Celiac Disease / Gluten Sensitivity (was: Skipping)

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I don't know if you saw my response to , but I went off on a little tangent

having to do with bone health and diet.

I'm curious -- have you ever been tested for Celiac Disease? Or do you think

you may just have a sensitivity to wheat gluten? I'm convinced that almost

everybody has some kind of sensitivity and EVERYBODY would be better off without

eating wheat.

One of the big problems with Celiac (or even just a gluten sensitivity) is that

it damages your intestines, which leads to your body being unable to absorb

nutrients. More here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celiac_disease

Anyway, here's what I wrote in my other response if you didn't see it:

.... read this article about osteoporosis and diet. Most people

get this wrong. Milk and cheese (loaded with calcium) can actually weaken bones

because of their acidifying effect on your body. Your body actually leaches

calcium out of your bones to buffer the acid load of dairy products and other

net-acid foods.

http://www.thepaleodiet.com/nutritional_tools/acid.shtml

Basically, eat lots of fresh fruits and veggies (especially dark green leafy

vegetables) and that will do more to help your bones than anything else.

Hope that helps,

Doug

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> > just wondering if anyone uses skipping as part of maintining some fitness or

has tried and had problems with it?

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> > I've recently been diagnosed with osteoporosis (at 36!! thanks to epilepsy

medication prohibiting calcium absorption) and since I cycle more than I walk, I

need something that can stress the bones without stressing the knee. Running is

definately out, tennis too....anyone use a skipping rope? apparently its not so

ballistic on the knee

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