Is Flour Hijacking Your Brain?
DO YOU ALWAYS CRAVE JUST ONE MORE MUFFIN?
It turns out that there is a stunning link between the way flour (yes, even gluten free flour) is processed and how our brain is rewired with an insatiable need for more. New evidence shows that most flour goes through a process of extraction similar to one used with the poppy plant to extract heroin. In a USA today article, Susan Pierce Thomson, PhD. Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, shares the neurobiological process termed "insatiable hunger" and the unhealthy brain cycles of so many Americans that are overfeed and undernourished. Read more… another reading …
GLUTEN SENSITIVITY IS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN WE KNOW
Gluten free flour, including almond, coconut and others may contribute to the dopamine reward response as well as insulin resistance (in some people) according to Susan Piece Thompson. However, the good news is that, in as little as a week, you can begin to recover the insatiable hunger cycle....once these foods are removed.
Similarly, Non Celiac Gluten Sensitivity (NCGS) can effect brain health, and present as brain fog, depression or reduced cognitive function. It can also contribute to later onset of neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Dementia.
Research estimates that approximately 18 million Americans have gluten sensitivity—a figure that is six times greater than the number of Americans who have Celiac Disease. Despite the wealth of scientific evidence on this topic, and the astonishing numbers of people who may be affected by NCGS, there is a general lack of physician awareness of symptoms, related disorders, and testing. This condition remains largely un-diagnosed and untreated. [1]
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF IDENTIFYING INFLAMATORY FOODS
Cell Science Systems is the leader in Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity testing providing a clear road map to recover your brain health. Medical Director, Dr. David Blyweiss stated, “Modern research shows that 95% of all chronic disease including Type 2 diabetes, morbid obesity, atherosclerosis, GI disorders, skin diseases and the autoimmune diseases have a pathophysiologically important inflammatory component. Identifying the chronic inflammatory foods we eat, through testing, and avoiding them is both one of the easiest and most important things we can do to bring our bodies and ourselves back into a state of health.”
By Carolina McFarland
REFERENCES:
information from Kresser Institute