- Gluten is present in Wheat, Barley and Rye.
- Some of the researches state that wheat causes inflammation and gastrointestinal distress, contributes to autoimmune disease and a host of other issues by stimulating an over – release of Zonulin , a protein that controls the permeability of the tight junctions between the cells lining your gut .
- Experts state that this happens almost every human’s body irrespective of their gluten tolerance levels. However if you do not have any concerns and aftereffects of having gluten based grain, then you need to worry much about the publicity on Gluten.
- With excess zonulin , the gaps between your intestinal cells open , allowing bacteria , undigested food , and bacterial toxins to flood into your bloodstream . Those toxins , called lipopolysaccharides , or LPSs , lead to inflammation throughout your body .
- Though this affects many people, few people who are gluten intolerant experience the negative effects at a heightened levels.
- Gluten intolerance also reduces blood flow to the brain, interferes with thyroid function , depletes vitamin D stores .
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