Eat Right For Your Bones

No bones about it: Eating dried plums helps prevent fractures and osteoporosis, study suggests
I was glad to see this article considering I tripped, fell and broke my upper right arm. Since I was young I have always had some constipation. This could have been a result of the SAD diet or Celiac. I eat a jar of baby prunes almost everyday. It helps with my constipation and now helping repair my broken bone.
I am also taking a natural calcium supplement New Chapters Bone Strength and New Chapters Zyflamend. Two great supplements. Vitamin D 4,000 to 8,000 Iu's and of course lots of magnesium which is more important than calcium.
More on this later when I can type with both hands.
Suzanne

Do you have wheat belly?

Here is a good article by Donna Gates of Body Ecology.

http://bodyecology.com/articles/do-you-have-a-wheat-belly

We do not need wheat in our diets to be healthy. It is actually the opposite.
Gluten found in wheat, rye and barley destroys our small intestine's villi and we do not absorb our nutrients which contributes to anemia, osteoporosis, diabetes and finally cancer.
Paleo diet is the way to stay healthy.
Stay well.
Suzanne

Celiac Disease Linked To Gall Bladder and Liver Problems

It is not mystery that those with gluten sensitivity have a higher incidence of developing autoimmune diseases. What is often times less discussed is the association of gluten intolerance and celiac disease with autoimmune hepatitis and cholangitis (gall bladder problems). These links are rarely discussed but have been known about and discussed in numerous medical studies. Now another study published makes the connection again:
"Long-standing, untreated coeliac disease is recognized to be a trigger for autoimmune disorders and is known to be associated with other autoimmune diseases, but the association with autoimmune hepatitis or autoimmune cholangitis is reported rarely. We conclude that in patients with autoimmune liver disease and unspecific clinical signs, such as iron deficiency, coeliac disease must be ruled out."
Source:

Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2003 Apr;15(4):423-7.

What The Gluten Free Warrior Says…

I commonly see patients in my office who suffer with different forms of liver and gall bladder diseases. Sometimes the only symptoms are abdominal and right shoulder pain. Often times they have been diagnosed with non alcoholic fatty liver disease or gall stones. Many or these individuals are considering having their gall bladder removed.

I would recommend anyone suffering with liver or gall bladder problems of unknown origin be genetically tested for gluten sensitivity. Celiac testing is too inaccurate and not definitive for those who have non-celiac gluten sensitivity. If you cannot afford testing or if you doctor won’t order it for you, go on a TRUE gluten free diet. It is safe and in my experience almost always helps reduce symptoms.

Remember, once your gall bladder is removed, you can no longer absorb and digest fat properly. Vitamins A, D, E, and K as well as the omega 3 fatty acids all need a healthy gall bladder for proper absorption. The side effects of these nutritional deficiencies can be devastating. Vitamin D alone has been linked to more than 20 terminal cancers.

Now consider that liver disease can cause high cholesterol… Cholesterol medications can cause liver disease…Liver disease contributes to blood sugar abnormalities…contributes to fatigue…contributes to weight gain…contributes to fatty liver…

We can go on and on and on. The point is, gluten intolerance can cause liver and gall bladder problems. Most liver disease in the U.S. has no known cause. It makes sense to investigate gluten as a causative factor.

All the best,

Dr. Osborne - The Gluten Free Warrior
http://www.glutenfreesociety.org/

Gluten Sensitive not Celiac

http://www.charlespoliquin.com/Blog/tabid/130/EntryId/120/Top-12-Reasons-Gluten-if-sensitive-to-it-Should-Be-ELIMINATED-From-Your-Diet-Part-1.aspx

Here is a link to why even if you have been tested for Celiac and the results are negative and still have symptoms persisting after eating gluten ie: pasta and bread, you should avoid gluten containing foods.
Stay well.
Suzanne

Pumpkin

Tom is going to be on television tomorrow. Rogers Cable around 11. He has been cooking on t.v. for about a year. They enjoy what he makes and asks him to come back again and again.
I have been his behind the scene helper. I prepare either the day before or the morning of and make the recipe he is about to prepare and present.

