Has it ever occured to you that gluten may be affecting your child’s brain? Well the reality is that gluten can and does affect the brains of some people. Many people think of gluten as affecting primarily your digestive system but the reality is that it also affects your brain. For example, have you ever eaten a piece of bread or a cookie, (non gluten-free) and then within 20 minutes felt tired or felt like you were losing your ability to focus and concentrate on a project? Whether or not you realized it at the time, this was likely the gluten in that item that caused it or at least contributed to it. Likewise gluten can affect the brains of children as well. In fact, In his book Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar–Your Brain’s Silent Killers
Difficulty concentrating and focusing
A lack of energy and difficulty staying awake during the day
An increase in brain related diseases such as ADD, ADHD, Bi-polar, Autism and Alzheimers.
Difficulty with memory
Furthermore, if you look at the ingredients list of most gluten containing items that most children are eating you will find highly processed forms of gluten combined with sugar and other unhealthy ingredients therefore making those foods even worse.
Here is one of the many videos I found on youtube talking about how gluten affects your brain.
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