Some people have mild sensitivities to gluten, the protein found in flour, and find they can no longer eat wheat and gluten products. Others develop a full-blown allergy, known as Coeliac’s Disease, which affects the immune system and digestive system.

I’ve seen a lot of people over the years that intuitively knew wheat was causing them irritation.

But things are about to change for everyone!

If you are one of those people, like me, who avoid wheat most of the time but allow it on some social occasions, we are in for a BIG surprise soon.

Wheat just became wheat-ier (if that’s a word, lets just call it poison). HERE

Introducing GMO wheat!

GMO is genetically tampered wheat which is now being produced in Australia. It poses serious health threats, with talk of it silencing our genes, impacting glucose storage and even leading to early death among young children.

GMO foods have never been proven safe to eat, and Australia has become a testing ground for GMO wheat.

“The children of North America have now become the world’s lab animals on whom to study the long-term effects of eating GMO products” Jane Goodall

We can include Australia in this as well.

GMO wheat has the potential to be much more harmful, with people in the US already developing severe reactions from only small doses of gluten.

Wheat allergies are on the rise in Australia, and symptoms include:

• Digestive symptoms: bloating, flatulence, cramping pain, constipation/ diarrhoea, reflux, heartburn and IBS
• Respiratory problems
• Skin rash, hives, canker sores
• Watery eyes, joint pain, headaches
• Depression and anxiety (more on this soon)
• Fatigue, weight loss or gain

Changes to wheat production in Australia with GMO, now brings the possibility of deregulation and a push for commercial production. This scares me, and takes away our freedom of choice with food.

It doesn’t only affect GMO wheat, but will contaminate organic and commercial wheat crop also if strategies aren’t put in place. Which means regardless of which wheat products you chose, you will be chewing some GMO as well.

“None of the top five global wheat exporters, except Australia, is willing to be a testing ground for GM wheat. Australia stands to lose key wheat export markets if it loses its GM-free wheat status” Australia’s Wheat Scandal, Greenpeace

My Recommendation:

• Do a gluten-fast for 7 days just to clean your body out, and take note of how you feel on day 5 and 6. This could be a good indicator of your tolerance level
• When eating wheat-based products, take note of how you feel, especially digestive symptoms which are the first to appear
• Boycott wheat consumption – protect your genes, and our organic farmers

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