The Gluten Free Diet Crash Course

The biggest challenge for people with gluten intolerance or Celiac Disease is often knowing where to start. It can be a shock to find out that you must adhere to a gluten-free diet in order to get well. In the beginning, people find out quickly that a startling number of foods, particularly processed foods, contain wheat, barley, or rye. It can be so overwhelming for some that they don’t know where to even start. No worries! This article will outline the easiest to follow and fastest way to start living gluten-free and getting on the road to recovery.

stoppedThis series is based on my own experience as a celiac. You should consult a nutritionist or medical doctor to make sure this is safe for you. If you would like to know more about how I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease and my experience leading up to diagnosis you can read: Celiac Disease: How I stoped the pain.

First steps

The first step is to adhere to a basic, whole food and gluten-free diet. Whole foods are simply foods that have very little, or no processing and as close to their natural state as possible. Here are some simple points on how to identify processed foods verse whole foods:

• A good rule of thumb is if it comes in a box or bag, it probably isn’t whole food.
• If the ingredient section of the label lists…