Eating Gluten Free and Eating Healthy

Eating Gluten Free and Eating Healthy

* Try to eat organic foods when possible, they have more nutrients in them.
* Eat alkaline foods that don't produce acid.
* Eat enough fiber, thirty grams per day.
* Watch your glycemic and blood sugar levels. Don't eat too much carbohydrates and sweets.
* Eat meals of forty percent carbohydrates, thirty percent protein and thirty percent healthy fats.
* Stay away from gluten and avoid cross contamination.
* Take your vitamins and minerals, calcium, magnesium, zinc, EFA, garlic, probiotics, digestive enzymes, antioxidants and amino acids daily.
* Detoxification using a castor oil pack. You put castor oil on a special cotton cloth, (lay down on the couch or on your bed), then lay the cotton cloth on your stomach, then a plastic bag, then a towel, lastly a heating pad. Do that for about an hour. It is really soothing. Do this three times a week if not more.
* Drink eight to ten cups of alkaline water per day.
* Don't over eat, everything in moderation.
* Exercise three times a week for thirty minutes.
* Read your ingredient labels carefully at the grocery store.
* When you go out to eat tell the waiter you eat gluten-free.

What you can eat:

* Gluten Free Foods. Anything that you used to buy just replace them with gluten free foods. Gluten-Free Breads, Cereals, Pastas, Pizza, Desserts (like gluten-free ice cream).
* Steamed Vegetables. Eat a variety. Potatoes and Corn (unless you are allergic, then eat yams and sweet potatoes instead).
* Fruits
* Grains: Buckwheat, Millet, Quinoa, Basmati or Brown Rice Teff.
* Gluten Free Flours and Binding Agents: Brown Rice Flour, Arrowroot Flour, Tapioca, Potato Flour, Garbanzo Flour, Almond Meal Flour, Amaranth Flour, Buckwheat Flour, Millet Flour, Quinoa Flour, Sorghum Flour, Soy Flour, Tapioca Flour or Starch, Arrowroot, Cornstarch, Guar Gum, Potato Starch and Xanthum Gum.
* Legumes: Split Peas, Lentils, Beans, Pinto Beans, Mung Beans, Garbanzo Beans, and Azuki Beans.
* Fish
* Poultry: Chicken, Turkey and Eggs.
* Lean Meats
* Cheese (unless you are allergic to dairy) Almond Cheese,
* Sweeteners: Raw Honey, Stevia and Xylitol. I prefer Raw Honey.
* Seeds and Nuts. (unless you are allergic) Flax, Pumpkin, Sesame, and Sunflower Seeds. Almond, Brazil, Cashew, Sesame, etc.
* Butter and Oils: Butter, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Flax Seed Oil. Coconut Oil.
* Spices and Sauce: Salt, Pepper, etc, Herbs, Bragg's Liquid Amino
* Beverages: Alkaline Water 8-10 cups a day, Rice Milk, Soy Milk, Almond Milk, Coconut Milk, and 100% Fruit Juice and herbal tea.
* Others: Vinegar, Pickles, Gluten-Free Baking Chocolate, Gluten-Free Baking Soda, Gluten-Free Baking Powder and Olives.

Foods to Avoid

* All Wheat (Gluten) Wheat, Barley, Barley Malt, Rye, Spelt, Semolina, Graham Flour, Wheat Starch, Wheat Germ, Couscous, Bran, Kamut, Bulgur, Durum, Triticale, Oats? Oats are not guaranteed from cross contamination. Alcohol (contains gluten).
* All Animal Milks
* Peanuts (allergies?)
* Caffeinated Teas and Coffees. I prefer herbal tea.
* Pork (it is hard for the stomach to digest).
* Shellfish (allergies?)
* Sugar and Sugar Substitutes

My Favorite Gluten-Free Foods

* Bolthouse Farms Smoothies (usually sold by the mixed salads at the grocery stores
* Amy's Gluten-Free, Non-Dairy Spinach Pizza
* Amy's Bowls, etc.
* Organic Bistro Whole Life Meals
* Alexia Sweet Potato Julienne Fries
* Perky's Crunchy Flax Cereal (they also have Rice Cereal)
* Nut-Thins Crackers I like the Pecan and Almond Crackers
* Jeannies Coconut Macaroons
* Honey Gardens Raw Honey
* Rice Dream Original Rice Milk
* Imagine Chicken and Beef Stock/Broth
* Bob's Red Mill Flours, Xanthan Gum and Baking Products.
* OrganicVille Ketchup (Gluten-Free and Sugar-Free)
* Terra Chips
* LARABAR

Where to shop for gluten-free foods.

* Grocery Stores
* Health Food Stores. Fred Meyer Nutrition Center, Whole Foods Market, Wild Oats, Trader Joe's, and New Season's Marketplace.
* Gluten-Free Markets, Specialty Stores and Bakeries.
* Farmer's Market and Co-oops.
* The Internet

There are lots of gluten-free books, blogs and websites that have great gluten-free recipes.

My Recommended Books
"Prescription for Nutritional Healing"
"The Anti-Inflammation Diet and Recipe Book"
"The Acid-Alkaline Diet"
"The Gluten-Free Bible"
"Living Gluten-Free for Dummies"

I highly recommend that you find a support group, like this one:
Gluten Intolerance Group
Just click on your state to find your local support group.

Make sure your medications are gluten-free.
Gluten-Free Drugs

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