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Here a few nutritional guidelines for anti-inflammation:

ELIMINATING GLUTEN

Your health challenge suggests that removal of toxins from your body is an important aspect of regaining your health and function. Exposure to toxins is a daily occurrence for every individual which happens secondary to air pollutants (such as carbon dioxide and coal smoke from generators), water pollutants ( such as arsenic and e coli) and the food we ingest. In completing the gluten elimination diet, you will take a burden off of your overburdened detoxification systems in the liver, kidneys, and colon, allowing the systems to recover and regain efficient and effective function. This allows your body to remove all toxins, which in turn assists your body in healing and reaching your goals. Your current health challenge will benefit from avoiding gluten. Gluten is a protein-carbohydrate insoluble mixture which is contained in Wheat, Barley, and Rye. This handout will assist in educating you regarding products to avoid and make suggestions for appropriate substations. Your reaction to the diet may vary, but in general, you may expect to see an increase in your energy level, a decrease in mental fogginess, and a decrease in body pain with corresponding increased functional levels. Some individuals experience an adjustment phase as the body begins the detoxification process. This phase usually last approximately one week. Symptoms may very from changes in sleep patterns, joint stiffness, gastrointestinal function and headaches or lightheadedness.
Foods containing gluten which should be avoided during your elminitation diet:
1. Wheat products 2. Barley products 3. Rye Products

The following is a listing of foods to avoid followed by foods which may be substituted while you are eliminating gluten from your diet.

PRODUCT	AVOID	ALLOWED
Breads and Crackers	Wheat Bread Wheat Tortillas Wheat Flour Barley Bread Rye Bread Crackers Croutons Bread Crumb Mix Biscuits Doughnuts Graham Crackers Soda Crackers Pie Crust w/ Wheat Flour Base	Rice Breads Potato Flour Breads Quinoa Breads Soy Flour Breads Bean Flour Breads Rice Crackers Rice Cakes Corn Tortillas Corn Crackers
Protein Sources	Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Gluten Based Sauces in: -Eggs -Meat -Seafood	Red Meat Fish Tempeh Eggs Beans Lentils Hummus Baba Gannouj
Condiments	Soy Sauce Some Ketchups Some Mustards Some Curry Powders	Salt Pepper Herbs Most Rice, Cider & Wine Vinegars Bragg’s Liquid Amino Acids Gluten-Free Curry Powder Baking Powder Baking Soda
Fruits	Canned Fruit w/ Gluten thickeners such as Pie Filling Cookies, Cakes, Candy, Pies w/ Gluten Base for Flour or Filling Most Puddings Ice Cream Cones Dessert with Malt Flavor Some Confectioner’s Sugar	Fresh Fruit Frozen Fruit Cookies, Cakes, Candy, Pies, w/Gluten Free Base Puddings w/ Rice Tapioca Cornstarch Gelatins Custard
Grains	Wheat Barley Rye Tritcale Bulgur	Amaranth Quinoa Buckwheat Corn Rice Millet
Beverages	Beer Ale Gin Whiskey Grain Vodka Instant Coffees Postum Ovaltine Root Beer	Green Tea Tea Herbal Tea Coffee Cocoa Rum Tequila Wine
Vegetables	Creamed Vegetables Breaded Vegetables Canned Baked Beans	Fresh Vegetables Frozen Vegetables Beans Split Peas Lentils
Pastas	Semolina Pasta Couscous Rye Pasta Barley Pasta Wheat Pasta Vegetable Flavored Pasta w/ Wheat or Semolina Base	Rice Pasta Lentil Pasta Bean Threads Corn Pasta Tapioca Pasta Quinoa Pasta Rice Noodles Soy Pasta Pototo Pasta
Cereals	Dry Oat Cereal Dry Cereal with Barley Malt or Malt Flavors Granola with Wheat, Rye, or Barley	Hot Rice Cereal Hot Quinoa Cereal Hominy and Grits Dry Cereals of Quinoa, Rice, Corn, no Malt Perky’s Nutty Rice and Corn

