01-23-2018, 01:05 AM
(01-04-2018, 12:48 PM)FirePlaces Wrote: coffeedude22, I definitely think there is a connection between serotonin and sugar/carb cravings. Don't know the science of it but believe its there.
RF, I had much luck losing 25 lbs pretty easily quitting gluten, including gluten-free substitutes. Read wheat-belly and was a big believer. After 3 (?) years, gained the weight back but still am way less puffy, look, and feel better.
Something for your wife to consider. I lost 10lbs (water?alot of water then) in the first week. I was over 50 at the time.
Hey Fire,
I don't know how I missed this until now because I checked the thread many times. My sister has had a lot of success being gluten- free. So much so that I thought that she may have unknowingly had celiac disease. But, no, she was ultimately tested for that and did not have it. So all her benefits from going gluten-free would theoretically also be realized by any other person who does it. She dropped a lot of weight, had better exercise tolerance and even had a couple of low grade neurological symptoms clear up. There is such a connection between the gut and brain that is finally being talked about. They said that 10 years from now the primary way they will probably treat depression is with meds that address issues in the gut. In any event, I can't get my wife to go gluten-free. I have tried for many years. Ironically, she advises others to do so, but won't try it herself. I very much appreciate the advice, though. I shared it with her. I'll keep trying. Take care for now. RF