You suggested conspiracy theory. For gluten I think its actually the opposite, it is a result of free market choice.
Consumers want low price food, and wheat is the cheapest starch source. But wheat gluten has big advantages for baked foods, it adds moist texture, which again the consumer wants.

I'm half-way though my first week. Morning brain fog (that I used to attribute to mild pet allergies, leaving a door or window open on a cold moist night, or alcohol without enough water) seems to be gone. I'm having a hard time getting to sleep - maybe I need to add a bit more physical exercise in the evening.

I am gluten free and can tell when I break it. As good as I feel when I am gluten free I have to tell myself everytime "how can you ever forget that it is not worth it?"
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Gluten, being sticky, is a factor in tooth decay, so brush and floss twice daily and it won't be a factor.

Groan! H.sapiens are omnivores -- we can eat almost anything! If gluten makes *YOU* feel queasy then stop eating it, but stop trying to get the rest of the population to stop eating gluten.

Other people's results from dietary changes are their results. They may not be your results; they may not even be close...

Some folks do well on that screwy all meat diet... I worked with a guy who tried it. I never say a man eat so much wonderful meat and look so utterly malnourished! There is little I love more than a 32oz dry-aged Porterhouse, but I've gotta have potatoes & bread to go with it!

My advice to anyone trying to gain control of their 'diet' -- KNOCK OFF the DIET SODA -- No one, not one single person *NEEDS* artificially sweetened beverages, foods, snacks, etc... STOP RATIONALIZING. If you're thirsty drink WATER -- good'old dihydrogen monoxide ;)

Folks that want to change their brain by changing their diet have it all bass-ackwards; change your mind and you will alter your physiology! Eat healthy, eat luxuriously, eat sparingly, eat when you are hungry. Try not to eat when you are *BORED*, if you want to skip a meal then skip it, but don't skip a meal to earn praise; it's an empty reward.

Fix your diet in the *SUPERMARKET* -- don't buy what you don't need, don't but what you know will cause you to over-indulge (that's also the best way to quit smoking -- don't buy tobacco, you won't smoke what you don't have).

Good insights. Thanks!

I love to make sweet potato pie for Thanksgiving. I put on quite a bit of weight between Thanksgiving and Christmas a couple years ago by trying to perfect the recipe.. Lol. I tried a gluten-free diet afterwards. I lost the twenty pounds in two months. The increase levels of energy were felt before the end of the first week. It did seem to clear up brain-fog, except, afterwards, I did notice the first time I allowed myself bread after going gluten-free I got a giddy high as my brain was flooded with feel good chemicals. From my own experience, going gluten-free is a great way to lose weight, and get the body and brain balanced, but it’s not something you should do long-term unless you suffer from celiac disease because you could be robbing your body (and your brain) of B vitamins. I once worked a drug-free bodybuilding competition I can tell you first-hand the diets those guys and gals had trained on may create outstanding muscular bodies, but by the time the competitions roll around, it was obvious their brains were suffering. They were all highly irritable beyond the normal stress of competing. (Maybe there’s a reason for the dumb jock stereo-type?) I also like going on a raw diet every once and awhile too. Your body begins to metabolize the food so fast that you can actually feel certain chemicals doing certain things. It’s a very cool experience if you are observant and committed to eating very small portions every few hours.

Hahaha. Your post reminds me a thought that always stays with me. No matter how intelligent we think we are, we are the stupidest animal on the planet because we don’t even what we are suppose to eat!

Sweet! Thanks for the tip!

Initially when I 'tried low carb' I half assed it, and still got encouraging results. All I did was cut bread pasta and rice. It made a huge difference! As I get better and better about low carb, and have learned to embrace healthy fats, it's getting better and better. I'm down 20 pounds in 6 months with no change in physical activity, and I can have all the bacon I want! :)

Recommend the podcasts by Jimmy Moore (ask the low carb experts), as well as the documentary 'Fathead' (available on netflix streaming when I saw it)

good luck. maybe your ex will get happier as well..

excellent username

I dropped gluten about 7 years ago, after 40 years of living unaware of mild gluten intolerance. I had been living with mild IBS, and only after I gave it up realized how digestion was supposed to work!!
Its worth the small effort, but don't waste money on special "gluten free" substitutes. Just build habits of naturally GF food like potatoes or rice.
In the first month, be very strict. If you accidentally eat gluten you have to start the day-count again. If you have an intolerance, you will notice the improvement not before about 3 weeks. Thats how long the intestine lining needs to repair.
Good luck!

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For beer, I've found several bottled beers which are very consistent, and seem safe (for me). My criteria is it must have absolutely no hint of sediment (so I avoid dark beers I cannot see through). Reason being that gluten is insoluble, so even if beer was made from barley... no sediment, no gluten.
And wine is good ;)

I'll eat my grains and get all the B vitamins and minerals that grains are noted for. I just made a pot of rice and pasta (Rice a Roni) for myself.

It took a long time for her to get that way. I think the ice cream diet played a heavy hand in that and an overall disregard for her diet. The divorce only lasted a short time but the benefits far exceeded the struggle to get there. I have a new woman in my life who is healthy and very wise.

Not a source of concern. Lyme disease is spread by certain species of ticks (which must be attached for >36 hours before they transmit the spirochete); this was either a sting by a very small species of bee or a bite from a spider that dropped from the roof onto my arm. I saw it peripherally, and smashed it/scrapped it off with a casual swipe. By the time I was in my house, I felt a tingling along my jawline. I have experienced a similar sensation in other toxic encounters (and so am alert to it) and headed straight for the benedryl. Next four days was spent with cylindrical left forearm, ice packs and anti-histamines...but my weight lost stopped as if it had run into a boulder. I cannot find any parallel stories to mine re the cessation of weight loss, but would be interested in hearing any.

I gave him a point. I'm trying to CSI the thing-
go comment on my controversial post

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*smack* give him a point for the use of a tilde!

which days were stuffy nose free?

Cool! Thanks for the feedback.

My house mate went gluten free about 6 months ago and she has told me that she has not felt this good in years and she has more engery.

Wonky -
The first time I tried to go low carb (which unfortunately includes both potatoes and rice), I hit a wall and bounced: I was unable to rid myself of morning-mind-fog. So I modified my diet and had simple carbs for breakfast, but not otherwise. Then - a couple of years later - I tried again...and this time, I did not hit the wall; there was no problem with giving up my morning simple carbs. (Evidently, my body had acclimated.) This stopped my weight gain (~1-2 lb/yr), but I did not loose any weight.
Then I read Wheat Belly and (in spite of several logical flaws in the book) decided to try it as an experiment. I removed all gluten from my diet. I began loosing weight at the rate of about a pound a week* for a while and my occasional digestive problems went away. I am now on the Tim Ferris version of the low-carb diet (which cycles back onto carbs/gluten once a week) and I have started loosing weight again.
As long as I follow the 'do no harm' principle, I am in favor of experimenting with mine own body, and I regard this as a successful experiment.

Jan
*Interestingly enough this was halted by a sting or bite on my arm (arm was pretty swollen) - did not loose any more weight after that happened.