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Coeliac Disease
March was the month we nominated for Coeliac Awareness Week. It’s really is important to try to get the key messages in your head
from those weeks, because we all growing older and what may not seem
important during “the week” may be crucial for your health and your
wellbeing right now.
The key messages from Coeliac Week were:
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That it is hugely under diagnosed. The allergy to the protein Gluten
in wheat, barley, oats and rye may be causing symptoms which are
constantly missed when your see your doctor. You may even feel like a
‘heart sink’ patient ... the doctors heart sinks every time you visit
because you get nowhere!
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The only way to diagnose it, is to have a Coeliac blood screen and if those result show changes, your doctor will need to refer you to have a colonoscopy,
that’s the where a telescope is passed down to your small intestine
and it allows the examination of the lining of the small bowel and
takes a biopsy which goes to the pathologist.
- The
treatment and the only treatment is a Gluten Free Diet. It’s not a bit
of a gluten Free diet - It’s a full on and an absolute diet. Now, it’s
becoming easier and easier to do because more and more gluten free
foods are becoming available.
- The
other key message which came out is that the gluten is an addition to
so many foods: foods like Soy sauce, where you would least expect it to
be and having a list of those is a great idea.
Now what’s important about this program is its wants you to have easy
access to any evidenced based medical source so you can read all about
it and make your own mind up about how to travel.
So to find out more about Coeliac Disease visit coeliacsociety.com.au or you can always email me at info@drjohndarcy.com
How healthy is that Chocolate Easter Egg?
Chocolate is made from the cacao bean and it contains more than 400
chemicals. Now some of them are good for you and some not so the
benefit depends on what type of chocolate you eat and because its
energy dense, how much of it you eat.
If you must consume!
- Choose dark chocolate.
- Make sure the listed ingredient is cocao not sugar.
- Eat only a couple of tiny pieces a day.
- Watch your weight.
Dr John has lots more information about the pros and cons of Easter Eggs and a link to Harvard's latest Special Health Report on Healthy eating.
Overweight Adolescence Linked to Poor Childhood Eating Patterns
Research suggests that the weight of adolescents is related to the
types of food they ate as children. A study undertaken by Associate
Professor Lynn Moore at the Boston University School of Medicine showed
that 13 year olds who consumed low levels of dairy foods from age 3
until age 6 were heavier as teenagers than peers who consumed the
recommended levels of dairy foods.
In a recent interview on Health Matters with Dr John D’Arcy, Dr
Moore also advocated the position that children who consume processed
foods, high in sugar and fat will end up carrying more body fat in
adolescence, than peers who consume balanced diets that includes fruit
and vegetables and dairy.
Dr John provides an in-depth report on this research. Listen to experts Professor Lynne Moore, Professor Louise Bauer and Dr Tim Gill outline the nature of the problem, its consequences for public health and strategies we can be using to address it.
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