Coconut Flour vs. Gluten, Secret benefits of Coconut flour.

Coconut Flour vs. Gluten

In my personal opinion, the most important aspect of the use of coconut flour is not what you get from using it, but what you don’t get from using the ‘normal’ flours we’ve all become used to, namely, wheat.

Question; Do you or anyone you know suffer from any of these conditions?

· Abdominal Pains · Bloating · Constipation · Diarrhea · Steatorrhea · Weight Loss · Weight Gain · Food Sensitivity · Low Food Absorption · Chronic Fatigue · Dizziness · Joint Pain · Constant/Incurable Infections · Retarded Healing · Headaches · Depression	· Mood Swings · Irritability · Swollen Stomach · Wasted/Flabby Muscles · Retarded Puberty · Stunted Growth · Flatulence · Dermatitis · Vitamin Deficiency · Dental Issues · Nausea · Spontaneous Miscarriages · Underweight Births · Joint, Bone, Muscle Pain	· Difficulty Concentrating · Vaginal Infection · Urinary Tract Infection · Mouth Ulcers · Behavioural Changes · Difficulties in Communicating · Weak Immune System · Anemia · Abnormal Menstrual Cycle · Infertility

These and other similar ailments are often not singularly exclusive, but often, problems arising from the consumption of gluten can be misdiagnosed as having stemmed from other origins, and therefore the problem persists or is even aggravated by the continuation of the use of gluten.

We have been told for decades that whole grains are practically the ‘holy grail’ of good eating, but the truth is, as a species we’ve only been consuming in mass quantities since the advent of the mill, about five hundred years ago. Whereas we’ve been eating animal proteins, vegetables, fruits, and nuts for our entire history, this recent development of eating grains has been so proliferous into our daily diet, it’s really no wonder why our bodies are not tolerating it.

In the Far East, people have been cultivating grains for mass consumption for thousands of years. Since this was one of the very first food sources that could be controlled by people, instead of relying on Mother Nature to supply enough food, it obviously became a very important development in food supplies. As well, the ease with which it was grown, stored, and transported made it a very good source of trade for areas not able to take advantage of it.

By the 19^th century, technological advances in agriculture, storage, and transportation of perishable products allowed the spread of gluten-based crops to all corners of the globe. In the 20^th century, the USDA made grains part of the food pyramid, not only permeating the mass consumption of the crop by the American people, but fattening the economic health of the country because of the vast farmland across the nation devoted to its growth.

Recent research has postulated the emergence and growing frequency of celiac disease is directly tied to the consumption of grains, starting with the Romans, whereas the cultures with little or no gluten in their diets reveal little to no instances of celiac disease, nor much of its proven resulting health issues. Adversely, those peoples around the world with the least exposure to gluten, upon consumption, result in the highest instances of resulting health issues proven to be associated with gluten.

Now, in modern times, not only have we been consuming gluten for generations (scientists are proving the medical equivalent of ‘the sins of the father are visited upon the son’), but with the increasing alteration of our crops into GMO (genetically modified organisms), crops like wheat, barley, oats, etc. are more glutinous than ever, creating problems in those that consume it even faster and to a much higher severity of the resulting symptoms. As well, the media is constant in its efforts to convince the public of the supposed benefits of grains, with no warning as to the true effects of its consumption.

Obviously, any media outlet that is paid for its work will be concerned more for its bottom-line than for the effects its advertisements will have on your overall health.

The truth is celiac disease is quickly becoming one of the most common autoimmune diseases in our gluten-based society, and yet, very few people even know of its existence. Remember, your doctor gets most of his ‘up to date’ information from the medical reports of the pharmaceutical companies, and your poor health is ALWAYS in their best interest. Given the long list of ailments gluten consumption can cause, it’s no wonder they don’t want to admit the benefits of a gluten-free lifestyle. If the American people were to suddenly adopt an attitude of healthier living in this way, the blow to the economy would be, at least temporarily, devastating.

However, be that as it may, your responsibility is to your own health and that of your family’s. With that in mind, please educate yourself further as to proper dietary options. Not only will it benefit you and your loved ones, in the long run, the economy will have to replace its present crops for those the public demands. We just have to know what those future crops should be.