Did you know that anxiety can be directly linked to what you consume? For example, the abuse of stimulants such as coffee, tobacco, sugar, chocolate, black tea, etc., increase anxiety levels, especially in times of withdrawal. The solution to calming more anxious moments is to reduce the use of these stimulants and allow the heart to beat slower.

But one of the biggest villains of stress, lack of patience and anxiety is gluten, especially wheat. The wheat produced today has undergone technological mutations over hundreds of years to feed a growing world population.

What happens to most people is that when they eat wheat-based products, the intestinal villi are destroyed, preventing the small intestine to efficiently assimilate important vitamins and minerals, which relax parts of the nervous system and give us satiety.  

When we eliminate gluten from our diet, or significantly reduce its consumption, we will notice that we are calmer, we will feel our muscles with more fiber and strength, the brain works better and we are able to control our impulses better.

Why do you think there are so many obese people or

overweight nowadays??

A: Because a lot of people don't absorb what

eats and is always hungry.

In addition to not assimilating nutrients well,

it is good to remember that binge eating

it is often looking for love in the wrong place.

Until recently it was said that only Celiacs,

people who have an autoimmune disorder

of the small intestine, suffered from the consumption of

gluten, but it has been proven that it can affect the

majority of the population. This consumption can

produce anemia, physical and cerebral fatigue

eating a lot with meals, inflammation of

tissues causing pain in certain joints and

muscles, produce fermentations and lesions in the

bowel and imbalance symptoms in others

organs.

For some people it tends to be very difficult.

eliminate gluten from the diet, even if it's only for a week, because it acts like a drug in the brain, creating addiction, so it's good for the person to reinforce this transition period with some food supplements, including vitamin B complex.
In case of doubt, make an appointment with us and find out more about what may be causing you certain types of symptoms that take your peace of mind. We will find solutions and give you tips on how to reduce your consumption of certain foods and incorporate others that suit you and taste good.

Bruno Gonçalves (Naturopath and Osteopath)

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