Going Gluten Free in the supposed belief that you will achieve health is a fast growing trend. But it may be a short sighted plan. In fact, adhering to a gluten free diet poses many long term health risks. Generally, people on a gluten-free diet actually eat more processed, nutrient deficient foods, than people on a regular diet. Many gluten-free foods contain unhealthy ingredients such as guar gum. Guar gum acts as an indigestible binder in many foods and diet pills. When consumed in high amounts, guar gum has very dangerous side effects including death, pulmonary embolism, luminal obstruction, esophageal tear and small bowel obstruction. Diet pills containing guar gum, have been bann
Have you ever wondered how commercial bread is made, or why so many people are allergic to it? Unlike what most people think, commercial bread that you see on supermarket shelves contains a whole lot more than just flour, water and yeast. To demonstrate the dangers of commercial bread, I decided to conduct a crude experiment on commercial bread. I bought two loaves of bread from my local supermarket. They both looked like the typical bread you would see anywhere, packaged in a thin plastic bag. One was marked 100% Natural with no preservatives, but when I looked at the ingredients I noticed they added 2 types of bacteria in addition to yeast. The other was a spelt loaf with chia & flax s
