Comments on: Wheat, Dairy, Cancer, and Addiction: They Are All Related http://biohermit.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/wheat-cancer-and-addiction-how-they-are-all-related/ Healing Cancer with Alternative Knowledge Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:45:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Sheryl http://biohermit.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/wheat-cancer-and-addiction-how-they-are-all-related/#comment-140 Sheryl Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:17:27 +0000 http://biohermit.wordpress.com/?p=200#comment-140 Celiac's must not eat Wheat, Rye, Barley, and in certain cases Oats. Just eliminating Wheat does not cure the Celiac. I think what you are labeling addiction is actually a reaction because you are not gluten free. We all have cravings at one time or another. That does define addiction. I think this concept of addiction has been stretched too far in this case. Would you call a diabetic addicted just for craving sugar? Sometimes a craving is just a craving. Some people lack the self control needed to do what is best for thier bodies. Until we have actual double blind reasearch studies showing that gluten is addictive, this is just a theory Celiac’s must not eat Wheat, Rye, Barley, and in certain cases Oats. Just eliminating Wheat does not cure the Celiac. I think what you are labeling addiction is actually a reaction because you are not gluten free.

We all have cravings at one time or another. That does define addiction. I think this concept of addiction has been stretched too far in this case.

Would you call a diabetic addicted just for craving sugar? Sometimes a craving is just a craving. Some people lack the self control needed to do what is best for thier bodies.

Until we have actual double blind reasearch studies showing that gluten is addictive, this is just a theory

]]> By: Jamie Dedes http://biohermit.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/wheat-cancer-and-addiction-how-they-are-all-related/#comment-128 Jamie Dedes Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:18:00 +0000 http://biohermit.wordpress.com/?p=200#comment-128 "How come nobody told us?" Indeed. And the next question is: If we know that even small percentages of people (which can translate to large numbers) suffer from a range of life-threatening conditions which are caused by gluten enteropathy, then why don't we test for that first thing upon diagnosis? Why not address it or rule it out? I have been dealing with a lung condition that causes fibrosis, which affects the ability to breath and is ultimately fatal. I figured out that I had Celiac on my own. My doctors questioned it. By the time I was tested, I had been off the poison for about two months and the test was negative. Then after a year of being wheat and gluten free, my pulmonary function tests showed significant improvement - significant enough for my physicians to pull me from the transplant list. I may yet have to face that, but I have improved my general health, my lung health, and my quality and perhaps length of life. Not to bad for just giving up some kinds of food. In Italy all children are tested at age six. This is another good idea. These blood tests are cheap and easy, a not unreasonable investment in good health. Lets get a jump on the problems. Thanks for your fine blog. I thought I knew a lot about Celiac, but you have really gone the proverbially nine yards, BioHermit. Good work! Everyone should bookmark this blog. Now! Jamie Dedes Musing By Moonlight “How come nobody told us?” Indeed. And the next question is: If we know that even small percentages of people (which can translate to large numbers) suffer from a range of life-threatening conditions which are caused by gluten enteropathy, then why don’t we test for that first thing upon diagnosis? Why not address it or rule it out?

I have been dealing with a lung condition that causes fibrosis, which affects the ability to breath and is ultimately fatal. I figured out that I had Celiac on my own. My doctors questioned it. By the time I was tested, I had been off the poison for about two months and the test was negative. Then after a year of being wheat and gluten free, my pulmonary function tests showed significant improvement – significant enough for my physicians to pull me from the transplant list. I may yet have to face that, but I have improved my general health, my lung health, and my quality and perhaps length of life. Not to bad for just giving up some kinds of food.

In Italy all children are tested at age six. This is another good idea. These blood tests are cheap and easy, a not unreasonable investment in good health. Lets get a jump on the problems.

Thanks for your fine blog. I thought I knew a lot about Celiac, but you have really gone the proverbially nine yards, BioHermit. Good work! Everyone should bookmark this blog. Now!

Jamie Dedes
Musing By Moonlight

]]> By: silvia http://biohermit.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/wheat-cancer-and-addiction-how-they-are-all-related/#comment-30 silvia Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:51:38 +0000 http://biohermit.wordpress.com/?p=200#comment-30 It is no longer a "conspiracy theory" if evidence exists to support the theory. The more evidence exists, the higher the probability it is no longer a theory but a likelihood. I truly wish people would stop acting like sheep by using the term "conspiracy theory". It is used by those who wish to control you by keeping you thinking those who believe evidence exists are conspiracy lovers who should be ridiculed and therefore dismissed. It is no longer a “conspiracy theory” if evidence exists to support the theory. The more evidence exists, the higher the probability it is no longer a theory but a likelihood. I truly wish people would stop acting like sheep by using the term “conspiracy theory”. It is used by those who wish to control you by keeping you thinking those who believe evidence exists are conspiracy lovers who should be ridiculed and therefore dismissed.

]]> By: elyakatz http://biohermit.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/wheat-cancer-and-addiction-how-they-are-all-related/#comment-19 elyakatz Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:52:52 +0000 http://biohermit.wordpress.com/?p=200#comment-19 bs"d Nobody told you because hardly anyone knows. They should...but they don't. My family has 70 plus years of mysterious ailments of all sorts which can be laid at the feet of this ignorance as well. When we assess the possible damage, it's heartbreaking, especially with children who we know haven't been able to reach their full potential...years of growth and development that can't be recaptured. This is especially difficult for me, because I've been the cook in the family, and have been very conscientious about making sure my family eats the healthiest we can possibly manage. I am very, very well read on the subject of nutrition. If I don't mind saying, I am ahead of the curve on the subject. In spite of that, it's obvious to me as I look back, that at least some of my children, suffered from and continue to suffer from mal-absorption/malnutrition. bs”d

Nobody told you because hardly anyone knows. They should…but they don’t. My family has 70 plus years of mysterious ailments of all sorts which can be laid at the feet of this ignorance as well. When we assess the possible damage, it’s heartbreaking, especially with children who we know haven’t been able to reach their full potential…years of growth and development that can’t be recaptured.

This is especially difficult for me, because I’ve been the cook in the family, and have been very conscientious about making sure my family eats the healthiest we can possibly manage. I am very, very well read on the subject of nutrition. If I don’t mind saying, I am ahead of the curve on the subject. In spite of that, it’s obvious to me as I look back, that at least some of my children, suffered from and continue to suffer from mal-absorption/malnutrition.

]]> By: elyakatz http://biohermit.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/wheat-cancer-and-addiction-how-they-are-all-related/#comment-11 elyakatz Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:16:26 +0000 http://biohermit.wordpress.com/?p=200#comment-11 I've just put a post up regarding Celiac disease. I'm going to read this, thought you might be interested in what I wrote as well. I didn't know much about this illness until a month ago. Very interesting. www.elyakatz.wordpress.com Be well, hope your father recovers. Ellie Katz I’ve just put a post up regarding Celiac disease. I’m going to read this, thought you might be interested in what I wrote as well. I didn’t know much about this illness until a month ago. Very interesting.

http://www.elyakatz.wordpress.com

Be well, hope your father recovers.

Ellie Katz

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