Open mouth, close mind

So much of what we talk about here and in other Wheat Belly discussions revolves around the mind effects of wheat. While there are other “foods” with mind effects, such as the euphoria and judgment altering effects of alcohol, or (for some people) the “rush” of sugar, nothing possesses the range of mind effects presented by the components of wheat. Let’s review the most important: The Exorphin Effect Recall that the gliadin protein of wheat is degraded in the gastrointestinal tract to 5 or 6 small (tetra- and penta-) peptides. These were dubbed “exorphins” by the National Institutes of Health research team who were trying to understand why people with schizophrenia have worsened paranoia, auditory hallucinations, and social detachment when consuming wheat, improvement when removed. Gliadin-derived exorphins have a range of effects in non-schizophrenics, such as triggering food obsessions in people with bulimia and binge eating disorder; behavioral outbursts and inattention in children with ADD and autistic spectrum disorder; mania in bipolar illness; and depression in people prone to (unipolar) depression. In everyday people without these conditions, we experience mind “fog” and appetite stimulation to consume 400 more calories per day. Cerebellar ataxia, peripheral neuropathy Recall that people without celiac disease can develop stumbling and incontinence along with MRI evidence for cerebellar atrophy, or loss of muscl...
Source: Wheat Belly Blog - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Appetite stimulation Brain effects Source Type: blogs