hi I’m Veronica with watchmojo.com and today health expert at Nick Robinson
today health expert at Nick Robinson
today health expert at Nick Robinson explains the gluten-free craze and how
explains the gluten-free craze and how
explains the gluten-free craze and how it can be beneficial to you so what is
it can be beneficial to you so what is
it can be beneficial to you so what is gluten gluten is the sticky protein that
gluten gluten is the sticky protein that
gluten gluten is the sticky protein that you can find in grains so you would find
you can find in grains so you would find
you can find in grains so you would find it for example in wheat oats barley now
it for example in wheat oats barley now
it for example in wheat oats barley now it’s called gluten because it’s sticky
it’s called gluten because it’s sticky
it’s called gluten because it’s sticky so gluten is the protein that binds the
so gluten is the protein that binds the
so gluten is the protein that binds the food together which is why we use it to
food together which is why we use it to
food together which is why we use it to make breads and pastries because it
make breads and pastries because it
make breads and pastries because it helps bind food and it’s also used as a
helps bind food and it’s also used as a
helps bind food and it’s also used as a cheap additive and pretty much anything
cheap additive and pretty much anything
cheap additive and pretty much anything you find in a box or in a wrapper or in
you find in a box or in a wrapper or in
you find in a box or in a wrapper or in a camp what does it mean to be allergic
a camp what does it mean to be allergic
a camp what does it mean to be allergic to gluten because it’s a sticky protein
to gluten because it’s a sticky protein
to gluten because it’s a sticky protein it actually binds to something called
it actually binds to something called
it actually binds to something called villi which are the absorbent little
villi which are the absorbent little
villi which are the absorbent little follicles that are contained in your
follicles that are contained in your
follicles that are contained in your intestines as you eat gluten it travels
intestines as you eat gluten it travels
intestines as you eat gluten it travels through your system and then it covers
through your system and then it covers
through your system and then it covers the villi which means that whatever
the villi which means that whatever
the villi which means that whatever foods you’re eating is gonna reduce the
foods you’re eating is gonna reduce the
foods you’re eating is gonna reduce the absorption of nutrients of those foods
absorption of nutrients of those foods
absorption of nutrients of those foods for someone who is allergic to gluten it
for someone who is allergic to gluten it
for someone who is allergic to gluten it will actually kill off the villi and
will actually kill off the villi and
will actually kill off the villi and cause scar tissue in their intestine
cause scar tissue in their intestine
cause scar tissue in their intestine causing massive health problems those
causing massive health problems those
causing massive health problems those are people who have celiac disease and
are people who have celiac disease and
are people who have celiac disease and other immune system diseases who react
other immune system diseases who react
other immune system diseases who react to gluten but for random people who have
to gluten but for random people who have
to gluten but for random people who have no allergy and who don’t have
no allergy and who don’t have
no allergy and who don’t have intolerance they’re gonna feel the lack
intolerance they’re gonna feel the lack
intolerance they’re gonna feel the lack of nutrients also when they’re eating
of nutrients also when they’re eating
of nutrients also when they’re eating gluten now how come we’re seeing such a
gluten now how come we’re seeing such a
gluten now how come we’re seeing such a trend in going gluten-free the research
trend in going gluten-free the research
trend in going gluten-free the research in the past ten years has been really
in the past ten years has been really
in the past ten years has been really dramatic we used to think that people
dramatic we used to think that people
dramatic we used to think that people who couldn’t have gluten were only
who couldn’t have gluten were only
who couldn’t have gluten were only people with celiac disease and the
people with celiac disease and the
people with celiac disease and the testing for celiac disease was very
testing for celiac disease was very
testing for celiac disease was very inconsistent it was very hard to obtain
inconsistent it was very hard to obtain
inconsistent it was very hard to obtain we’re just experiencing a lot more
we’re just experiencing a lot more
we’re just experiencing a lot more research that’s becoming available and
research that’s becoming available and
research that’s becoming available and the other thing too is as we understand
the other thing too is as we understand
the other thing too is as we understand what gluten does to everybody we’re
what gluten does to everybody we’re
what gluten does to everybody we’re realizing that we need to take cancer
realizing that we need to take cancer
realizing that we need to take cancer patients off of gluten children with
patients off of gluten children with
patients off of gluten children with autism people with psychiatric illnesses
autism people with psychiatric illnesses
autism people with psychiatric illnesses people with insomnia because it
people with insomnia because it
people with insomnia because it increases the amount of nutrients that
increases the amount of nutrients that
increases the amount of nutrients that you absorb which means it increases your
you absorb which means it increases your
you absorb which means it increases your ability to fight disease and to be
ability to fight disease and to be
ability to fight disease and to be healthy so the athletic community I
healthy so the athletic community I
healthy so the athletic community I think is one of the first communities to
think is one of the first communities to
think is one of the first communities to go hey wait a minute
go hey wait a minute
go hey wait a minute I want to sign up for the best most
I want to sign up for the best most
I want to sign up for the best most optimal health possible so I’m going to
optimal health possible so I’m going to
optimal health possible so I’m going to gluten out of my diet does that mean
gluten out of my diet does that mean
gluten out of my diet does that mean that everyone can benefit from a
that everyone can benefit from a
that everyone can benefit from a gluten-free diet you take any single
gluten-free diet you take any single
gluten-free diet you take any single person off of gluten and one of the
person off of gluten and one of the