Today in honor of fall I made "Elana's Gluten Free Pumpkin Pie Muffins" and from "This Primal Life" Primal Almond Butter Pumpkin Brownies. Nice treats for the lunch box or dessert.

http://www.elanaspantry.com/pumpkin-pie-muffins/

http://thisprimallife.com/2009/10/primal-almond-butter-pumpkin-brownies-only-5-ingredients/

I just used Stokley's canned pumpkin and they turned out great.

Substituting

Not everything can be substituted (this goes without saying). Unfortunately, there really isn't a paleo substitute for bread and butter pudding, where the main ingredients are bread, milk, and sugar - three ingredients that should be avoided at all costs when following the paleo principles.

In saying that, some recipes can work out well with paleo substitutions where cream, yogurt or milk is an ingredient.
For curries: Where cream, yogurt or milk is added to a curry sauce in small amounts, coconut milk, almond milk or no substitute at all can work out really well.
Within cakes: Small amounts of milk can be substituted as well with coconut milk or almond milk to provide the moisture needed.
How about custards? You can make delicious paleo friendly custards with coconut milk, egg yolks, and a vanilla bean.
Learning to live without dairy becomes extremely easy when it's put into practice. Try not to focus too much on reinventing your favorite non-paleo meals, and focus on creating delicious paleo friendly meals. Don't continue to stress over cravings or missing your favorite meal of lasagna, or creamy cabonara, instead focus on finding a paleo recipe that can take its place - because I can guarantee there are plenty of recipes that don't consist of dairy, grains, processed foods and sugar that you will enjoy eating time and time again.

Chocolate Pudding

You can serve this with raspberry sauce, whipped coconut cream, freshly ground nutmeg, or fresh berries. You can use whatever sweetener you like, just keep in mind that they have varying degrees of sweetness.

1/3 cup of arrowroot powder
1/3 cup of cocoa powder
dash of salt
1/3 -2/3 cup maple syrup, or honey
4 cups of coconut milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Whisk the arrowroot powder, cocoa powder, and salt together in a medium size pot. Make sure there are not lumps. Add about 1 cup of the milk and sweetener, and mix until thoroughly combined with no lumps. Stir in the rest of the coconut milk and heat on med-high heat, stirring continuously. Heat until the mixture starts to thicken. I find that this usually happens right when it starts to simmer. Simmer for no longer than one minute. Take it off of the heat, and add in the vanilla. Pour into desired containers, and refrigerate for at least a couple of hours to cool and set. After it is cooled, then cover with plastic wrap.

You could also put it into a baked almond crust pie after it cools.
To your health.

Vitamin B is unlike any other vitamin.

Why?

Because it’s an entire subset of vitamins, each labeled as a B vitamin.

Long ago, it was realized that vitamin B was actually made up of more than 20 distinct vitamins.

The B complex, however, is made up of only eight vitamins. These eight are the only ones essential to humans.

Not coincidentally, people with celiac disease are deficient in all eight.

They are grouped together because they help break down fat, protein, and carbohydrates, producing energy.

Individually, they all do something a little bit different.

Celiacs Must Have a Sense of Urgency around Vitamin B Deficiency

Symptoms of vitamin B deficiency show in as little as 4 weeks. This is much quicker than symptoms of other vitamin deficiencies.

B vitamins are retained for a much shorter period of time than other vitamins as well: about 14-18 hours, with all excess leaving the body through urine.

So, B vitamin consumption needs to be consistent on a daily basis.

B vitamins are water-soluble vitamins. Just like fat-soluble vitamins dissolve in and thus depend on fat, water-soluble vitamins dissolve in and depend on water. The more water in the body at the time of vitamin B consumption, the better they’ll be absorbed and used.

Rather than list them out by number, arbitrarily, it makes more sense to discuss them by importance as they relate to celiac.

In my opinion, B12, B9, and B6 are most important, B3 and B2 come next, and B1, B5, and B7 last. That said, people with celiac are deficient in all of them, and all eight are part of essential processes that take place in the human body every day.

