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  • glutenallergy Apr 11, 2012 @ 6:45 am | delete
    This was one side effect of gluten that I was surprised to learn about. It's amazing (in a bad way) how many ways gluten can negatively affect people.
  • tiggsy Apr 11, 2012 @ 11:02 am | delete
    Actually, depression is the symptom I first learned about, way back in the 80s from a booklet I bought in a health store. The booklet mentioned lots of effects, but as I was researching depression cause and cure at the time, I only remembered that one until the Noughties.
  • BLemley Feb 29, 2012 @ 11:44 pm | delete
    I discovered through a simple diet change 8-14-10 that I was Gluten intolerant ~ my life changed dramatically! Thanks for the wonderful info ~ I have signed up for your newsletter and recipes ~ thanks! And I will be looking through all your lenses. What a service to try to get the word out about behavioral and learning disabilities connected to Gluten. I will do anything to avoid gluten ~ for the brain effect alone! When you throw in a whole host of digestive ailments, no way is it worth the risk. If it's not GF and prepared as such, I will not have anything to do with it. Thank goodness we are discovering how harmful it is to our society. A whole generation of kids could be saved from meds that probably have harmful side effects. Sorry for the long chat! Thank you! B : )
  • TiAnDeMartines Feb 1, 2012 @ 10:44 am | delete
    Good information here. Gluten was certainly one of the culprits in my chronic depression.
  • tiggsy Feb 1, 2012 @ 12:20 pm | delete
    Yes. And the alternative health sector has known about for at least 30 years.
  • DebbieRapsky Jan 26, 2012 @ 5:46 pm | delete
    Great information
  • green-health-girl Jan 15, 2012 @ 2:03 am | delete
    Great lens. Gluten can have a huge impact on mood.
  • tiggsy Jan 15, 2012 @ 6:51 am | delete
    Yes indeed
  • healthylivingideas Jan 7, 2012 @ 7:10 pm | delete
    Very interesting info. Other food intolerances (dairy, fodmap, salicylates etc) are also common causes of depression.
  • tiggsy Jan 9, 2012 @ 1:57 pm | delete
    This is most likely true, but I believe gluten is most likely to be the culprit.
  • wheresthekarma Jan 7, 2012 @ 7:04 pm | delete
    Im going to feature your lens in mine! Thanks for educating people on living gluten free!!!
  • tiggsy Jan 9, 2012 @ 1:56 pm | delete
    Thank you.
  • kathysart Aug 7, 2011 @ 10:51 am | delete
    Very interesting lens w/good info. Thanks!
  • tiggsy Aug 7, 2011 @ 1:42 pm | delete
    Thanks to you too!
  • glutenfreelovinit Aug 4, 2011 @ 8:20 pm | delete
    I'm gluten intolerant. But I've never been depressed about it. We all have problems, some more the others and as smart being we need to adapt. Tweek your diet a lil and everything will be ok. Besides, the same foods you loved (which had gluten) i believe 90% of then can be re-created using gluten free ingredients. And as an added bonus, leaving wheat out of your diet can help you slim down. So when it's all said and done, Living gluten free and lovin it is not just a phrase i love to use, but its true!
  • tiggsy Aug 7, 2011 @ 1:46 pm | delete
    Sorry for the late reply (I did reply before, but seems Squidoo wasn't playing fair that day). I agree with you that attitude is important, and there's no point in being depressed about this, but the lens is actually about the fact that gluten itself is frequently a cause of depression, as well as many other mental/emotional disorders - and the physical ones we all know about.
  • herculeafitness Jul 10, 2011 @ 8:22 pm | delete
    Great information. I do not suffer from depression and have not been diagnosed gluten intolerant but I feel so much better when I do not include it in my diet. I adopted a grain free diet a year ago and I have never felt as good as I do now. Ever.
  • tiggsy Aug 7, 2011 @ 1:49 pm | delete
    Sorry for the delay in replying (again, I have no idea what happened to the comment I added previously). It's great to hear that you have found a way to improve your health that doesn't involve potentially dangerous and always expensive medications. And you may well be benefitting far more than you realize, as there are very nasty health conditions which are often caused by continuing to eat gluten.
  • MindMart Jun 19, 2011 @ 9:19 pm | delete
    This is the first time I'm reading about the relationship between gluten and depression. Thanks for the information!
  • tiggsy Apr 26, 2011 @ 10:12 am | delete
    I agree that bipolar (manic depressive) disorder requires careful attention. If you suffer from this problem, it's important to follow the regimen that works for you. But if you discover that one of the underlying causes is a problem with gluten, this can only be helpful. It's worth trying a gluten free diet for long enough to see if it's a contributory factor, remembering that it takes 3 weeks for gluten to leave the system.
  • priscillaB Feb 28, 2011 @ 6:56 am | delete
    This is excellent info. If you suffer from depression why not try removing gluten from your diet and see what happens? It makes so much sense that it could be the cause of your depression. Thanks for this lense!!!
  • tiggsy Aug 5, 2011 @ 7:05 am | delete
    It's true that some people do find "having to" avoid gluten depressing - but it's all down to your attitude as you say.

    What I'm talking about in this article though is that gluten itself can cause depressive symptoms (and much worse) in some people. It's also implicated in many mental and physical disorders.

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