person off of gluten and one of the first things they’ll notice within ten
first things they’ll notice within ten
first things they’ll notice within ten days is that their waistline shrinks
days is that their waistline shrinks
days is that their waistline shrinks yeah by several inches I had one lady
yeah by several inches I had one lady
yeah by several inches I had one lady that I was working with in 10 days she
that I was working with in 10 days she
that I was working with in 10 days she lost seven inches around her waist she
lost seven inches around her waist she
lost seven inches around her waist she was not allergic to gluten it just was
was not allergic to gluten it just was
was not allergic to gluten it just was not optimal for her system most of my
not optimal for her system most of my
not optimal for her system most of my clients who take away the gluten and
clients who take away the gluten and
clients who take away the gluten and within ten days they’re transformed
within ten days they’re transformed
within ten days they’re transformed their skin looks better their sleep is
their skin looks better their sleep is
their skin looks better their sleep is better their energy is higher and they
better their energy is higher and they
better their energy is higher and they just feel much more radiant and alive if
just feel much more radiant and alive if
just feel much more radiant and alive if you decide to go gluten-free does this
you decide to go gluten-free does this
you decide to go gluten-free does this mean you won’t be able to eat anything
mean you won’t be able to eat anything
mean you won’t be able to eat anything let’s explain maybe a bit more why we
let’s explain maybe a bit more why we
let’s explain maybe a bit more why we eat greens so grains is actually quite
eat greens so grains is actually quite
eat greens so grains is actually quite new in the human nutrition system if you
new in the human nutrition system if you
new in the human nutrition system if you look at a field of wheat
look at a field of wheat
look at a field of wheat you wouldn’t be inspired to go eat that
you wouldn’t be inspired to go eat that
you wouldn’t be inspired to go eat that you’d have to mill it transform it you
you’d have to mill it transform it you
you’d have to mill it transform it you need tools and mechanisms but grasses is
need tools and mechanisms but grasses is
need tools and mechanisms but grasses is natural for humans to eat grasses for
natural for humans to eat grasses for
natural for humans to eat grasses for example like rice you just soak it and
example like rice you just soak it and
example like rice you just soak it and you can eat it so grass is that don’t
you can eat it so grass is that don’t
you can eat it so grass is that don’t contain gluten have been in our diet for
contain gluten have been in our diet for
contain gluten have been in our diet for thousands and thousands of years so
thousands and thousands of years so
thousands and thousands of years so there’s actually a wide variety of foods
there’s actually a wide variety of foods
there’s actually a wide variety of foods that you can have without gluten that
that you can have without gluten that
that you can have without gluten that just feels much better and more natural
just feels much better and more natural
just feels much better and more natural to your system like Rice’s like potatoes
to your system like Rice’s like potatoes
to your system like Rice’s like potatoes amaranth in chia and a lot of ancient
amaranth in chia and a lot of ancient
amaranth in chia and a lot of ancient grasses that were rediscovering today
grasses that were rediscovering today
grasses that were rediscovering today and bringing back into our diet now I
and bringing back into our diet now I
and bringing back into our diet now I read that people that cut out fortified
read that people that cut out fortified
read that people that cut out fortified breads and cereals actually lack fully
breads and cereals actually lack fully
breads and cereals actually lack fully and their diet is this true it would be
and their diet is this true it would be
and their diet is this true it would be true if all you ate was bread and pasta
true if all you ate was bread and pasta
true if all you ate was bread and pasta folic acid is found in spinach and
folic acid is found in spinach and
folic acid is found in spinach and lettuces and anything crunchy and green
lettuces and anything crunchy and green
lettuces and anything crunchy and green that you would find in a supermarket has
that you would find in a supermarket has
that you would find in a supermarket has folate in it so all you need if you make
folate in it so all you need if you make
folate in it so all you need if you make sure that you eat vegetables every
sure that you eat vegetables every
sure that you eat vegetables every single day you have all the folate that
single day you have all the folate that
single day you have all the folate that you need if we want to go gluten-free
you need if we want to go gluten-free
you need if we want to go gluten-free what do we have to look for on the
what do we have to look for on the
what do we have to look for on the ingredient list obviously wheat oh it’s
ingredient list obviously wheat oh it’s
ingredient list obviously wheat oh it’s rye barley and any of the grains that
rye barley and any of the grains that
rye barley and any of the grains that you can easily identify it’s also hidden
you can easily identify it’s also hidden
you can easily identify it’s also hidden under something like yeast or starch and
under something like yeast or starch and
under something like yeast or starch and if you see something that’s called
if you see something that’s called
if you see something that’s called artificial flavors or artificial colors
artificial flavors or artificial colors
artificial flavors or artificial colors odds are it also contains secondary
odds are it also contains secondary
odds are it also contains secondary ingredients but there’s always a risk
ingredients but there’s always a risk
ingredients but there’s always a risk when you eat packaged foods packaged
when you eat packaged foods packaged
when you eat packaged foods packaged foods don’t need to identify anything
foods don’t need to identify anything
foods don’t need to identify anything that’s less than two
that’s less than two
that’s less than two scent of the ingredients so your
scent of the ingredients so your
scent of the ingredients so your manufacturer can be putting just about
manufacturer can be putting just about
manufacturer can be putting just about anything in your food as long as it
anything in your food as long as it
anything in your food as long as it doesn’t exceed 2% well thank you very
doesn’t exceed 2% well thank you very
doesn’t exceed 2% well thank you very much you’re welcome thank you
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