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Episode Transcript

Damaris Grossmann (00:00):
So today I'm talking about a gluten free
diet. And is it really healthy.
So there was like a lot of talkand research that has come out
about the negatives and thepositives like the harms and the
benefits of a gluten free diet.
Now, first off, this is what I'mgoing to say to anyone when
you're talking about removingsomething from your food. Just

(00:23):
because I have removed gluten,or sugar or fat from my food
intake does not mean I amhealthy, there's usually a
reason that some individual hastaken those things out of their
diet. Now, you still need tohave a nutritionally sound, well

(00:46):
rounded source of Whole Foods,non processed fruits and
vegetables, and carbs andproteins to get that daily
intake. Now, I am not adietician, not a registered
dietician, I am an integratedfamily nurse practitioner. And
one thing is, I definitely talka lot about what we put in our

(01:10):
body is a direct reflection ofhow our health will be. Now, the
big hype is and one of thesecities states, you know, there's
health benefits and adverseeffects. And there's a lot of
hype in the media of what's goodand bad. And, and you know, the
thing is, just because it saysit's gluten free, or it says
it's dairy free, or sugar freeor low fat, that does not mean

(01:30):
you are healthy. So in referenceto this conversation, when I
talk about gluten free, thereason people choose to be
gluten free, and even formyself, I'm I would say about
95% on gluten free. But thatdoes not mean that I am healthy
because I chose to be glutenfree. Gluten Free just means

(01:50):
that if I'm having a bowl ofpasta, right I just because you
have a bowl of pasta, whetherit's gluten free or regular.
That doesn't mean you'rehealthy. A bowl of pasta is
still just a bunch of carbs,right? So that doesn't mean
you're healthy, you're choosingto take the gluten out, because
it may have caused aninflammatory response within the

(02:11):
body.
So basically, gluten relateddiseases such as celiac, or
gluten ataxia, those are prettyrare. It's usually between like
one to 5% of the population haveit. But there is this non non
specific gluten sensitivity thata large percentage of the united

(02:35):
states do have. And it's becauseof the way we are our wheat is
processed and and how it'sgrown, processed and placed into
foods. So it can cause ainflammatory response. But does
that mean when you go into agluten free diet, you're 100%

(02:58):
eating? Well, no. majority ofthe time, if you're gluten free,
or you're eating well, you'reeating salads and vegetables and
fruits, and for me less dairyless gluten. Now, by definition,
let's let's go back to beforethe hype of what it is. And you

(03:22):
know, there's the benefits andyou know, the not benefits. So
gluten itself is a protein. Andthat protein is primarily known
as gluten or gliadin. So whenit's usually comes up and is
expressed in like grains, sograins like wheat, barley, rye,

(03:44):
and does that mean that allcereal grains are bad and all
wheat grains in the world arebad? No. The problem is, is the
production of these CDOs. In theUnited States, most of the
Western consumption of thesegrains and processed has made
the glue in the production of itwas poor, shall we say? Because

(04:10):
if you get this in other partsof the country, other parts of
the world, there hasn't been asmuch of issues with us. But the
big hype or the issues that comeout with it, is that majority of
the sensitivities that someonefeels is they choose not to have

(04:33):
gluten because of it can causebrain fog. It can cause weight
gain, bloating, tiredness,depression, and there's a lot of
it's really an inflammatoryresponse. That does not mean
that person can never have thatfood. It's just that it's one of
those things like when younotice, you feel tired, why
would I want to choose to havesome food like that, that'll

(04:55):
make me feel worse. And that'swhen someone may choose To avoid
that, now does that mean thatagain, like I stated, you can
have a gluten free diet, butthat doesn't mean that you're
eating well, you have to havelarge portions of Whole Foods,
fruit, vegetables, protein and amoderate amounts of

