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Welcome to this week’s Gluten Free Works Health Guide Newsletter!
How can celiac disease cause hundreds of symptoms? The answer lies in nutrient deficiencies. This issue discusses nutrient deficiencies, how they cause so many problems and why many people are sick, no matter their body mass index.
Our Tip tells you how you can avoid illnesses and manage your health by gaining a proper understanding of nutritional deficiencies, their signs, symptoms, and the dietary sources to add to your diet.
Be sure to review the nine nutrient deficiencies below and all 27 deficiencies listed in ourNutrient Deficiencies section.
Please email us questions or topic suggestions at info@glutenfreeworks.com.
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-John Libonati, Publisher
Gluten Free Works Health Guide
Nutrient Deficiencies – How Celiac Disease Causes So Many Different Illnesses
When hearing that celiac disease can cause over 300 symptoms, people sometimes react with incredulity. How can one illness cause so many problems?
The answer lies in Nutrient Deficiencies. As children, we are taught that “we are what we eat.” This is true, but there is a catch. We are what we eat, AND ABSORB. If our body has the nutrients it needs, it functions properly.
Unfortunately, the immune response to the presence of gluten leads to intestinal inflammation, thickening and damage. This limits nutrient absoprtion. The body systems that dysfunction depend on which nutrients are missing. Basically, when we do not have what we need, things go wrong. And a lot can go wrong, which is why there are so many symptoms related to celiac disease.
Doctors are taught to look for up to five specific symptoms to make a diagnosis in most cases. While many are getting the information that celiac disease is marked by many different possible symptoms, since they do not understand nutrition, they are ill equipped to identify subtle, or in many cases, overt, symptoms of deficiencies. This is why they rely on gastrointestinal symptoms to identify people who may have celiac disease, and why they miss most people.
The key to identifying and treating celiac disease is to recognize the subtle signs and symptoms of nutritional deficiencies. Neither the public, nor Western medical doctors or nurses are taught about nutrition. It is assumed that people absorb nutrients properly, so the focus is only placed on getting the nutrients into the mouth.
Dietitians focus on nutrition, but they do not diagnose patients. This means no one on the front line of medicine, no one who makes a medical diagnosis, understands nutrient deficiencies or their symptoms. Instead of referring people to dietitians or prescribing foods that will help, ineffective medicines and surguries are employed. The underlying problems are not fixed, so the patients stay sick, worsen or die.
Obesity is one such sickness. At any point in time, 1/3 of Americans are on a diet. Calorie reduction is the goal, but functional nutrient deficiencies have been revealed to cause obesity. Egyptian researchers found women who were functionally micronutrient deficient were 80.8% more likely to be overweight/obese than women who were not deficient. Other studies support these findings. You can be overweight and malnourished. Meanwhile, 100 million Americans are cutting calories without considering nutrient deficiencies…
We must be our own health advocates and educate ourselves about nutrient deficiencies in order to help ourselves and our doctors and receive the best care possible.
Tip: Review the 27 Nutrient Deficiencies listed on the Health Guide. You can search the Nutrient Deficiency Index or review the Nutrient Deficiency Category. Note the symptoms of each and the dietary sources of foods highest in those nutrients. If you are experiencing a deficiency, follow the 6 step process listed for correcting the deficiency. An understanding of deficiencies, and early recognition of symptoms will help you correct problems before they become severe. You will also know which deficiency you are prone to developing.
Author: John Libonati
Source: Gluten Free Works Health Guide
Source:
1. Asfaw A. Micronutrient deficiency and the prevalence of mothers’ overweight/obesity in Egypt. Economics and Human Biology. 2007;5:471–483. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2007.03.004.
Nutrient Deficiencies
Here are nine nutrient deficiencies. You can find twelve more listed here. Review these nutrient deficiencies so you can quickly identify nutritional deficiencies in yourself and others!
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What Is Alpha-Linolenic Acid? Alpha-linolenic acid is an essential (need/can’t make) polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acid that must be obtained in the diet. Alpha-linolenic acid is found in plant sources only. Alpha-linolenic acid is required for normal brain function and nervous system health. It … Read more…
What Is Calcium? Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body, with 99% residing in teeth and bones where it constitutes 40% of skeletal bone weight along with 45% phosphorus. As a component of hard tissues, calcium fulfills a … Read more…
What Is DHA? Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is an essential omega-3 fatty acid that is abundant in the brain, being crucial in brain structure. As such DHA is a key component of neuronal membranes together with arachidonic acid (a major opposing …Read more…
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What Are Essential Amino Acids? Amino acids are small molecules, or subunits, that link together in various combinations to make up big, complicated proteins. As such, amino acids are commonly referred to as “the building blocks” of proteins. Q: How … Read more…
What Is Chromium? Chromium is a mineral that the body absolutely requires in trace amounts for normal metabolism, meaning the physical and chemical processes by which energy is produced and used. Chromium is especially involved in the use of glucose sugar … Read more…
What Is EPA? EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) is an essential omega-3 fatty acid that is crucial for fetal brain and retina development and the child’s subsequent neurodevelopment. Omega-3s are polyunsaturated long chain fatty acids which must be obtained from animal foods. In …Read more…
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What Is Arachidonic Acid? Arachidonic acid is a major essential (must have/can’t make) omega-6 fatty acid. Structurally, arachidonic acid is a key component of nerve membranes, together with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a major opposing omega-3 fatty acid, making up 15-20% … Read more…
What Is Copper Deficiency? Copper is an essential trace element that is required for a number of enzymes which are necessary for normal metabolic function. In the body almost all the copper is present as a component of copper proteins …Read more…
What Is Folate? Folate, also called folic acid or vitamin B9, is a family group of essential water-soluble B vitamins needed to produce healthy blood cells and other tissue cells. Folate is required for healthy blood cells, the metabolism of at … Read more…
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