WHEAT, CELIAC & FUNGUS

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I just googled the ingredients of plain Cheerios and it contains wheat starch, in many lists for celiac that's a no-no because of possible contamination. I also believe there are other varieties (and imitations) that do have wheat after oats in the list. Personally, I'd like to know who was the dietitian who ever thought that cereals were an ideal breakfast food, it's really the worst way to start the day for most of us, doesn't really give a sustained pick-up so people eat more later in the day.Here's something interesting to consider: http://www.lakeshoreguardian.com/_2009/052009/knowthecause.php My dad, who lived in the Dominican Republic, contracted Celiac Sprue back in 1980, I remember he had some chocolate cake and after that developed a case of diarrhea and was eventually hospitalized. His red blood cell count went down to 1 million (men should have around 5) and he had to have a blood transfusion, I looked at his medical papers and his liver and heart were enlarged, all his organs were in an uproar and he had some mysterious spots on his back but the doctors had no idea what was wrong. After a while he seemed to be better but continued to have periodic digestive upsets, then in '88 or '89 he traveled to France to visit my older sister and there he had another acute bout and it was in a French hospital that the doctors diagnosed him. After that he never could eat gluten again without consequences. Unfortunately, he was stubborn and my sister (he went to live next to them) would feed him whatever no matter how m any times I told her gluten was poison to him. It eventually wore him down to skin and bones and so weak he took to his bed and then died. He was 91 though but as tough as he was he could've made it to a hundred.In older books Celiac Sprue (or Tropical Sprue) was clearly described as caused by a microscopic organism, today it's attributed to an "autoimmune disorder", well, maybe it's both. I believe it's a combined problem of GMO wheat (as featured in The History of Wheat) and probably a fungus as they have the ability to alter the DNA of their hosts as proven by -Landecker PhD of Cornell University, you can read about it here .Raquel> > > From: Pamela Vasquez prov31mom23@...> Subject: RE: Re: Many questions....> iodine > Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 8:38 PM> > > > > > > > > > > Cheerios is made from whole grain OATS, not wheat. There are 11 ingredients in Cheerios â€" whole grain oats is the first ingredient. The tenth ingredient â€" next to last â€" is wheat starch. I would venture to guess that the amount of wheat in Cheerios is minimal and that the effect on young children who eat it is also minimal. I’m not a big advocate of boxed store-bought cereals but I will step up for Cheerios. With no artificial colors, no artificial flavors and with whole grains, it is a rarity among mainstream cereals.>  > Perhaps I’m misspeaking. I don’t know. But I do know that Cheerios is primarily oats, not wheat.>  > > > From: iodinegroups (DOT) com [mailto:iodine] On Behalf Of Marcie Dingerson> Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 7:59 PM> iodinegroups (DOT) com> Subject: Re: Re: Many questions... .> > > >  > > > > > > Did you know babies before the age of two should not have wheat because their little systems can not handle it, But what is one of the first foods we give them cherrios. I know I did with all three of mine. > >  >  > > > >  >