Cereal Killers: How ditching wheat could change your life.

November 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment

There was a time, a year or so ago, if you told me I’d never eat bread or pasta again, I would have died on the spot.

I was the girl who ate an entire pretzel roll on the way back from Trader Joe’s.  At restaurants,  I scarfed down the entire bread basket before meals.

No, really I would.  I was an addict.

Granted, I was never “fat’ (I could pass for a junior high student most days), but I was 100% addicted to carbs.  And filled with a myraid of health issues ranging from massive migraines to GI problems.

I thought people on diets like South Beach and Atkins were out of their gourds…how on earth could you live without bread and pasta?  Especially in Chicago, home of the beef sandwich and all things Italian?
Well, it is possible.  I will touch on that later in an upcoming post on what the food situation at the estate looks like nowadays.
My motivation was much different than “losing weight”.  A.) I was trying to heal my kids’ underlying gut issues, so I couldn’t eat said foods infront of him B.) As wheat and other glutenous grains left my diet, I noticed my health issues disappear and my overall well-being improve.  Migraines, gone.  Needs for gut meds, gone.  Dry skin, gone. Patience level, improved. Smartass mouth, still alive and kicking.

I couldn’t believe the massive change I felt.  All of the years of migraine meds and trips to doctors galore.   No one pointed out to me the two major causes of my migraines: wheat and dairy.

Well, it’s because most doctors are not TRAINED in nutrition.   

It got me to thinking.  Grains are garbage.  They are NOT good for anyone, gluten-intolerant, celiac, or not.  They are addictive junk of the food system.

Yes, this includes your whole wheat bread as well.   I thought I was uber-healthy when I used to scarf down my organic whole wheat toast in the morning.   Little did I know the damage it was really doing to me.
During my research into the GFCF diet for Moose, I came across a disturbing fact about gluten and dairy products.  They contain a component that is a morphine-derivative, which is highly addictive.  The bread family contains glutomorphin and the dairy family contains casomorphin.   That’s why you love it, my fellow Americans.  It’s like a morphine rush eating pizza, ice cream, fresh baked bread.

This book is filled with amazing research.
Now you are a wee bit wiser.  Just being aware that you are craving that “morphine” may have you reach for a better choice next time.  
Unless you live in a cave or you have your fancy personal assistant do your grocery shopping, you’ve proabably seen the words “gluten-free” abound in the supermarket.  
Gluten-free grains are a better option than glutinous ones, but are grains nonetheless.  
Living gluten-free in a land-o-bread bowls isn’t easy.  Rice, quinoa, and potatoes are still a part of my diet.  But honestly, I find cooking them a pain now.  Fruits and veggies, nuts and seeds, and yes, a lot of animal protein are what the fine members of the estate eat (save for the junk food binging of the King, he has yet to see the light).
If you are struggling with your weight, depression, skin ailments, etc, please make the connection between the grains and your pain.
Billions of dollars are spent on “cures for cancer” and “R&D for new pharma”…but the answer is simple.  Our bodies do not have rumens like cows have for digesting grass. All grains are related to grass.  Sugar included.

Cows eat grass.  People can’t.  Grains are of the grass family.

 Grains poison us, but that’s probably why they taste so damn good.

Even if you can’t kick the addiction to grains, at least reduce your consumption.  Hell, you may even loose a jean size or two.
It took me 20 years to discover this.  But at least I will have the rest of my life to make up for lost time. 

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