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Effect of Wheat on Gut Permeability

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Effect of Wheat on Gut Permeability No doubt you will have heard of the debate about going gluten free or continuing to eat grains as is standard practice in the western world, but what is the scientific effect of wheat on gut permeability and what does this mean for you and your health? There is a fabulous free resource known colloquially as “PubMed” – just type www.pubmed.com into your browser and you can then search millions of scientific studies. Alessio Fasano is recognised as one of the leading experts in the world on celiac disease and gluten sensitivity. If you Continue Reading →

Best Natural Gut Health Support

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Best Natural Gut Health Support We are often asked, “What is the best natural gut health support?” by people experiencing gastro-intestinal issues. These issues could include general food intolerances, bloating, gas, cramping, irritable bowel disease, Crohn’s, gluten sensitivity, Celiac disease, reflux or irregular bowel movements. These are just some of the symptoms that people will associate with their GI tract, but the truth is that problems caused by negative interactions with food can cause a great many more diseases and symptoms, which, because they are not located in GI tract, people do not realise that they are closely linked with Continue Reading →

Who Wants Optimal Health

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Who Wants Optimal Health? Seems like a no-brainer question, doesn’t it? But you would be surprised how many people settle for a life of “not being incapacitated”, which is why optimal health is more about mindset and values than anything else. Despite all that has been written in recent decades about how to improve health through lifestyle changes and food choices, there is an ever increasing percentage of people taking subscription medications (usually several) and they will be on these for the remainder of their sub optimally healthy lives – think medications for diabetes, high blood pressure, raised cholesterol, acid Continue Reading →

Grain Free Garlic Naan Bread

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Grain Free Garlic Naan Bread Last week in True Gluten Free Benefits we spoke of the negative effect that all grains can have on us and how simple it is to make delicious grain free breads, and we pictured a grain free garlic naan bread and promised you the recipe – well, here it is. Recipe for Grain Free Garlic Naan Bread Preparation Time: 10 mins  Baking Time: 7-9 mins Ingredients – Makes 4 large naan breads 5 tablespoons of Whole Psyllium Husks (not powdered, use only whole pysllium husks) or flax seed meal can be substituted 5 large eggs Continue Reading →

True Gluten Free Benefits

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True Gluten Free Benefits As we mentioned in the recipe for delicious Grain Free Gluten Free Focaccia Flatbread, being “conventionally gluten free” really does not cut it. The gluten free industry has really exploded in the last few years and there are heaps of processed foods available in health food stores and supermarkets purporting to be gluten free. But do these products give you true gluten free benefits? What Is Gluten? Gluten is an umbrella term for the family of proteins found in all grains. So a different member of the gluten family will be found in wheat, rye, barley and Continue Reading →

Grain Free Gluten Free Focaccia Flatbread

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Grain Free Gluten Free Focaccia Flatbread In this post you will learn how to make a delicious, grain free gluten free focaccia flatbread. You will probably know by now that we are not great fans of grains, and this means ALL grains, even the so-called gluten free grains that many people believe to be “safe” to use as a substitute for the known problematic gluten in wheat, rye, barley and oats. These four grains are what the majority of manufacturers, bakers, chefs, patisserie makers and the general public (including many who are gluten sensitive or have celiac disease) consider to be Continue Reading →

Gluten Dairy Free Date Slice

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Gluten Dairy Free Date Slice Easy quick Tumeric Date Slice Recipe (8 serves) This is a very healthy, delicious, raw, guilt-free, and gluten dairy free date slice that you can make in under 10 minutes. Perfect as a last minute simple dessert that can be setting in the fridge or freezer while you eat your main course. It is packed full of good quality fats and protein, and many active healthy components from the tumeric, cinnamon and nutmeg. So delicious that the gluten dairy free date slices will not last long!! Ingredients – Base 1 cup shredded coconut 1 cup Continue Reading →

Should You Be Eating Hybridised Gluten Grains?

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TO HAVE OR HAVE NOT?             Gluten Containing Breads      or                                    Gluten Free Bread Please read on and see why we, at CoolWellbeing Foundation, feel so much better for not eating bread made from modern hybridised gluten grains. Back in December 2013, we read the much acclaimed book “Grain Brain” by Dr. David Perlmutter, and have not touched grains such as wheat, rye, spelt and barley since then. Overall, we have enjoyed a rise in our optimal well-being.  Continue Reading →