Comments on: Should You Eat Gluten Free?

By: Mary Anne

Mary Anne — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:33:39 +0000

Hello! I love your show and your recipes. My friends and I are CI groupies (and “Steve” groupies!). Anyway, I think a GREAT GREAT GREAT way to spread the word on your website would be if you had pin-able photos on each recipe so that people could more easily put your recipes on pintrest. You’re probably already aware of this, but I just wanted to make SURE you were aware of the pintrest angle. I pin all my recipes on pintrest, but with your site , I don’t really get any cool photos–just the same header–which I don’t want to put on each recipe, plus other people won’t see them and be interested.

By: James A. Randle

James A. Randle — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 05:10:33 +0000

“Improve your gut population by eating probiotics instead of taking them. Include fermented and cultured foods daily (like sauerkraut, kim chi, yogurt, kefir).”

Yeah right, i read in this article (http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/03/18/mcbride-and-barringer-interview.aspx) that fermented foods are really good for the guts, is that true?

By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 24 May 2012 23:41:16 +0000

My husband and I really appreciate this post. I have been confused about this issue, my body’s reaction to breads, and trying different approaches. This blog really brought it all together with solid recommendations. Great job!

By: Chandin

Chandin — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:44:01 +0000

I’ve been gluten free for a few years now and have never felt better! My ND ran some tests and I am allergic to gluten, dairy and eggs. No wonder I felt terrible! I’ve also seen friends with autoimmune diseases do SO much better on a gluten free diet. I stay away from processed gf treats like bread, partially because they’re SO expensive.

All in all I think it’s somewhat foolish to cut something like gluten out of your diet without instruction from a doctor. Ive known a few people that cut out gluten only to go to their doctor because their diet isnt “working” and they dont feel good. They found out that they were allergic to yeast. Go figure.

There are no “bad” foods, everyone’s needs are just different.

By: Christina

Christina — Thu, 24 May 2012 02:47:01 +0000

Thanks so much Cynthia, I really appreciate you taking the time to answer my question. having tried gluten free for a couple of months now and reintroducing wheat to see how I react, it is clear that flour (glycemic index) is more of the issue than wheat itself. I appreciate your level headed assessment of this trend, your balanced approach to nutrition in general is a breath of fresh air and common sense.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Wed, 23 May 2012 16:20:18 +0000

Becky, the paleo diet claims to have a strong basis in science but up close and personal it does not. Any paleo-tribe that didn’t have a source of complex carbohydrates (and many did) were looking for one.

By: becky

becky — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:16:52 +0000

Very interesting. I would love to hear your take on the paleo diet (which says, among other things, that whole grains are worse for you than white grains).

By: april crowell

april crowell — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:56:54 +0000

Wonderful post. Sharing with clients and friends

By: Brooke

Brooke — Wed, 23 May 2012 13:01:43 +0000

Thanks so much for this post. My husband has adopted a gluten-free, paleo diet and even though I don’t really care for the diet, it was the only way for him to actually see how much he relied on breads, chips and sugar as his only source of calories. (I’d been telling him for years.) I also see a lot of gluten-free people also shy away from fat sources too. I also feel that a lot of people have a lack of probiotics in their systems because I don’t see fermented foods mentioned in the diets of vegetarians, vegans, paleo and GAPS. I really appreciate your balanced perspective.

By: susan

susan — Wed, 23 May 2012 03:51:13 +0000

Excellent post Cynthia. You really covered all the bases in a concise and poignant manner. I appreciate it.