Ep.29 Wheat-Related Disorders | Gluten is NOT the Problem
Today’s episode is going to be all about wheat-related disorders, which encompasses much more than just gluten intolerance or Celiac’s disease. It may well be that the gluten itself is the least of our concerns, as most gluten-containing wheats are additionally loaded with a wide array of chemicals and neurotoxins. Gluten-free foods aren’t off the hook either, since all conventional grains in this country come loaded with harmful chemical pesticides like glyphosate.
For every one person there are 3,372 pounds of toxic chemicals dumped into our environment each year. That adds up to a total of 27 trillion pounds of chemicals per year going into the foods we eat, water we drink, air we breathe, medications we take, and buildings we inhabit. Maybe this explains why 57% of people in the United States have sensitivity to wheat.
Dr. McCollum puts it simply—the toxic chemicals sprayed on wheat cause the body to become inflamed, and over time, this chronic inflammation leads to a whole range of disease.
Wheat-related disorders extend beyond the digestive system, impacting the rise of autoimmune conditions, causing thyroiditis, cardiovascular disease, chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy, peripheral neuropathy, cognitive impairment such as anxiousness, depression, brain fog, schizophrenia, connective tissue disorders, allergies, inflammatory bowel disease, nephritis, kidney problems, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, excessive blood clotting (hyper coagulation), and bone disease.
Inflammation also creates nutritional deficiency. Inflamed cells swell and heat up, causing the cell walls to become callused. These hardened cell walls become inefficient at properly absorbing nutrients and releasing waste and toxins.
However, there is hope—something can be done about it. Yet you can only find the right solution when you know what the true problem is. Doctor McCollum takes the functional medicine approach. He focuses on understanding and applying your own body’s unique biochemistry and innate intelligence towards healing the root cause of dis-ease and not just covering up symptoms. One of the best and easiest ways you can heal from chronic inflammation is to simply eat a clean diet of organic and unprocessed foods. Avoid conventionally grown grains, produce, meats and dairy, as these come loaded with hidden toxic chemicals.
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