Over the past decade, going gluten-free has been touted as a way to boost health and energy, lose weight, or cope better with ADHD, autism, headaches, and other conditions. People need a gluten-free diet if they have celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, a condition that doctors once dismissed, but now are recognizing as legitimate. That’s the advice of Stefano Guandalini, MD, director of the University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center.
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease in which a person can’t tolerate gluten (gluten sensitivity), a protein in wheat, rye, and barley. Gluten shows up in bread and pasta, but may also hide in many other foods, such as cold cuts, salad dressings, and even beer.
In a study published this year in BMC Medicine, researchers described gluten sensitivity as a disorder distinct from celiac disease, in part because the intestine doesn’t appear damaged. About 1% of the population has celiac disease, the authors wrote, but celiac might be the “tip of the iceberg” for an “emerging problem…of a group of gluten-reactive patients, accounting for roughly 10% of the general population.”
At Austin Active Life we offer:
Immuno 1 Bloodprint allergy test to detect specific food allergies and identify toxic food syndrome.
Gluten analysis
Accurate blood testing to diagnose Candida condition
These tests help us determine a customized list of toxic foods to avoid, a customized list of foods to enjoy, a personal food and meal plan, and we’ll suppl you with a wallet-sized, laminated card listing your particular toxic foods, and elpful hints on what to buy when grocery shopping.
Call Austin Active Life at (512) 474-5433 (LIFE) today for a consultation.
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