Wheat today is not the wheat our grandparents ate, and it is much more immune-reactive today.

Studies have shown that rates of celiac disease have gone up significantly, not just because of increased awareness and diagnosis. Some research suggests rates of non-celiac gluten sensitivity affect 1–5% of the population. In autoimmune patients at our clinics, we see that number closer to 100%.

What makes wheat so much more problematic these days?

Hybridization: This is not GMO — hybridization combines different strains of wheat to make it more resistant to pests. It also makes it more immune-reactive.

Deamidation: This process uses chemicals to make gluten water-soluble so it mixes more easily with other ingredients. It creates a severe immune response in some people.

Haptenation: Pesticides like glyphosate can change the protein structure of wheat, making it more immune-reactive.

Transglutaminase: Many gluten-sensitive people have an autoimmunity to the transglutaminase enzyme, which helps break down wheat protein. This enzyme is also used in meat processing to make uniform shapes of meat, like chicken nuggets. These people may react to both.

Aflatoxins: Grains are stored in a way that promotes the growth of aflatoxins, a toxin produced by mold. People can develop immune reactivity to aflatoxins.

Bleaching: Most wheat flour used in food processing is bleached with various chemicals, which may make it more immune-reactive.

Sugar: Most wheat products are made with sugar, which is extremely inflammatory in the quantities consumed by the average person today. This promotes gut damage, which makes gluten more immune reactive.

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Someone could react to one and not the other. If it is the gluten protein itself like a lot of our autoimmune patients, being strictly gluten free is essential. If a patient isn’t reacting to glyphosate, their are other organic options that could be beneficial. It’s important to know your specific case.

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About Josh Redd

Josh Redd, MS, DABFM, DAAIM, is a chiropractic physician and author of the Amazon bestselling book “The Truth About Low Thyroid.” Redd owns seven functional medicine clinics in the western U.S. and sees patients from across the country and around the world who are suffering from challenging autoimmune, endocrine and neurological disorders.

He studied immunology, virology and epidemiology at Johns Hopkins where he is a MaPHB candidate. He also teaches thousands of health care practitioners about functional medicine and immunology, thyroid health, neurology, lab testing and more.

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