Nutritional supplements in the wake of wheat elimination

Consumption of modern wheat distorts health at many levels. Remove wheat, like removing a splinter that makes your finger hot, sore, and open to infection, and the body needs to readjust to this new lifestyle. There are a number of strategies to consider to accelerate the adjustment. And there are other strategies worth considering that help recover overall ideal health. This last item, of course, is a huge issue, but there are several basic efforts that provide outsized benefits. Among the issues/strategies to consider: Bowel health Remove this great disrupter of normal bowel flora called modern wheat and you need to transition back to healthier bacterial populations. After removing wheat, some people experience constipation and bloating (often misinterpreted as lack of fiber), more rarely diarrhea. Both situations can be addressed by taking a probiotic preparation that provides 50 billion CFUs (colony forming units) of lactobacillus and bifidobacteria species. I’ve had success with Renew Life and Enzymatic Therapy brands. Because intestinal bacteria should repopulate fairly quickly, 4-8 weeks of probiotic replacement usually suffices. (Continuing need usually signals that something continues to disrupt resumption of healthy bowel flora.) If this dose of probiotic is rough on your gastrointestinal tract, you can try a lower potency preparation, e.g., 10-25 billion, for the first few weeks. A softer, slower approach is to take advantage of the “prebiotic” e...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Wheat withdrawal Source Type: blogs