tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post2411433230602491467..comments2024-02-25T02:24:14.972-08:00Comments on Whole Health Source: Blinded Wheat ChallengeStephan Guyenethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09218114625524777250noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-54773538260816208142011-01-27T09:12:04.738-08:002011-01-27T09:12:04.738-08:00I think a person doing this experiment might have ...I think a person doing this experiment might have a bad reaction in both cases, considering grain also contains phytic acid as well as lectin.Brian Kozmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609541680599306163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-61751431739095749202011-01-27T06:44:21.089-08:002011-01-27T06:44:21.089-08:00They sell empty gelatin capsules with carob conten...They sell empty gelatin capsules with carob content to opacify them. Why not fill a few capsules with whole wheat flour, and then a whole bunch with rice starch or other placebo. For two weeks take a set of, say, three capsules every day, with the set of wheat capsules in line to be taken on a random day selected by your friend. This would further reduce the chances that you would see through the blind, and it prevent the risk of not being able to choke the "smoothie" down. It would also keep it to wheat and nothing but wheat (except for the placebo starch).David Pierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326578313240027846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-90771791195004961812011-01-26T11:28:33.756-08:002011-01-26T11:28:33.756-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Might-o'chondri-ALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17572208303795253605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-1570693098048909502011-01-26T07:36:32.068-08:002011-01-26T07:36:32.068-08:00Avishek--it really depends on the individual. My ...Avishek--it really depends on the individual. My kids are 4 and 7 and are both wheat intolerant (not celiac). I'm 35, and also wheat intolerant, though avoiding it and working on my health for a few years has dramatically reduced my sensitivity/reactions. And I have no idea when my intolerance started.TanyaLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16693836686243602155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-40369709475976756462011-01-26T06:06:49.807-08:002011-01-26T06:06:49.807-08:00I should check this, generally does anyone know ho...I should check this, generally does anyone know how long it takes to develop problems with wheat? I am young and have neevr had problems, but I do not eat what anymore anyway from what I've heard. I therefore doubt that I will feel anything at all as my digestive system is still young and strongAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05678720294816251435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-82741773368375542092011-01-25T19:42:47.374-08:002011-01-25T19:42:47.374-08:00Might-o-condri-AL, your comments are very interest...Might-o-condri-AL, your comments are very interesting but after a couple of reads I'm still not quite understanding what the upshot is in terms of what I should be doing for optimal gut health. <br /><br />My impression is: plenty of vegetable fiber, natural iron sources (don't supplement?), minimal alcohol, and allow a little sugar if lectin-containing foods are consumed.pomo housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15435987785993072179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-19637581200406830672011-01-25T17:57:28.897-08:002011-01-25T17:57:28.897-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Might-o'chondri-ALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17572208303795253605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-78599031367881064662011-01-25T15:29:38.301-08:002011-01-25T15:29:38.301-08:00Might-o'chondri-AL - regarding your comment ab...Might-o'chondri-AL - regarding your comment about sugar breaking the cortisol loop - is that why sugar helps "settle my stomach"? I often find if my gut is a little unsettled after a meal, that a little sugar helps set it to rights. (I have had irritable gut problems for several years.)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01292798910277889950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-89468675458552817812011-01-25T14:22:50.892-08:002011-01-25T14:22:50.892-08:00The concept is good but the implementation seems c...The concept is good but the implementation seems cumbersome. You can buy wheat gluten in a grocery store. Why not simply have your friend add some wheat gluten to your normal protein shake?Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05080767128939690601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-46703215136477450712011-01-25T10:16:05.285-08:002011-01-25T10:16:05.285-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Might-o'chondri-ALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17572208303795253605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-83784861486055393612011-01-25T07:12:10.279-08:002011-01-25T07:12:10.279-08:00You should also try to guess each day which smooth...You should also try to guess each day which smoothie you drank, as a check on your blinding.Glenn Ammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06056589746993017852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-5035115743410312482011-01-25T07:01:32.535-08:002011-01-25T07:01:32.535-08:00I guess I'm not sure why it matters if a react...I guess I'm not sure why it matters if a reaction to particular foods is biased by the placebo effect?<br /><br />Sure it would be bad if the bias leads to something harmful (e.g. never eating veggies because of the false belief they "give me the runs"). However if the bias leads to something neutral or beneficial, then I'm not sure I care.<br /><br />Whether gluten really makes me sick, or if I just think it does so therefore it does (i.e. placebo effect), gluten is not something anybody needs to eat in order to be healthy. So while it might be interesting from a scientific perspective to determine if a gluten sensitivity is real or imagined, if the end result of eating gluten is sickness, just don't eat it!SkolVikingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10255750283002131449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-6865218316359558512011-01-25T06:57:56.070-08:002011-01-25T06:57:56.070-08:00well, what would be fun is take the bread shakes, ...well, what would be fun is take the bread shakes, and then lie. Tell the subject it is filled with gluten, when it isn't. And vice-versa. And then watch the fireworks!<br /><br />Our mind is our best diet tool!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-3794417356108092722011-01-25T06:38:43.376-08:002011-01-25T06:38:43.376-08:00Nice suggestions Stephan. It is indeed hard to get...Nice suggestions Stephan. It is indeed hard to get unbiased perceptions if one knows in advanced what she or he is eating. It would be interesting to test blind reactions to foods with markedly different GIs as well. Sometimes I hear normoglycemic folks saying that they have headaches after eating a high GI food. I can’t help but think that their minds are playing tricks on them.Ned Kockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755560885749335053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-48943441100434321352011-01-25T05:56:31.852-08:002011-01-25T05:56:31.852-08:00This also might be a good way to come out of a glu...This also might be a good way to come out of a gluten-free period to get a more formative idea about how wheat affects you.Elizabeth Wallinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11993628704309057720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-16453380103843928822011-01-25T05:06:35.929-08:002011-01-25T05:06:35.929-08:00Super-sensitive coeliacs may react to 20mg/kg of g...Super-sensitive coeliacs may react to 20mg/kg of gluten. Non-coeliacs (>99% of the population) won't.Nigel Kinbrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368973941328529619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-31647936000955584932011-01-25T02:33:44.667-08:002011-01-25T02:33:44.667-08:00In Europe, "gluten-free" products are de...In Europe, "gluten-free" products are defined as products that contain less than 20 mg/kg gluten (see Commission regulation No 41/2009). So the "gluten-free" bread might contain some gluten.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847816023018292177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-21754261344030918052011-01-25T01:50:12.950-08:002011-01-25T01:50:12.950-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Might-o'chondri-ALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17572208303795253605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-74437741780838622642011-01-24T20:38:00.746-08:002011-01-24T20:38:00.746-08:00There's another approach. Once you have an id...There's another approach. Once you have an idea of how a particular food makes you feel, be aware of that feeling, and if you have that feeling, backtrack and figure out why. <br /><br />I discovered that soy sauce, for instance, contains wheat after eating some sushi and getting stomach cramps.<br /><br />I backtracked through the ingredients of that meal, discovered it contained soy sauce, and learned that soy sauce contains wheat (except for tamari, a traditionally wheat-free soy sauce).<br /><br />I've since had the same experience with a number of other meals. Soups often contain flour as a thickener.Tucker Goodrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09455436946187786398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629175743855013102.post-87363512408356109862011-01-24T19:37:39.195-08:002011-01-24T19:37:39.195-08:00Part of the problem with measuring how you feel on...Part of the problem with measuring how you feel on a day to day basis particular to diet is that your "potential" to feel good or bad is different each day. There are far too many psychological variables to create a fair correlatation.James Holcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05377825007589191412noreply@blogger.com