What Does "Gluten Free" Means & Do For Your Health?

A gluten-free diet is a diet that excludes gluten, a protein composite found in wheat and related grains, including barley and rye. It causes health problems in sufferers of celiac disease , non-celiac gluten sensitivity and some cases of wheat allergy. Some people believe that there are health benefits to gluten-free eating for the general population, but there is no published experimental evidence to support such claims. For those diagnosed with celiac disease, eating gluten-free is following an undisputed medical directive.

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease attacking the small intestine due to the presence of gluten, for which a gluten-free diet is the only medically-accepted treatment

People buy gluten-free food "because they think it will help them lose weight, because they seem to feel better or because they mistakenly believe they are sensitive to gluten. However the gluten-free diet is not recommended as a means to eat healthier, lose weight, or diagnose one's own symptoms.

The diet includes naturally gluten-free food, such as meat, fish, nuts, legumes, fruit, vegetables, rice, corn, potatoes, quinoa,buckwheat, sorghum, and products made from these, such as breads and gluten-free beer. Gluten-free bread may be less fluffy, so additives are used to compensate, such as corn starch, eggs, xanthum gum, guar gum, and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose.

Processing of some glutenous ingredients removes the gluten, such as maltodextrin, and some distilled beverages.

Some vineyards use flour paste to caulk the oak barrels, but tests have not detected the presence of gluten in the wine. Gluten may be used as a clarifying agent in wine, some of which might remain in the product.

The diet excludes foods containing gluten, such as wheat, rye, barley, and foods that may include them, or shared transportation or processing facilities with them. People with gluten intolerance may require special compounding of their medication

Risks

Unless great care is taken, a gluten-free diet can lack the vitamins, minerals, and fiber which are found in wheat, barley, rye, kamut, and other gluten-containing whole grains. Although this can be mitigated through the consumption of brown rice and quinoa, many practitioners of the diet do not consume the recommended number of grain servings per day. Many gluten-free products are not fortified or enriched by such nutrients as folate, iron, and fiber as traditional breads and cereals have been during the last century

Some of the symptoms of celiac decease:

- Miscarrying 

- Alcohol addiction

- Excessive sugar craving

- Vertigo

- Autism

- Cancer

- Depression 

- Chest pain

- Parkinson

- Epilepsia

- Lactose intolerant

- Migraines

- Nausea

- Digestive problems such as: gases, inflammation, diarrhoea, 

- Skin allergies and others...

What Does "Gluten Free" Means & Do For Your Health?

A gluten-free diet is a diet that excludes gluten, a protein composite found in wheat and related grains, including barley and rye. It causes health problems in sufferers of celiac disease , non-celiac gluten sensitivity and some cases of wheat allergy. Some people believe that there are health benefits to gluten-free eating for the general population, but there is no published experimental evidence to support such claims. For those diagnosed with celiac disease, eating gluten-free is following an undisputed medical directive.

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease attacking the small intestine due to the presence of gluten, for which a gluten-free diet is the only medically-accepted treatment

People buy gluten-free food "because they think it will help them lose weight, because they seem to feel better or because they mistakenly believe they are sensitive to gluten. However the gluten-free diet is not recommended as a means to eat healthier, lose weight, or diagnose one's own symptoms.

The diet includes naturally gluten-free food, such as meat, fish, nuts, legumes, fruit, vegetables, rice, corn, potatoes, quinoa,buckwheat, sorghum, and products made from these, such as breads and gluten-free beer. Gluten-free bread may be less fluffy, so additives are used to compensate, such as corn starch, eggs, xanthum gum, guar gum, and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose.

Processing of some glutenous ingredients removes the gluten, such as maltodextrin, and some distilled beverages.

Some vineyards use flour paste to caulk the oak barrels, but tests have not detected the presence of gluten in the wine. Gluten may be used as a clarifying agent in wine, some of which might remain in the product.

