Ingesting wheat can cause pain and inflammation throughout your body. The agriculture revolution has allowed our foods to become filled with toxins. Humans are not meant to digest such toxins. If you are waking up everyday in pain and feeling like you’re have brain fog, call your chiropractor to find out how wheat can affect your spinal alignment and cause your joints to hurt.
Is it Celiac Disease or a Gluten Intolerance
Many people think that celiac disease, gluten intolerance and an allergy to wheat are the same problem. Celiac disease is a genetic issue that requires special testing to diagnose. If you suffer from allergies to wheat and gluten, then that is an allergic response that is measurable on blood and skin test. Gluten intolerance is a digestive issue and can be managed through diet, stress reduction, and spinal adjustments.
Celiac Disease, Wheat Intolerance, and Chiropractic Adjustments
Celiac disease is inherited and can cause a multitude of digestive issues such as abdominal pain and inflammation. Celiac disease is a lifelong problem, but wheat issue or intolerance is most common in children and in middle aged people whose hormones have changed. Change your diet to help reduce wheat intolerance and seek chiropractic care to be sure the nerves to the intestinal/digestive track are open and able to promote the spinal health that can affect digestive health.
Non Celiac Gluten Intolerance and Leaky Gut Syndrome
Non celiac gluten intolerance is usually less severe than celiac disease. For example, the symptoms of theses conditions don’t always include leaky gut syndrome. Leaky gut is when your body isn’t digesting its nutrients properly. Toxins are able to leak out of the gut into your body systems. This can lead to disease, arthritis, pain and irritability. Through good nutrition and great chiropractic care, you can promote your body to heal itself.
Gluten Intolerance and Allergies
If you find that you are getting stuffy, coughing, having joint pain or having headaches after eating, you may be having an allergic reaction to the additives in your foods. You might even suffering from gluten intolerance. You might also notice that every time you eat chips, bread, spaghetti and some cereals you feel lethargic with lack of concentration. Making some healthy changes in your diet to include more whole foods and less packaged foods, along with regular chiropractic adjustments, can get you on your way to feeling your best.
Foods to Avoid if you are Gluten Intolerant
You may find yourself having more allergies after special occasions or other events that make you prone to eating foods that you don’t normally eat. Your gut could be attacking itself. Perhaps your immune system could be attacking the peptide gliadin in gluten. There are some foods that you can avoid to help your body to not overreact with an allergic response. You can alter your eating habits to decrease the inflammation response in your body.
Pesticides Can Cause Brain Fog, Joint Swelling, and Allergic Responses
Are you getting your yard ready for planting flowers and grass? Did you know that the pesticides that you are using could be causing you to have brain fog, joint swelling and an increase in allergy issues?Herbicides, pesticides, chlorines and BPA’s in your plastics could be contributing to your health.Chiropractic and nutrition go hand and hand to help you reach optimal health.
What Foods Can Cause Allergic Reactions
There are a number of foods that may be causing your allergic reactions, ADD/ADHD, histamine reactions or memory problems.
Some of the foods include but not limited to are:
- Milk
- eggs
- peanuts
- tree nuts
- fish
- shellfish
- spelt
- wheat
The normal allergy testing may not be very helpful. There are other ways you can figure out if you are having a histamine response to these or others foods and toxins. Call your local chiropractor to find out how you can measure your histamine response or to see if there is a spinal issue that may be contributing to the symptoms.
Organic Whole Foods Verses Inorganic Processed Foods
Eating the wrong foods can cause you to have a decrease in focus and mood swings. Did you know your food choices affect your personality in a way that could negatively impact your relationships with others? Eating the right foods for optimal focus and energy can make a huge difference in how your emotions play out throughout the day. Your food also has an effect on your spine health.
If you are eating fast foods, packaged foods and manufactured foods, you are most likely experiencing less than optimal energy levels. The types of foods you eat contribute greatly to your over all health and sense of well being.
Can Ingredients in My Personal Products be Causing Weight Gain and Allergies
You can’t figure out why your not losing weight in spite of changing your diet. Did you know that your soaps, cleaners, makeup, shampoo, detergents, and deodorants can not only cause you to gain weight but can also be causing your allergies to worsen?
Salicylates in your products can also be causing you to have joint pain, weight gain, irritability and ADD/ADHD symptoms. Some nuts and fruits also contain these by products. You might need to look at your bathroom and kitchen products in order to lose weight and gain more focus. chemical laden p products can also affect your spine, causing issues such as pain and inflammation.
Does Stress Cause Food Intolerance
You might be wondering that if you currently are experiencing a food intolerance will you always have a food intolerance? If you are stressed or are experiencing lot of lifestyle changes, you may not be able to make good nutritional choices. You also may not be getting the rest you need. The ongoing stress may be preventing you from having enough recovery time before more stress comes your way.
The Effects of Stress on DNA
This ongoing cycle can cause your DNA to become altered. It may seem there is no hope for regaining good health again. Great news! There are ways to suppress the part of your DNA that is suddenly overreacting to the stress signals in your body to calm back down. There are lifestyle changes that you can implement to help you optimize your health.
Your chiropractor can help you to find out if you have a real DNA issue or if the problem is an intolerance caused from stress. Other factors could include spinal blocks that could be causing your digestive system to have trouble processing foods and vitamins effectively.
The Gut Connection to Your Health and Well Being
You might be wondering why your immune system is on overload causing your health to decline. Your digestive tract seems to not be working properly causing you to be constipated and/or to have diarrhea for no known reason. You may not able to carry out your daily actives because of this increase in health issues.
What is Causing Your Leaky Gut Syndrome
Have you thought of your drinking water as a chemical soup? Add eating wheat to that chemical soup, and you could be gluing your intestinal muscles to the wall of your intestines. This can cause leaky gut syndrome. Then you wonder why you wake up with swollen joints, constipation, lack of concentration and low energy. Chiropractic can help you to find a solution to your nutritional problems and your spinal issues that are causing you muscle stiffness, pain and or headaches as well as aggravating your allergy symptoms