The part of the brain called the cerebellum is quite sensitive to gluten
Antibodies to gluten can have the following symptoms:
•Anxiety
•Brain Fog
•Balance Issues
•Easily Overwhelmed
•Sound & Light Sensitivity
I’ll explain why & the genetic associations
THREAD
Antibodies to gluten can have the following symptoms:
•Anxiety
•Brain Fog
•Balance Issues
•Easily Overwhelmed
•Sound & Light Sensitivity
I’ll explain why & the genetic associations
THREAD
In my clinical practice, the #1 food sensitivity I see in patients is gluten.
It wreaks havoc on many people’s health, and most are not even aware the gluten is doing so.
It wreaks havoc on many people’s health, and most are not even aware the gluten is doing so.
There is a difference between an immune response to gluten (aka “food sensitivity”) and an autoimmune response (aka: Celiac Disease).
Celiac’s affects 1% of the population.
Celiac’s affects 1% of the population.
What I will be discussing is the immune response to gluten that affects a much larger % of the population.
Specifically, how gluten affects the cerebellum in your brain.
Specifically, how gluten affects the cerebellum in your brain.
If you are unfamiliar, the cerebellum is the part of the brain that is located at the back of your head, just above and behind where your spinal cord connects into the brain.
The cerebellum is referred to as the “little brain” since it only takes up about 10% of the space in your brain. However, it contains over ½ of the neurons in your ENTIRE body!
It is a very important part of your brain & you want it to function as optimally as possible.
It is a very important part of your brain & you want it to function as optimally as possible.
The cerebellum is responsible for:
•Maintaining Balance
•Coordinating Movements (proprioception)
•Fine Tune Motor Learning
•Coordinating Eye Movements in Vision
•Involved in Processing Language & Moods
•Maintaining Balance
•Coordinating Movements (proprioception)
•Fine Tune Motor Learning
•Coordinating Eye Movements in Vision
•Involved in Processing Language & Moods
When people develop and have antibodies to gluten, the antibodies can bind to the cerebellar tissue.
This signals the immune system to attack these tissues, destroy these tissues, and remove these tissues.
Yikes!
This signals the immune system to attack these tissues, destroy these tissues, and remove these tissues.
Yikes!
The technical term for this is called cerebellar ataxia and can lead to:
•Poor balance
•Loss of coordination
•Brain fog
•Sound & light sensitivity
•Becoming overwhelmed easily
•Anxiety
•Poor balance
•Loss of coordination
•Brain fog
•Sound & light sensitivity
•Becoming overwhelmed easily
•Anxiety
Additionally, there are chemicals in gluten called gluteomorphins that act similarly to morphine.
They create an addictive effect and cause withdrawal symptoms, much like that of a drug.
They create an addictive effect and cause withdrawal symptoms, much like that of a drug.
So many people that are already aware of the negative affects gluten is having on their health, find it hard to give it up. But there is a way, which I reference below. But before then…
So how do people develop gluten sensitivities?
So how do people develop gluten sensitivities?
It’s a complicated answer, but I’m going to try and simplify it here.
It comes down to 2 things:
1)Environmental factors
2)Genetic Predispositions
Let me cover the environmental factors first.
It comes down to 2 things:
1)Environmental factors
2)Genetic Predispositions
Let me cover the environmental factors first.
When I say environment, I’m not talking about pollution.
Environmental factors are:
•What you eat/drink
•How you move
•What you think
•Toxin exposure
•Stress levels
•Relationships
•Sleep habits
•And more
Environmental factors are:
•What you eat/drink
•How you move
•What you think
•Toxin exposure
•Stress levels
•Relationships
•Sleep habits
•And more
The environmental factor that has the most negative affect on developing gluten antibodies from the above list, is what you eat & drink.
Particularly, how what you eat and drink affects the health of your gut.
Particularly, how what you eat and drink affects the health of your gut.
I won’t go into the specifics here of why gluten sensitivity has increased so much in the last few decades.
However, I wrote a piece that covers the topic in greater detail, which you can read here:
However, I wrote a piece that covers the topic in greater detail, which you can read here:
There are also genetic predispositions that set individuals up to have a higher risk of developing gluten sensitivities.
The HLA gene has the strongest correlation to issues with gluten.
Specifically, developing antibodies to gluten affects your cerebellum & other tissues.
The HLA gene has the strongest correlation to issues with gluten.
Specifically, developing antibodies to gluten affects your cerebellum & other tissues.
If you have a genetic test from:
•23andMe
•AncestryDNA
•Family Tree DNA
•And others
You can find out if your risk tolerance for developing gluten antibodies is low, moderate or high.
•23andMe
•AncestryDNA
•Family Tree DNA
•And others
You can find out if your risk tolerance for developing gluten antibodies is low, moderate or high.
You’ll want to look at what are called the genotypes for the HLA gene.
There are 2 letters associated with the HLA gene.
There are 2 letters associated with the HLA gene.
For genes HLA DQ (rs7454108), HLA DQ 2.2 (rs7775228), or HLA DQ 2.2 (rs4713586) here are the following genotypes:
•AA- Low gluten antibody risk. More likely to tolerate gluten.
•AG- Moderate gluten antibody risk.
•GG- More likely to be gluten intolerant.
•AA- Low gluten antibody risk. More likely to tolerate gluten.
•AG- Moderate gluten antibody risk.
•GG- More likely to be gluten intolerant.
For genes HLA DQ 2.5 (rs2187668) here are the following genotypes:
•CC- Low gluten antibody risk. More likely to tolerate gluten.
•CT- Moderate gluten antibody risk.
•TT- More likely to be gluten intolerant.
•CC- Low gluten antibody risk. More likely to tolerate gluten.
•CT- Moderate gluten antibody risk.
•TT- More likely to be gluten intolerant.
For genes HLA DQ7 (rs4639334) here are the following genotypes:
•GG- Low gluten antibody risk. More likely to tolerate gluten.
•AG- Moderate gluten antibody risk.
•AA- More likely to be gluten intolerant.
•GG- Low gluten antibody risk. More likely to tolerate gluten.
•AG- Moderate gluten antibody risk.
•AA- More likely to be gluten intolerant.
Your One Actionable Step This Week
Check your raw genetic data and see your risk tolerance.
If you don’t have raw genetic data, and you have some of the above-mentioned symptoms, you’d be wise to greatly limit gluten (see the above link on an article for details as to why).
Check your raw genetic data and see your risk tolerance.
If you don’t have raw genetic data, and you have some of the above-mentioned symptoms, you’d be wise to greatly limit gluten (see the above link on an article for details as to why).
If you do choose to consume gluten-containing foods, always try and get organic where they are not sprayed with chemicals.
These chemicals (glyphosate particularly) wreak havoc on your gut, and lead to “leaky gut syndrome”.
These chemicals (glyphosate particularly) wreak havoc on your gut, and lead to “leaky gut syndrome”.
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