The diet excludes foods containing gluten, such as wheat, rye, barley, and foods that may include them, or shared transportation or processing facilities with them. People with gluten intolerance may require special compounding of their medication

Risks

Unless great care is taken, a gluten-free diet can lack the vitamins, minerals, and fiber which are found in wheat, barley, rye, kamut, and other gluten-containing whole grains. Although this can be mitigated through the consumption of brown rice and quinoa, many practitioners of the diet do not consume the recommended number of grain servings per day. Many gluten-free products are not fortified or enriched by such nutrients as folate, iron, and fiber as traditional breads and cereals have been during the last century

Some of the symptoms of celiac decease:

- Miscarrying 

- Alcohol addiction

- Excessive sugar craving

- Vertigo

- Autism

- Cancer

- Depression 

- Chest pain

- Parkinson

- Epilepsia

- Lactose intolerant

- Migraines

- Nausea

- Digestive problems such as: gases, inflammation, diarrhoea, 

- Skin allergies and others...

Veggie Burgers. Healthy & Delicious

When I founded a similar recipe to this and then I swap the ingredients and form to cook to make them healthier (thats how I come up with most of my recipes) I didn't expect them to be this good. I just thought It would be a nice little side or main dish to change it up a bit, but OMG! This turned to be one of my best recipes of all times. I don't know what is it. I think is the combination of the ingredients but they are amazing. So Try them and let me know what you think:

Ingredients:

1 cup of sunflower seeds
1 carrot
1 celery stick
1 red pepper
1 handful of parsley
1/2 a teaspoon of cayenne pepper
Sea salt
Black pepper

So you have to soak the seeds for at least 4 hours. I soaked them all night.

Chop up the carrot, celery and pepper into very small pieces and pop into the blender add the seeds and condiments and blend very well. Make sure your seeds are dry so you don't add any water into the mixture because the mix is quiet wet. Then form the burgers and place them on a tray. I put tin foil on the tray next time I would put non grease proof paper. They didn't stick but it be cleaner way to remove them from tray. Then I popped into a preheated oven at 200C for about 20 minutes.

Serve with some broccoli or a salad. Or you can even use them as buns for a homemade burger! absolutely delicious! Please if you make them let me know how you get on.

Veggie Burgers. Healthy & Delicious

When I founded a similar recipe to this and then I swap the ingredients and form to cook to make them healthier (thats how I come up with most of my recipes) I didn't expect them to be this good. I just thought It would be a nice little side or main dish to change it up a bit, but OMG! This turned to be one of my best recipes of all times. I don't know what is it. I think is the combination of the ingredients but they are amazing. So Try them and let me know what you think:

Ingredients:

1 cup of sunflower seeds
1 carrot
1 celery stick
1 red pepper
1 handful of parsley
1/2 a teaspoon of cayenne pepper
Sea salt
Black pepper

So you have to soak the seeds for at least 4 hours. I soaked them all night.

Chop up the carrot, celery and pepper into very small pieces and pop into the blender add the seeds and condiments and blend very well. Make sure your seeds are dry so you don't add any water into the mixture because the mix is quiet wet. Then form the burgers and place them on a tray. I put tin foil on the tray next time I would put non grease proof paper. They didn't stick but it be cleaner way to remove them from tray. Then I popped into a preheated oven at 200C for about 20 minutes.

Serve with some broccoli or a salad. Or you can even use them as buns for a homemade burger! absolutely delicious! Please if you make them let me know how you get on.

Healthy Dip. Roasted Red Pepper.

Having friends over and want to keep the healthy style yet cook something delicious?

This dip is the perfect idea to be munching away without guilt.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of Cashew Nuts (soaked over night or at least for 4 hours)
1 Red Pepper Roasted
2 tablespoons of walnuts

The longer you soak the cashews the creamier it gets. Blend the cashews with a tiny drop of water to get the blender going. Add sea salt and black pepper to it and place in a little container. Then add a few chopped walnuts for extra crunchiness.

Serve with carrot, celery and cucumber sticks. Great evening snack as well.

