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The first I heard about celiac disease is when I saw that it was related to a gluten free diet. Did you know that this disease affects approximately one percent of the entire population? That may not seem like much, but that is one out of every 100 people! Of course that doesn’t mean that everyone knows they have this disease, yet they suffer through the symptoms all the same.

When people with celiac disease eat foods containing gluten, their immune system forms antibodies to gluten which then attack the intestinal lining. This causes inflammation in the intestine and damages the villi a small hair-like structures on the lining of the small intestine. At that point nutrients from food cannot be absorb properly.
Throughout the years, without treatment, the symptoms of celiac disease can cause further health consequences over the long term. This disease attacks your immune system, and the end result as far as its impact on your bodily functions is that your body isn’t able to absorb nutrients the right way. It should also be mentioned that this disease is passed down through genetics, which means it’s hereditary. Just because your parents or grandparents had celiac disease doesn’t mean that you have it, but it increases your risk of having the disease. All kinds of other conditions can be caused by celiac disease going untreated, and one of them is diabetes.

Hearing so much about celiac disease makes you start to wonder about treatment. What if you were told that the only treatment available is to maintain a diet that is free of gluten. Did you know that there are also medicines that have gluten in them?

Once diagnosed, your doctor can help you develop a dietary plan and provide instruction about eating the right foods. It is a little trickier than you think, but think about all the positive benefits once you get used to what you’re doing. You’ll find that you need to cook more often and eat more whole foods, and you’ll also notice how pursuing this type of diet affects your overall health.

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If you have celiac disease you have been told by a doctor hat you must follow a gluten-free diet for the rest of your life. The gluten-free diet is a lifetime requirement. Eating any gluten, no matter how small an amount, can damage your intestine.

Gluten can be found in foods that typically containing flour or grain, such as most regular brands of bread, pasta, breakfast cereal, cracker, and cookie products as well as products containing malt, such as malt vinegar and malted milk. These ingredients also are commonly found in many other processed foods, including seasoned nuts, seasoned tortilla and potato chips, soups, gravies, sauces, stock, bouillon, seasoned rice mixes and vegetables in sauce. You must always read the ingredients list and Contains statement of all processed foods NOT labeled gluten-free before buying them.

However, there are many foods that are naturally gluten-free and at low risk of cross-contact with wheat, barley, and rye. These foods include: fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, shell eggs, fresh meat, fresh poultry, plain milk, plain yogurt, hard cheeses, etc. Other foods, such as naturally gluten-free grains and flours have a medium to high risk of cross-contact so it is important to always choose products labeled gluten-free.

For many people, following gluten free diet will stop symptoms, heal intestinal damage, and prevent further damage. Improvements can be seen within weeks of starting the diet, and the small intestine is often completely healed in 6 to 18 months. Sometimes healing may take up to 2 years for older adults; for some, the gut never completely heals but heals enough to restore quality of life and prevent complications due to active celiac disease.

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When I was a child, I was told like most other people how a high sugar diet could contribute to acne problems. There are also many other ways in which a person’s diet can affect their skin, and unfortunately it can be hard to pay attention to this fact when everything tastes so good!

Sugar doesn’t just contribute to acne, but it also contributes to skin blemishes and other skin tone imperfections. Starches and sugars are causing rapid rises in blood sugar and that spikes cause the inflammation. A lot of people forget about simple carbohydrates and starches, they think about white breads, pastas, and potatoes but the body metabolizes these foods into sugar almost immediately, which causes your blood sugar to rise.

Gluten is another ingredient in many food items that can affect people’s skin and cause other health issues as well.

Naturally, eating the right healthy foods is going to affect your skin in positive ways, and it’s just as important to know what foods those are as it is to know which ones to avoid.

Alcohol causes redness, dehydration and fine lines look worsen. It affects the liver, which helps the body rid itself of toxins. This can cause the skin to look grey and dry. Other symptoms include: redness between the eyes, droopy eyelids and a dehydrated complexion. Alcohol is also known to create a ruddy appearance on the cheeks and nose due to increased inflammation.

You also want to avoid processed foods as much as possible, which means you should be eating whole foods, organic foods even, and cook whenever possible. Start with breakfast, and make a healthy and nutritious breakfast without all the gluten that cereal contains.

Dairy products can be good for your skin, but not if you’re lactose intolerant or your body doesn’t digest these types of foods well enough. Dairy signs on your skin includes: puffy complexion, dark circles, spots. If you feel bloated or slightly nauseous the next time you drink a glass of milk that might be because of inflammation. Later that leads to puffiness, bags under the eyes and dark circles. Not even mentioning the hormones and chemicals contained in dairy products. They can upset your  hormonal balance too, causing skin cell reproduction to go haywire ?

Remember to pay just as much attention to helpful foods like blueberries, strawberries and other whole fruits and vegetables. Eat the right foods, and you’ll notice a huge difference in the way your skin looks each day.

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