Gluten-Free Diet
You have probably heard that a gluten-free diet is for people who suffer from Celiac Disease. However, this is not the case. A gluten-free diet can also benefit your health, in more ways than one. A gluten-free diet can improve your sleep, flatten your stomach and much more.
The benefits of a Gluten-Free Diet
Being gluten-free improves digestion
If you find that you have trouble digesting lots of food types, removing gluten from your diet could help your gut function. If you suffer from Celiac disease, you will experience discomfort when eating gluten. This poor digestion means that you can quickly become malnourished. By reducing or eliminating your consumption of gluten, you will have a regulated appetite, mange your acid reflux and reduce bloating.
Reduce brain fog and increase your moods
Another reason to be gluten-free is to improve your memory, reduce brain fog and have better moods. Our brains are made up of 70 percent fat, overloading our plates with carbohydrates means we are not giving our brains the fuel they require. By cutting back on carbohydrates or switching over to a gluten-free diet, will aloud your brain to operate on the correct fuel.
Bye Bye Acne
That’s right, a gluten-free diet will improve your acne and eczema. Your hormones are affected by carbohydrates, by cutting down on your gluten intake or going completely gluten-free, you should see a change in your acne.
The Myths of a Gluten Free Diet
Gluten-free diets will make you lose weight
Some people lose weight on a gluten-free diet, others gain. Gluten free has no relationship to weight loss. Eating a gluten-free cookie, is the same as eating a regular cookie. Sure, a gluten-free cookie has its perks, but the calories in each cookie add up. Just because you change to gluten-free foods, does not mean you quit working out.
If you go gluten-free, you will not get enough fiber, grains and nutrients
There are numerous options to add fiber, grains and nutrients to your diets without eating gluten. Beans are a safe way to add fiber to your diet. A cup of black beans or kidney beans will provide you roughly 20 grams of fiber to your diet. Brown rice is another great fiber food, one cup equals 7 grams of fiber. Even if you go 100 percent gluten-free, you will still get enough fiber, grains and nutrients.
Gluten-Free Shake Recipe
Here is a simple way to make an easy Chocolate Banana Smoothie recipe that is gluten-free!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup milk (dairy or plain nondairy like coconut, rice, soy, almond)
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 1-2 teaspoons raw or pure honey (or to taste)
- 3-6 ice cubes (about 1/4 cup)
- 1 large frozen banana (about 1 1/4 cups)
Optional: add in 2 scoops of Performance whey powder (mega chocolate, vanilla bean or strawberries and cream) for an extra source of protein!
Instructions
- Add all ingredients (milk, cocoa powder, honey, ice cubes and frozen banana) to a powerful blender. (Thin with more milk or thicken with more ice, if needed.)
