The Gluten Summit is an online event going on this week where experts (real experts with real degrees and real teaching positions) are discussing the latest research into gluten and how it affects people. What is scary is that they seem to be finding that non-celiac gluten sensitivity may be more dangerous that full out celiac disease.
One of the areas that was commented on by the nutritionist, Dr. Liz Lipski, today is major depression. More and more they are finding links between brain disorders and gluten sensitivity that is not celiac disease. They think that about 25% of people with autism have non-celiac gluten sensitivity, which I found fascinating because it would explain why there are so many parents who swear that their child recovered on the diet, and while many other parents who saw little or no change.
I knew that there were similar statistics for schizophrenics. What I did not realize is that they now think that major depression is also potentially curable via a gluten-free diet.
Now it should be noted that in all cases they are talking about a subset of the population with a disorder not everyone with that disorder. It is usually a significant subset, but it is not 100%. That said in all cases the compliance needs to be 100% all the time. One crouton sets a person back months.
OK so how does this work. What is the theory that demonstrates cause and effect as opposed to nifty coincidences?
Well as it turns out most neurotransmitters are produced in the gut, not in the brain. So if your gut is inflamed, and we do know that non-celiac gluten sensitivity causes an inflamed gut, then your neurotransmitters (like serotonin) will not be produced in the correct quantity. In addition the inflamed gut does not absorb nutrients correctly.
The lectures are only available for free for 24 hours after that you have to buy them for $67.
You can attend by clicking on the following link.
http://theglutensummit.com/
