| Grains and dairy products, on the most part have | | | | composition; our bodies aren't designed to recognize |
| become so processed that they are no longer good | | | | foods which are processed far from their original |
| for our health. In traditional cultures such as in places | | | | form. So how can these foods good for our health |
| such as Africa, Ethiopia and India, grains are | | | | and quality of life? Especially if we eat the |
| fermented for days if not weeks before being | | | | food-pyramids recommended 8-14 serves every |
| prepared into a meal, the quality of grains in these | | | | single day of both grains and dairy combined! |
| cultures are far from being at the same level of | | | | People on a Gluten free diet will definitely find it hard |
| quality that the grains we purchase in a plastic bag at | | | | to run off a diet recommended by the government's |
| the supermarket are. Grains contain anti-nutrients, | | | | food pyramid. The food pyramid emphasizes a lot in |
| Gluten and Lectins, all which are harmful to our health. | | | | including these modern day foods, maybe it's |
| Gluten allergies are one of the most under-diagnosed, | | | | because the billion dollar grain industry created the |
| yet chronic diseases in society at the moment and is | | | | food pyramid that is why gluten rich grains are |
| continually on the rise. Coeliac disease is an | | | | pronounced as such importance towards our health, |
| auto-immune disease, which means that your immune | | | | or maybe it's just a sheer misunderstanding of |
| system starts attacking itself, this can affect many | | | | nutrition.... |
| parts of your body, including muscles, nerves, | | | | Our food pyramid should really run off what we |
| hormones and the digestive system. | | | | should eat as humans to obtain good health, and |
| Although coeliac disease is extremely common, | | | | what our body needs in order to stay healthy. The |
| around 4 out of 5 people who do have coeliac | | | | Paleolithic diet is simple and it is gluten free; eat what |
| disease don't know they have it. In Australia, around | | | | was available to the hunter gatherer, In other words, |
| 1 in 100 people have coeliac disease, in America it's | | | | eat meat (chicken, beef, etc), fish and seafood, |
| estimated to be around the same. Most grain and | | | | eggs, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. |
| dairy products are not suited for our genetic | | | | |