Eliminating Processed Sugars

Your health challenge suggests that removal of toxins from your body is an important aspect of regaining your health and function. Exposure to toxins is a daily occurrence for every individual which happens secondary to air pollutants (such as carbon dioxide and coal smoke from generators), water pollutants (such as arsenic and e. coli) and the food we ingest. In completing the processed sugar elimination diet, you will take a burden off of your over burdened detoxification systems in the liver and kidneys allowing these systems to recover and regain efficient and effective function. This allows your body to then work in detoxifying all toxins in a way which will assist your body in healing and reaching all goals that you established for yourself.

Your current health challenge will benefit from eliminating processed sugars from your diet. This handout will explain why you have been asked to eliminate processed sugar, what types of foods to avoid, and what to look for in food labels.

You have been asked to eliminate processed sugars for the following reasons:

1. Processed sugars bind with vitamins and minerals in your body thus depleting your body’s supply of vital nutrients for health and healing.
2. Processed sugars bind with and dissolve B vitamins in the digestive tract causing resultant health problems in the skin, nerves, and digestive system, while at the same time causing an undesirable stress reaction.
3. Processed sugar requires insulin production which in turn assists in your body metabolizing and storing fat.
4. Processed sugar depresses the immune systems by inhibiting the endocrine system. This decreases your body’s ability to heal.
5. Medical research shows that processed sugar lowers the body’s ability to control and heal diseases such as diabetes, hypoglycemia, cancer, high cholesterol and high blood pressure.

Your reaction to the diet may vary, but in general, you may expect to see and increase in your energy level, a decrease in mental fogginess, and a decrease in body pain with corresponding increased functional levels. Some individuals experience an adjustment phase as the body begins the detoxification process. This phase usually lasts approximately one week. Symptoms may vary from changes in sleep patterns, joint stiffness, gastrointestinal function and headaches or lightheadedness.

Avoid the food with the following substances as ingredients:

1. Sugar
2. Brown Sugar
3. Sucrose
4. Cane sugar/syrup
5. Glucose
6. Dextrose
7. Fructose
8. Corn syrup
9. Corn sugar
10. Sucanat
11. Turbinado
12. Fruit juice concentrates
13. Beet sugar
14. Beet syrup
15. High-fructose corn syrup
16. High-maltose corn syrup
17. Malitol
18. Sorbitol
19. Mannitol
20. Isomalt
21. Erythritol
22. All alcoholic beverages
23. Aspartame
24. Nutrisweet
25. Saccharin
26. Splenda

Aspartame, Nutrisweet, Saccharin are artificial sweeteners which are used in many products such as soda, yogurts, chewing gum and desserts.

Unprocessed sugars are sugars which still have vital nutrients to include vitamins and minerals. For this reason, it is processed differently by your body in digestion. Remember that sugar addiction is valid and those foods which are sweet to taste may perpetuate you body’s desire for sugar regardless of the body’s metabolism of such items.

Unprocessed sugars which may be allowable in small amounts are :

1. Raw honey (this honey is not heated above hive temperature in processing)
2. Pure maple sugar
3. Brown rice syrup
4. Molasses
5. Stevia
6. Unprocessed fruit juices
7. Agave
8. Xylitol
9. Coconut Sugar

It is important to read the labels of food products in order to avoid sugar products. The above list does not mean that these things must be avoided in total. There are products in the categories listed below which do not contain sugar or sugar products. This list is only to assist you as you begin the label reading process, which will help you determined which foods have hidden sugars as ingredients.

Sugar to sugar substitutes are found on the labels of several types of foods including but not limited to:

1. Condiments (ketchup, relish, mustard)
2. Tooth paste
3. Yogurts
4. Spaghetti sauces
5. Prepared meats
6. Prepared frozen entrees
7. Breads
8. Muffins
9. Salad Dressings
10. Soups
11. Chewing gum

**These are recommendations for anti-inflammatory effect**