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Re: Top 12 Reasons Gluten, if sensitive to it, Should Be ELIMINATED From Your Diet: Part 1

Thanks for the great info! Do you think you can get Dr. Oz to read this out in his show? :)

Re: Top 12 Reasons Gluten, if sensitive to it, Should Be ELIMINATED From Your Diet: Part 1

How do you know if you are sensitive?

Re: Top 12 Reasons Gluten, if sensitive to it, Should Be ELIMINATED From Your Diet: Part 1

Thanks for the tips coach. My friend who is East Indian can eat grains and not develop any problems. Are certain race of people better adapted to eating foods with gluten? Thanks.

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Coach,
Do you think you could link some studies or references? I'd like to read more about how gluten affects the brain.
Thanks!!!!

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Thanks Sir! Would love to know the answers Chirs and Pete asked. Thanks again

Re: Top 12 Reasons Gluten, if sensitive to it, Should Be ELIMINATED From Your Diet: Part 1

Thanks Sir! Would love to know the answers Chirs and Pete asked. Thanks again

Re: Top 12 Reasons Gluten, if sensitive to it, Should Be ELIMINATED From Your Diet: Part 1

although I am sure that I am gluten sensitive, my brothers and sisters are not.

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As far as the references are concerned, just go on Pub Med, to list them all would take up an entire website, I am a strength coach not your personal librarian, doing your own research will make it worth even more.
Regarding testing for gluten, I will post an answer to that on the site tomorrow in the women's section.

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Wow was really interested in this coach person until I just read his comment about not being a personal librarian and now not so much interested in him and his obviously negative attitudes!

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As far as the references are concerned, just go on Pub Med, to list them all would take up an entire website, I am a strength coach not your personal librarian, doing your own research will make it worth even more.
Regarding testing for gluten, I will post an answer to that on the site tomorrow in the women's section.

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love the info but what a turnoff by the coach's arrogance saying coach is not your personal librarian! Wow what a jerk!

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@Jen

'We must view with profound respect the infinite capacity of the human mind to resist the introduction of useful knowledge.'

~ Thomas R. Lounsbury (1838-1915)

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@ Karen & Jen - I think you need to be familiar with CP to appreciate his "kurtness". Kind of like a drill instructor.

I personally don't care in what tone free invaluable info is given to me. ;-)

Looking forward to the gluten test Coach!

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Karen and Jen, when a top strength and conditioning coach in the world posts information for free it will come off as disrespectful if you ask where he got his sources from. Not only could it come off as you don't believe him and want to see the sources, other times someone could be taking the same info, ripping it off and referencing it in their own work. Then you have students who want to use the info given, but are too lazy to search the references.

Lastly, as a student of another top strength coach Louie Simmons, you will find s nc coaches to have a different mentality. It's a personality you develop when you deal with a lot of people. They are mad scientists trapped in a alpha male body. Please don't ruin this free blog for the rest of us bc your feelings got hurt.

Re: Top 12 Reasons Gluten, if sensitive to it, Should Be ELIMINATED From Your Diet: Part 1

Karen and Jen, when a top strength and conditioning coach in the world posts information for free it will come off as disrespectful if you ask where he got his sources from. Not only could it come off as you don't believe him and want to see the sources, other times someone could be taking the same info, ripping it off and referencing it in their own work. Then you have students who want to use the info given, but are too lazy to search the references.

Lastly, as a student of another top strength coach Louie Simmons, you will find s nc coaches to have a different mentality. It's a personality you develop when you deal with a lot of people. They are mad scientists trapped in a alpha male body. Please don't ruin this free blog for the rest of us bc your feelings got hurt.

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Thank you Joe, Pete, and KB for your understanding.

For Karen and Jen, please understand that the volume of references on the ill effects of gluten are considerable. Dr. Tom O'Bryan has lectured for us on the topic, and makes it his mission to educate physicians, trainers, chiros etc.. on that topic. The information is free, and the research can easily be found on PubMed, therefore I am sure you will understand that it can become irritating to be always asked for the references, while nowadays the information is so readily available.

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Thanks for covering the topic of gluten. I personally believe that gluten affects so many people they just don't realise it. It is good to have a quick easily understandable reference to show clients and also friends to help them understand.
I would encourage all people who read the coaches blogs but have never met him in person not to judge the man himself. I don't know of anyone who works as hard or tirelessly to give so much information and educate many people. I can assure you Coach Poliquin is worth getting to know and his work is of such a standard you would be doing yourself a disservice not to read his articles and learn from them :)

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I think people should go straight to cutting out all gluten foods before doing any research about it because if they've eating "gluten foods", they'd be too stupid to understand the effects of them even if they did the research. lol

I've cut out gluten and casein and, as far as I know, my high-functioning autism symptoms have been considerably reduced. I can concentrate better and I don't feel and act as socially awkward as before. My mom has noticed an improvement in me as well.

