with celiac disease. However, as people started to lose weight drastically on this diet those without celiac disease started to jump on board. If you are one of the people interested in this diet you need to consider certain things before you [...]

Cultivated wheat today bears no resemblance to wheat that grows naturally, such as the emmer, spelt, and einkorn wheat varieties. The modern dwarf wheat species are grown artificially by genetic modification methods so that it is a high yield cultivated crop.  In other words, you now get more grains per [...]

Constipation, or irregular bowel movements, is caused when the colon removes too much water from food, mainly because the passage of food is too slow through this area. The main cause of constipation is caused by not having enough fiber in the food you eat, such as fruit, whole meal [...]

Gluten intolerance symptoms, be they mild or severe, affect just under a sixth of the US population. Gluten, found in wheat, rye and barley, is a type of protein which some individuals cannot tolerate in their system. In extreme cases, people may suffer from what is known as celiac disease, [...]