Gluten-Free Simplicity

Just because one if Gluten-Free does not mean that Depression will be gone for always.

Without education, some people with Celiac Disease are in a Tailspin.

So it comes down to the facts that Relapses with Gluten can lead to lots of pain for me as well as pain for others. Totally uncool! I don’t wan to hurt myself. And I don’t want for anyone else to hurt because of me. Surely, the fact that I have CD is not my fault. And shame is probably NOT an effective way to prevent Gluten-Relapse. But with the long-term as it appears to be and with clear choices that can certainly effect the present and probably the future. I think I can choose to remain Gluten-Free.

One topic that we could talk about all day would be the idea of how Gluten exposure can cause a relapse of symptoms and pathologies of other diseases such as Celiac Disease, especially in children. And I would offer also that it is possible that those with other significant substance stimulated diseases are extra vulnerable (i.e., Diabetes, Food Allergies, Addictions). Granted, this can be awful and even dangerous.

The principle proposition that I am making is that if one feels more like a victim than they are more likely to relapse with Gluten (or anything) than if they are primarily in the survivor mode.

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