This is one topic I feel really strongly about and I wanted this blog to be a video but I couldn’t nail  it down and so here I am doing what I do best and writing about it.
I will keep it short and sweet because I feel it’s important info and I don’t want to lose anyone’s attention.
So if you have Celiac disease OR you have “non-celiac-gluten-sensitivity” then I am talking to you!

Gluten – after a period of time it literally paralyzes the micro villi in your intestinal tract and when this happens you can no longer absorb nutrients properly and eventually can end up with holes-essentially- in the intestinal wall. This in turn allows certain particles to end into the body that otherwise should not and in response your body goes into defense mode and literally starts attacking itself and thus we have an “auto-immune” disease.

So of course the first thing you are going to do when this happens is you are going to remove the culprit (hopefully), Gluten!

Doing this will grant you relief from the symptoms you experience in response to gluten in your body, but it will not cure you of your Celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity. This is only a step in the journey to recovery, if recovery is what you are aiming for that is.

What needs to happen next is healing. Healing of the gut lining. Healing of the years of damage that gluten has done to your body. Healing so that your body can properly absorb nutrients again and not allow unwelcomed particles into the bloodstream.

You see, Celiac disease is just the first response. If you do not heal your gut from the damage gluten has done you will inevitably end up with more nutrient deficiencies and auto immune diseases down the road, it is really a slippery slop unless you take matters into your own hands and get it under control.

How do you do that?

Here are a few basic steps everyone who needs to heal their gut can follow:

1. Eat gut supporting and healing foods & herbs.

2. Taking vitamins and minerals in a form that can either absorb sub lingually or require little work from the digestive system to absorb properly (which is rare).

3. Hydrate – water in = toxins out.

4. AVOID SUGAR. Avoid it to the very best of your ability, it will always do more harm than good.

5. Eat more whole foods instead of just “gluten-free” products, which are usually full of sugar anyhow.

If you are just going Gluten Free and interested in a meal plan to guide you and get you started then you can purchase my 5 Day Meal Plan + Recipes here:
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If you have Celiac Disease or a Gluten- Sensitivity and need some guidance please contact me for a FREE discovery session to see your best plan of action.
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I hope this was helpful to you and if you think anyone else could use this info please pass it along.

Loving you and your guts!

Janine ♥