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@ Pete
Here is your answer:
www.charlespoliquin.com/ForWomen/AskCharles/Question/1689/My_budget_is_very_low_How_can_I_tell_if_I_am_glute.aspx

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Le gluten est une protéine que l’on retrouve dans la plupart des grains et céréales consommés en Amérique et en Europe. La majeure partie du gluten consommé par vos clients provient des produits du blé, mais aussi de l’orge, du triticale, du seigle, de l’avoine et de l’épeautre. L’avoine est supposée être dépourvue de gluten, mais il arrive fréquemment qu’elle subisse une contamination croisée provenant du fait qu’elle est transportée dans les mêmes camions qui ont servis au transport du blé. Vous devez aussi savoir que les souches Américaines de blé ont la plus haute concentration de gluten au monde.

Le gluten a été identifié comme facteur de risques pour tellement de maladies qu’il est presque impossible de tenir un compte. Au moment d’écrire ces lignes, le milieu de la médecine fonctionnelle a isolé 55 maladies qui y sont liées.

J’ai choisi de vous présenter 12 des raisons majeures pour éliminer le gluten de votre diète :

1. Le gluten produit de l’inflammation au cerveau. La réponse auto-immune reliée à l’ingestion de gluten produit de l’inflammation au cerveau. Elle dépose un type de plaque qui interfère avec la bonne communication entre les cellules de l’encéphale. Le gluten est tellement néfaste pour le cerveau que je connais au moins une écurie de Formule 1 qui empêche ses pilotes d’en consommer.

2. Le glutamate contenu dans le gluten tue les cellules du cerveau. Le glutamate est une toxine excitante, ce qui veut dire qu’il surexcite les cellules du cerveau, ce qui les endommage et peut même les tuer. Son port d’attache dans le cerveau est appelé le récepteur NMDA (N-Méthyl-D-Asparte.) L’excitation excessive de ce récepteur est liée à plusieurs désordres psychiatriques.

3. Le gluten est lié à l’autisme. CHAQUE client qui est venu me consulter pour aider leur enfant autistique a constaté que l’élimination du gluten est le plus important facteur dans l’amélioration de l’état de ce dernier. Ils ont aussi constaté que réintroduire par accident, comme par exemple manger un gâteau d’anniversaire chez un ami, va immédiatement causer une réapparition des changements comportementaux associés à l’autisme.

4. Le gluten est associé à l’ostéo-arthrite. Retirer le gluten de votre diète allège immédiatement la douleur causée par cette maladie.

5. La gluten peut causer la dépression. La réponse inflammatoire associée à la consommation de gluten peut causer des symptômes dépressifs. Si vous êtes sensible au gluten, vous ne sortirez pas de votre état dépressif avant d’avoir régler votre problème physiologique, peu importe la quantité de méditation et de thérapie de la parole. Réparer votre biologie est crucial avant de toute forme de psychothérapie.

6. Le gluten va diminuer l’activité de votre thyroïde. Il a été démontré que la sensibilité au gluten va négativement affecter votre thyroïde.

Re: Top 12 Reasons Gluten, if sensitive to it, Should Be ELIMINATED From Your Diet: Part 1

Thanks Coach!

The point about Oat contamination peaked my interest. There are so many supplements that are processed on equipment that also handles wheat. Everything from Glutamine to WPI. Also, is it worth it to limit gluten intake as opposed to eliminate it or will the ill effects be the same no matter how much you ingest?

Thanks again for the great info.

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Sorry Coach, I didn't mean to insult or annoy you (or start such a discourse). I'm just looking to expand my knowledge about how the body works, and why it's important to eliminate certain foods. I'll get off my ass next time and do some searching before I ask questions.

Re: Top 12 Reasons Gluten, if sensitive to it, Should Be ELIMINATED From Your Diet: Part 1

Sorry Coach, I didn't mean to insult or annoy you (or start such a discourse). I'm just looking to expand my knowledge about how the body works, and why it's important to eliminate certain foods. I'll get off my ass next time and do some searching before I ask questions.

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Anyone who is feeling turned off by coach Poliquin's demeanor really ought to check out Scott Abel...

Re: Top 12 Reasons Gluten, if sensitive to it, Should Be ELIMINATED From Your Diet: Part 1

After I sent and shared the gluten blog post of Charles Poliquin, the response was overwhelming, but this one in particular touched base. I wanted to share this email i received from one of my friends, to show you that you don't have to be exposed to gluten for a certain amount of time to have some symptoms or related problems.

''This article pushed my buttons in a big way!My son Massimo is intolerant to Gluten. We found out the hard way, once he started eating cereal at approx 4 months old. It took 2 months to figure it out but needless to say it took us no time to learn about it and know what to do to save this little boy. The damage to his body was horrifying. Body riddled with eczema, bed sheets filled with blood due to his constant scratching…he was only months old! Projectile vomiting, lethargic, you name the symptom he had it and in a big way. He was losing weight by the day. It was Horrible to say the least.