(05:20):
carbohydrates. Now, again, ifyou're having a big bowl of
pasta, whether it's gluten freeor non gluten free, that's not
going to cut it for the everydayamount of food that you need. A
lot of the issues that werestated of why gluten free has
been negative was that forpeople believe that there's a

(05:44):
lot of deficiency in a glutenfree diet. Now, you cannot
replace eating whole foods,vegetables. And well, by having
a packaged piece of a boxpackage of gluten free something
that doesn't fix it. There'ssupposedly a higher chance of
labor hyperlipidemia orhyperglycemia, and supposedly

(06:08):
coronary artery disease. Now,how is that possible? If a
person is eating a whole fooddiet, decreasing their fat
intake, their sugar intake, thenyou're doing okay? Now, if
you're just using the gimmick ofgluten free because you think
it's it gives you the excuse tothen eat every single bits of

(06:30):
bread? Well, I have a glutenfree muffin in the morning, and
then I have a gluten free bowlof cereal and then I have a
gluten free possible, then I'mhaving to have a gluten free
bread. So then that means I'mokay. No, that's not it. That's
not what it is. There's so manybenefits to non celiac gluten

(06:51):
free diets for individuals thatwould use it, but you just have
to be more aware of what is outthere and what's available.
And how our body digests, youknow, and it's quite amazing
that when you start taking outthe things that upset you, you

(07:13):
can feel a lot better benefitsfrom having gluten free, would
help you decrease inflammatoryresponse, right. So when you
decrease the inflammatoryresponse, you've now decreased
things like an irritable bowelsyndrome, you would decrease a
lot of kind of brain fog, ADHD,fibromyalgia, endometriosis,

(07:38):
obesity. And it's not that eachone of these definitely just
because you're on a gluten freediet, we'll stop this, what it
does is it helps managedecreases the inflammatory
responses that may be causedfrom the gluten and then brings
in a benefit. So you just haveto be aware of your, what you

(07:58):
put in your body. And, again, ifit's coming in a package just
because its essence gluten free,dairy free, soy free, sugar
free, fat free, I mean, doesn'tmean it's great. You know, you
really have to do your homework,you have to take the time to
think about everything that youput in your body. And, and just
the research is out there, thereis much positive things to say

(08:22):
about gluten, and how much itcan help the the gut and our
overall health. And I mean, ourbody is, you know,
interconnected. So you stillhave to always realize that what
you ingest, and what you put inwill be a direct reflection on
your brain, your gut and youroverall body. So there's a lot

(08:43):
out there. I mean, between that,and more information on fod mod
kind of diet. If you look intothose further, you'll realize
that there's beyond moreinformation. I'll go into this
further in another segment, butI thought it was kind of
important to kind of discuss,you know, the, the hype between

(09:04):
the negatives and the positivesof it. As I would say, you know,
there's always good and bad toeverything. There's no one way
or one size fits all. Butreally, you got to eat more
Whole Foods, you got to taketime in everything that you eat
and take the time to drink morewater, have less caffeine, have

(09:25):
a little less dairy, and drinkand be more Be mindful of
everything that you put intoyour body. It's difficult, I
have to do it every single day.
There's plenty of times when Iwant to have a cookie. Oh,
there's another example glutenfree cookie. Just because it's a
gluten free cookie does not meanthat I can have 12 of them.
Having 12 gluten free cookiesdoes not mean that I'm doing

(09:47):
well. That doesn't make anysense. So that's what you have
to really educate yourself onwhat is the right thing and the
wrong thing. majority of thetime you're putting a hole Apple
eating an apple You're doingokay. You wash it maybe from the
pesticides you're doing allright? Eat a whole loaf of
bread, whether it's gluten freeor not, that's not going to make

(10:07):
a difference. So I'll go intothis in more detail and other
times and importance ofnutritional amino adequacy,
whether it's gluten free or not,you know, you still should take
supplements or food to increaseyour, your daily intake. So,
thanks for joining in, and I'lltalk with you guys soon. Have a

(10:28):
good day. Bye