Why do people love bread so much? There is a huge push to get everyone to consume more grains. But, the problem is that we’re already consuming too many grains.
Grains have been made to seem very healthy, and we’re told to consume grains as a foundation of our diet. But, grains can actually cause a lot of problems for your health. Today we’re going to talk about just one of these major problems.
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Gluten
Gluten is the protein in a lot of grains. It’s a term to describe various proteins within this category. One of these proteins can actually create an opioid effect.
There is a huge problem with opioid addiction around the world. One thing an opioid will do is increase endorphins. Endorphins help decrease pain and make us feel good.
Exorphins are endorphins that can be triggered by food. This stimulation of exorphins is why you like bread so much. But, this comes with other potential things like celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity.
Celiac disease
Celiac disease is a severe reaction to gluten. The top symptoms of celiac disease can include:
- Diarrhea
- Bloating
- Abdominal pain
Non-celiac gluten sensitivity is basically celiac disease but without the classic symptoms. Symptoms of non-celiac gluten sensitivity can include:
- ADD
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Schizophrenia
- Inflammation
- Atrophy
- Permeability
- Malabsorption
- Deficiencies
- Insomnia
- Fatigue
- Brain fog
- Autoimmune conditions
- Anemia
- GERD
- Headaches and migraines
- Dermatitis
- Psoriasis
Try to avoid eating bread and other grains for just one week. Then go back to eating bread and grains and compare how you feel to the previous week when you weren’t consuming grains. Then decide whether or not it’s worth giving up grains.
I had to stop eating bread 10-12 years ago. I was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Disease and my doctor suggested I stop eating gluten. I was having a lot of intestinal problems, so I listened to him. My problems went away! The couple of times I cheated I paid for it. I moved to Poland 9 years ago. They have beautiful baked goods and tasty beer. I have learned not to cheat 2-3 days in a row. I can periodically drink a beer and once every couple of years I will eat a pączki, a filled Polish donut. But otherwise I behave. The pain, cramping and diarrhea are not worth it.
This is very accurate, many people can heal their ailments by not consuming grains. Grains/beer/pasta ect started becoming an issue with me in the middle 1990’s. It slowly began to cause negative symptoms whenever I consumed grains. I was healthy, excersiced, ran 3 miles every morning until joint pain, irritated flaky skin, dandruff, bloated, upset stomach, severe acid reflux to the point where I developed Barretts Esophogus, was on Nexium over 10 years, developed high blood pressure, sleeplessness, headaches, irritability, depression. I was literally falling apart, lol. I stopped all grains/sugars. Within the first month 75% of ailments went away, the best part was the absence of joint pain, then my skin cleared up, then the brain fog went away, I had to slowly stop the Nexium, eventually all that healed over the first year. I was poisoning myself with food the, “pros” tell me to consume for health. I had to pretty much stop eating everything except fatty meats, liver, fish. Feel on top of the world now, no looking back, I don’t need a study to prove my point, I healed myself with no help from the professionals. Many like me are finding this out.
The main thing I learned was that the gut biome must adjust to the change in diet. So consuming all the extra fat and protein before the good bacteria is established is sometimes discomforting, the acid in your stomach is very important to keep, it takes time to get off of the Nexiums and things. If you have these issues you listed, than u need to completely stop consuming any carbohydrates. A carb is sugar anyway you want to look at it, so any sugar you consume is like poring battery acid in your body, it demolishes our circulatory system, it is the driver for acid reflux and your immune system is always working doubletime to combat the effects of carbs. So reducing inflamation and allowing your body to heal is the goal, so learning to implement fasting into your life and eating only acceptable foods will rid yourself of chronic inflamation. It took over 6 months of eating only meat and fasting 22 hours a day before I was able to ween myself off of the Nexium. The digestive system heals slowly, however it is vital for our health because most of our immune system is in the gut. Good luck, I learned on my own what I could eat and what I couldnt, I learned how to heal myself by watching these types of videos and understanding why everything that I was ever taught about nutrition and my health were simply lies. Mentally this diet or change of life was challenging, not because of hunger, because I am never hungry on this diet, it is a social henderance at first if you are a lover of food. The cookouts,bday parties,holidays and passed down favorite recipes of loved ones are no longer the topic of excitement or conversation. I look at food now as a tool to my health and well being. Good luck, never stop researching in the low carb world. Explore food, cholesterol, insulin, anti-nutrients from plants, fasting.
Since going off gluten, or at lest avoiding it 90% of the time, it’s made a HUGE difference with the bursitis in my left hip. Couldn’t believe it when I went on a carb free diet a few years ago. At first I thought it was my imagination, but no. Over time the lack of gluten flour etc made a fabulous difference to my life. I can go for long walks now without having to put an ice pack on my hip when getting home or taking pain killers. Tumeric (Golden Milk) has been a great help too.
I stopped eating gluten over 2 years ago. It helped me to lose 30 lbs and helped me improve my health drastically.
Yeah, giving up bread was one of the hardest things about starting keto, but this week was my fourth anniversary of low carbs which means no bread, pasta, cereal, oatmeal, cakes, cookies, pancakes, etc., etc.! Now, it all seems quite worth it – I’ve never felt better! I’m 72.
I used to think bread was okay for me since I didn’t have any of the “classical” symptoms of celiac, but I’ve always had problems with my skin, specifically acne around my jawline. But when I did clean keto (and no gluten at all), for two months, I saw noticeable improvements in my skin.
Ate bread my whole life and loved it so much. Had stomach issues and allergies most of my life too. Did gluten intolerance test which did not reveal any intolerance. But when I eventually tried a low carb diet without grains my stomach immediately got healed. Still have allergies and other issues but it’s evident to me grains are not good for me. At all. I imagine that to be true for a lot of people.
Stopped eating bread and gluten related last month. Lost 2 kilos, brain fog went away, mood improved, and joint pain subsided immensely.
The past 5 years I have been gluten free, when I tell people my story including doctors no one believed me! After I stopped all for a of gluten I got of antidepressants and anxiety medication, PTSD did not even exist anymore, the intrusive thoughts even stopped. I was medicated for 10 years! I started doing anything and everything to stop how sever I had gotten, medication wasn’t even working. I was having anxiety attacks that would last months day and night with no stop, I was in ER all the time. I then decided to join a gym, stop consuming bread then I started to feel really good. I went on stop all forms of pasta and rice and then stopped my medication cold turkey! It was the best thing I have ever done! My dr was angry I stopped my meds… angry and I wasn’t having any issues anymore, work that out. Anyways I hope my story in short form helps someone else who is reading. There is hope, you are loved, you are not alone. I have my own motto : if your head is off then your gut is off. Your gut is your second brain. And in my opinion your gut knows anything before your actual brain does. Sending you love