He just turned 2 in October and is as healthy as can be without a stitch of Gluten in his body! His diet is one you would be proud of. He eats horse meat, beef or chicken almost every day. Lots of vegetables and fruits. We found plenty of gluten free products including rice pasta, corn pasta, various cookies, etc…The article on Top 12 reasons to eliminate Gluten obviously hit home. Making people aware helps tremendously and reduces the dark periods people can go through when we don’t know wtf is going on. ''

Keep on sharing…….

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Wow, I just thought it increased cortisol levels! This is crazy. My mom teaches kids with autism so I sent her this link right away.

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thanks coach !!!

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Hi Mr Poliquin,

I am a South African living in the UK. I have been living here for over 10 years. About 1 week after I've landed in London I have contracted the Bell Paulsy virus. It has never gone away since, so I'm still a bit paralysed in my face.

About 1.5 year after I've moved to London, I was diagnosed with IBS. I am not a trainer or coach or anything like that. I met a friend who has been on one of your courses and he has really enlightened me regarding the human body. I have been trying to illiminate gluten from my diet for the past 4 years. By doing this, I have lost alot of weight (or body fat to be exact) - by default.

Anyway i have learnt that the human body - everything is connected or linked to everything else...much like nature. With this in mind I am thinking that maybe my IBS and Bells Paulsy are linked...not 100% sure.
I have a question. Its been over 10 years now and the Bells Paulsy have never fully recovered which means I have lost most functions in my face (LH side). I want to know if there is anything that i can take or do to get my face back to what it was?

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Wow .... you want him to post sources a simple PubMed will show ??

Maybe you should be less concerned with his attitude and more concerned with your lazyness.

He isn't your babysitter nor is he paid to post these articles so be thankfull he posts at all ?

People's sense of entitlement is unbelieveable.

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@ Karen & Jen - I think you need to be familiar with CP to appreciate his "kurtness". Kind of like a drill instructor.


Quoted for truth !

Been reading this guys stuff since Muscle Media - lazyness is not something that is to be encouraged by providing references a simple search would unearth !

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Cutting out gluten was one the best things I did, for one, I can now see my abbs!

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Charles, i know do you not rate grains highly, which i understand - but i have a very active job and train hard 5x per week (at least) and although i rotate my breakfasts - i do love a bowl of gluten free oats, which i find replenishes my energy levels and makes me feel good. I have tried (with success) the meat and nut rotation but i did find after a few weeks i was craving some oats. What is your opinion on gluten free oats and would they be harmful if one was aiming for body fat of sub 8%?
Much appreciate any feedback, and apologies if you have recently replied something similar.

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It's "curtness", by the way.

The gluten-Autism link is well-documented, but it is worth pointing out that people with ADD, ADHD, bi-polar disorders, etc. will also find many symptoms will disappear or diminish once gluten is removed from their diets.

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First of all - thanks for publishing the article Charles.

@Joe Dubyk, Stephen - Have you ever read a scientific journal article and NOT seen referencing? If the author doesn't reference all of their information, it simply doesn't get published and would be taken as plagiarism. Universities are also as strict and punish students and researchers in this regard, calling it "academic dishonesty" where a piece of research does not reference ideas that are not original.

Therefore an article which wants to give itself greater scientific credence DOES provide references and gives credit to the original authors where credit is due. By mentioning the references, it indicates that the information comes from reliable sources, and sound research.

What's wrong with someone asking for references? Can you imagine a university lecturer giving information and not providing any references to his/her students?

Having said that, CP's blog post is the equivalent of newspapers and good articles found in magazines like Men's Health and others (WebMD, etc), which usually don't reference. It's not a requirement, but a gentle pointer in the direction of Pub Med would have been sufficient.

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Would cutting off gluten at 16 years old be dangerous? I'm in the process of deciding if I start a gluten free diet or not. Thank you Coach!

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Thanks once again Coach! Thankyou for devoting your time and freely sharing your knowledge. It is greatly and much appreciated!!!

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You guys are all fucking cry babies. Coach doesn't have to post shit. Stop being babies. Bunch of 2 year olds crying.

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Do any of you whining whinging parasites not understand the practicalities of life? If every article was backed up with the dozens of references that you clamour so eagerly for then as a commercial enterprise Poliquin would have to hire another member of staff, they should then pass the cost onto the user, and I guarantee you that all you moaning, self entitled babies will all disappear because you won't pay a penny. Hmm...loathe as I am to suggest this, perhaps thats a good idea after all?!

This is a FREE resource. It is also by far the best resource that I know of for real, practical advice to enable us to get healthier, leaner, fitter, and stronger. Be grateful and be prepared to do your own homework. Unless your name is Kyrstal, Charles Poliquin is not your dad. Nor is he your teacher who is paid to spoon feed you.

And on the subject of references, have you people not figured out yet that many studies can be twisted to back up whatever you want to prove. Therefore you read what you will, you take from it what you want, and you interpret it according to your thinking and the research that you do own off your own back. Go and sit through a day long Tom O'Bryan lecture if you dare. Gluten is his life's work and he has ALL the references and more.