Gluten-Free is a HOT topic, especially in the last several years. You look around the grocery store, and more and more you are seeing the “Gluten-Free” labeling pop up on foods.
So, what exactly is gluten?
Gluten is the water-soluble protein that creates the elasticity in dough. It’s found in wheat, rye, barley, oats, and more. It’s also found in additives like thickeners and fillers in many of today’s popular candies, lunch meats, and other processed junk.
Up until the last few years, gluten wasn’t spoken of much. However, now it’s stated to affect at least 1/3 of the population (with many experts saying the number is MUCH higher than this).
For some, like me, gluten only affects you if eaten in high doses. In a recent trip to Marrakech, Morocco many of the foods we ate contained gluten.
As a result, my lower stomach broke out in a bad rash which took 5-days of gluten free eating to make it go away.
Some other common side-effects include fatigue, joint pain, rash, bloating, weight gain, gas, acid reflux, and even infertility.
So I am sure you can see that gluten can do some serious damage if you do not respond well to it…
So how do you know if you should go Gluten-Free?
Let me first say this… If you have been following me for some time, you know my stance on gluten… Keep it limited. Enjoy it every now and again for cheat meals (as gluten is mainly found in cheat foods), however…
Make the majority of the foods you eat high quality proteins, healthy fats, veggies, fruits, and natural carbohydrates (potatoes, sweet potatoes, beans, etc.)
Now, the ONLY true way to know whether or not gluten affects you is by taking my 7-day challenge…
The challenge is simple…
Eliminate Gluten From Your Diet For 7 Straight Days!
I challenge each one of you reading this to take this challenge. Eliminate the breads, pastas, crackers, chips, cookies, and processed junk for 7-straight days.
Focus on eating what we just talked about… high quality proteins, healthy fats, veggies, fruits, and natural carbohydrates (potatoes, sweet potatoes, beans, etc.)
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