Why Go Gluten Free?

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A gluten–free diet isn’t just for those with celiac disease or a wheat allergy.

 

Although eating wheat products, especially whole wheat, does offer some health benefits, the gluten can actually be harmful.
Here are some reasons you may want to go gluten–free.

  • Humans don’t fully digest wheat. The undigested portions of wheat begin to ferment, producing gas. Icky, belchable, fart-forming gas.

  • Wheat is a pro-inflammatory agent. A pro-inflammatory agent is rapidly converted to sugar, causing a rise in the body’s insulin levels, causing a burst of inflammation at the cellular level, among other problems.

  • Wheat can cause leaky gut syndrome. Leaky gut syndrome is a condition whereby stuff is leaking from your gut into your bloodstream — stuff that shouldn’t be there, such as toxins.

  • Refined wheat has little nutritional value. Did you know that manufacturers actually have to enrich refined wheat because they’ve taken out all the nutrients? And even then, the wheat’s not that valuable, nutritionally speaking.

  • Wheat is one of the top-eight allergens. Millions of people are allergic to wheat — so many, in fact, that it has made it onto the top-eight allergen list.

  • Many people have gluten sensitivity or celiac disease, and don’t know it. So, how many people fall into this category? No one knows for sure. But 1 in 100 people has celiac disease — but most don’t know it. No one knows how many people have gluten sensitivity, but estimates are that it may be as high as 50 percent, or even 70 percent, of the population.

Gluten Free Pizza Recipe!

Finding a gluten-free crust that’s still yummy is tough, so why not try this delicious flatbread recipe!

Ingredients

  • 3 cloves Garlic
  • 1 Egg
  • 1/2 cup Coconut milk, canned
  • 1 cup Arrowroot starch or tapioca flour
  • 1/3 cup Coconut flour
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 cup Butter
  • 1/4 cup Water

Directions:

  1. Place a pizza stone in the oven and heat the oven to 450 F.
  2. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the arrowroot starch, coconut flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
  3. In a small pot, heat the coconut milk, butter, water and garlic over medium heat. Remove from the heat just as it simmers.
  4. Add the hot liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix to combine. Allow the mixture to cool slightly.
  5. In a small bowl, whisk the egg. Add the egg to the batter and mix well; allow the mixture to sit for 5 minutes.
  6. Spread the dough in a thin layer on parchment paper the size of the pizza stone. Carefully transfer the dough to the hot pizza stone.
  7. Bake for 5–7 minutes then remove and add your favorite pizza toppings. Place back in oven and bake for 10–15 minutes or until crust is golden.

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