Vitamin B12: Cyanocobalamin / Methylcobalamin. Vitamin B12 is the most important of all since deficiency causes anemia, which is very closely associated with celiac. Often, celiac is diagnosed as a result of anemia and vice versa. Vitamin B12 has a role in normal brain and nervous system function, and it’s involved in metabolism in every cell in the body. It not only serves a role in energy production, but unlike most other water-soluble B vitamins, it even plays a role in fatty acid synthesis. The best sources are fish and meat: snapper, sardines, salmon, halibut, shrimp, scallops, beef tenderloin, and lamb.

Vitamin B9: Folic acid. This is a core deficiency for celiac disease, since breads and other grains in the US are mandated by law to be fortified with folic acid, and 25% of American consumption of folic acid comes from these grains. Folic acid is essential to many bodily functions, most notably those related to DNA. It is especially important for rapid cell division and cell growth during infancy and pregnancy. Good sources include spinach, asparagus, legumes like beans and lentils, and egg yolks. While egg yolks are most often associated with high cholesterol, this is one of the few benefits.

Because of the link between celiac and heart disease, which Brian Dean, one of the lead medical professionals on the CeliAct product development team, wrote about in the Summer 2011 Journal of Gluten Sensitivity, I recommend sticking with the above leafy greens and legumes.

Vitamin B6: Pyridoxine, pyridoxal, or pyrodoxamine. Most often referred to as vitamin B6, it serves a vital role in the balancing of sodium and potassium as well as promoting red blood cell production. It also decreases homocysteine formation, which adversely affects collagen and ultimately increases the odds of bone fractures. Since bone density is a core issue for people with celiac disease, vitamin B6 can help decrease the chance of bone fractures. Good sources of B6 include garlic, cauliflower, leafy greens such as spinach, asparagus, broccoli, collard greens, and kale, and fish like tuna and cod.

Vitamin B3: Niacin. Niacin plays a role in the production of certain hormones in the adrenal glands and in helping the liver remove harmful chemicals from the body. As a result, your liver produces small amounts of niacin. However, it’s not enough for you, since you also need it for carbohydrate, protein, and fat breakdown and thus conversion of food to energy. Deficiency can result in pellagra, a disease that can cause skin problems, and adverse effects in the digestive tract and the nervous system. The best gluten free sources of niacin are tuna, salmon, ground beef, and peanuts.

Vitamin B2: Riboflavin. Like other vitamin B micronutrients, riboflavin is important for cell metabolism, specifically in flavoproteins. Flavoproteins, simply, are proteins that require riboflavin to be broken down. Milk, cheese, eggs, leafy greens, legumes, mushrooms, and almonds are all good sources.

Vitamin B1: Thiamine. You are more likely to be deficient in thiamine on a gluten free diet since the most common source is grain cereals. In addition, processed flour in the US is mandated to be enriched with thiamine mononitrate (another lost source). Since you’re not eating either, make sure you’re eating flax, asparagus, pork, or eggs, four naturally gluten free foods that are high in thiamine.

Vitamin B5: Pantothenic Acid. A lesser-known component of the B complex, vitamin B5 synthesizes coenzyme A. Coenzyme A is important in energy metabolism and in the biosynthesis of many important compounds such as fatty acids, cholesterol, and acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter in the peripheral nervous system. Several foods have small quantities of vitamin B5, and the best sources are meats, broccoli, and avocado.

Vitamin B7: Biotin. Biotin is a coenzyme in the metabolism of fatty acids and leucine, an essential amino acid. Since people with celiac disease are deficient in omega 3 fatty acids, as well as protein, this can be quite important. It also plays a role in gluconeogenesis, a series of reactions that generate glucose (one of two major reactions that keep blood glucose levels from dropping too low).

Because B vitamins exit your body so quickly, and you need to keep close tabs on your intake, supplementation is definitely the best route.

While there are many naturally gluten free foods like meat and vegetables to ensure you get adequate amounts of B vitamins, you’re taking a huge risk by not supplementing. CeliAct has a strong B vitamin complex to ensure you’re getting the right amounts of B vitamins regularly.

Remember: 14-18 hours and they’re gone.

And a few weeks without daily attention can cause serious problems.

This article is from:

http://www.celiact.com/blog/2011/08/04/47-b-vitamin-deficiency-in-celiac-disease

There is a good book out there on the need for B vitamins. The Heart Revolution by Kilmer McCully M.D. You can get it from the library.