Healthy Dip. Roasted Red Pepper.

Having friends over and want to keep the healthy style yet cook something delicious?

This dip is the perfect idea to be munching away without guilt.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of Cashew Nuts (soaked over night or at least for 4 hours)
1 Red Pepper Roasted
2 tablespoons of walnuts

The longer you soak the cashews the creamier it gets. Blend the cashews with a tiny drop of water to get the blender going. Add sea salt and black pepper to it and place in a little container. Then add a few chopped walnuts for extra crunchiness.

Serve with carrot, celery and cucumber sticks. Great evening snack as well.

Do you hate running? But you'd wish you like it?

Well I am writing this post because I was one of those people who used to hate running. first of all I can't run outside because I have severe asthma and a horrible chronic sinus problem so my breathing is terrible and when I run outside the air doesn't allow me to breath properly so I shock constantly. So unfortunately I have to do it inside on the treadmill. I do go for a run outside every now and again but I slow down a lot. So anyway I used to step into the treadmill and first minute would be like "this is horrible when is this gonna end?" "OMG only two minutes have passed by and I am already tired" "I Just want to go home" "I don't like the feeling of it" " This is endless" etc. etc.

And I remember at that time when I used to hate it I was only running at speed 8.0 (that is really bad for the level of fitness I had). But now I couldn't live without running. The feeling of it is just amazing. I love it. 

First of all I am going to list a few positive points of how running is good for you:

Runners  are 39 percent less likely to use high blood pressure meds and 34 percent less likely to need cholesterol meds.

Running strengthens bones better than other aerobic activities, say University of Missouri researchers who compared the bone density of runners and cyclists. Sixty-three percent of the cyclists had low density in their spine or hips; only 19 percent of runners did.

A study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society reported that women who were active as teenagers were less likely to develop dementia later in life.

nsomniacs fell asleep in 17 minutes on days they ran, compared to 38 minutes on days they didn't. They also slept for an extra hour on days they exercised.

People who exercise for an hour a day are 18 percent less likely to suffer upper-respiratory-tract infections than those who are inactive, according to a study from Sweden. Moderate activity boosts immunity.

Researchers had asthmatics do two cardio workouts and one strength session a week. After three months, they reported less wheezing and shortness of breath.

A review of 22 studies found that people who work out 2.5 hours a week are 19 percent less likely to die prematurely than those who don't exercise. A separate study found that active people have a 50 percent lower risk of premature death.

After reading that I have to say that one strong reason to get running is: LOSE WEIGHT!

Since I have step up my running Ive been able to eat way more. which is great. So here a few advices on how love running:

First of all you have to have the proper gear. There is nothing as horrible as feeling uncomfortable when running. So the first thing you have to buy is a sports bra. Being a lady is impossible to run fast enough if your boobs are all over the place. This will make you feel more confident with yourself while doing it. Second but not least important: good runners. If you have the wrong footwear you can really lead yourself to an injury. I used to use Acsis all the way but recently bought Nike and wouldn't go back. 

Then what you have to do is to zone-out think of something like future plans or protects. Time will pass faster if you are focusing on something in your mind. 

Music is vital as it can really motivate you. I don't run unless i have my iPod with me.

If you are running outside download an app that let you know distance. Set up targets: star by saying "I am going to run 3k in 30 minutes" that is a very light run. You can archive this by walking but it is a start. Then aim to do 4k in 30 minutes so checking the speeding will really distract you from timing and when you least realise you will finish a good cardio session. Your goal should be to do 5k in 30 minutes. The way I do it is I start walking at 8 speed on treadmill for one minute then I go to 12/12.5 speed for another minute and so on until I complete 30 min (5k).

When you are running before your body gives up is your mind that does it so if you are thinking "I can't" "Im tired" you will give up. So find motivation in you head you will be flying. You will be planning a marathon after you archive this. You will feel so sweaty and clean inside that you will wonder how did you ever went without this feeling!