T

he most frustrating part of being a doctor is

discussing dietary choices with my patients.
On a daily basis, I see patients making poor
dietary choices.
Even when confronted with the evidence that
certain food choices are harmful, many patients are
reluctant to make the appropriate changes in order
to improve their health.
Dont get me wrong, I know that my patients
want to eat healthier. However, in todays
information-packed world, there is a logjam of
conicting dietary advice out there. Dr. Atkins diet
says eat protein. Dr. Ornishs diet says a vegetarian
diet. Which one is right?
Of course, no single diet is correct for everyone.
However, there is one thing I can say with certainty:
Avoiding devitalized food and eating nutrient-
rich food is the foundation of a good diet for
everyone.
Why? Because eating devitalized food leads to a
devitalized body.
In last months newsletter I wrote about what
not to eat. In this months issue of Natural Way to
Health, I will present food sources that provide the
body with the basic raw materials to promote a
healthy immune system.
Certainly, there are more healthy foods out there
than the ones I write about. But with these ve you
can begin your journey to a better diet.
Coconut Oil: A Better Way to Cook
About 40 years ago, the powers-that-be started
telling Americans that polyunsaturated fatty acids
like corn, canola, or sunower oil were the
healthy choice. We were also advised to avoid oils
with saturated fats for cooking.
So we stopped using saturated fatty acids like
coconut oil and switched to polyunsaturated oils.
What has been the consequence of this change? We
have more cancer and chronic illness, and we still
have high levels of heart disease.
I believe one of the main reasons we have not
made much of a dent in chronic illnesses is due to
the misinformation about which oils are healthy
and which are not.
In fact, coconut oil is one of the best substances
to cook with.
Fats are classied as short-, medium-, or long-
chain based on the number of carbon molecules
they contain. Most of the saturated fat in coconut oil
is short- and medium-chain fats.
Approximately 50 percent of the fatty acid
content in coconut oil is a medium-chain fat called
5 Foods That Must Be
In Your Diet
In This Issue...
August 2012
Vol. 5, Issue 8
Cook Your Food With Saturated Fats ................... 2
Wild-Caught Fish Is Better Than Farm-Raised .... 2
Free-Range Meat Is It Healthier? ...................... 3
Case Study: Magnesium Treats Chest Pain ........... 4
The Myth About Organic Eggs ............................. 5
In the News: Fluoride and Heart Disease ............. 6
Eat Only Organic Fruits and Vegetables ............... 7
Ask Dr. Brownstein ................................................ 8
Dr. David Brownsteins
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lauric acid. In our body, lauric acid is converted into
a substance called monolaurin. Medium-chain fats,
like monolaurin, have a number of antibacterial,
antiviral, and antiparasitic properties.
Another medium-chain fatty acid found in
coconut oil is capric acid, which is converted into
monocaprin in the body. This also has been shown
to have antiviral and antibacterial properties. In fact,
the antimicrobial properties of coconut oil has been
recognized for more than 50 years.
Short- and medium-chain fats are not found
in polyunsaturated oils like corn, sunower, soy, or
canola oil.
Many diferent viruses can be inactivated by
coconut oil including:
Cytomegalovirus
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Herpes simplex
HIV
Measles
Patients sufering from chronic infections can
benet from adding 1 to 2 tablespoons of coconut
oil into their diet.
Unfortunately, many people are reluctant to add
coconut oil into their diet because they have been
told that coconut oil causes atherosclerosis, also
known as hardening of the arteries.
Nothing could be further from the truth. Not
only does coconut oil not cause heart disease, it can
help reverse it.
Research dating back as far as 20 years
concluded that the available population studies
show that dietary coconut oil does not lead to high
serum cholesterol or to high coronary heart disease
mortality or morbidity.
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Other researchers have since reported that native
Pacic islanders who have a high intake of coconut
oil had no signs of atherosclerosis until they
migrated to New Zealand and signicantly lowered
their intake of coconut oil. The scientists found that,
afer migration, the islanders experienced increases
in total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol, and
decreased levels of HDL cholesterol.
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Ask for Wild-Caught Fish
Fish has long been touted as a healthy food,
mostly because it contains omega-3 fatty acids
health
Saturated Fats Are Beter for Cooking
You have probably heard
about the dangers of trans-faty
acids. This refers to the abnormal
confguraton of the carbon bonds in
an unsaturated fat. Trans-faty acids
are not essental fats and provide no
beneft to humans.
These abnormal fats can disrupt
normal cellular functon, and have
been shown to increase the risk of
coronary artery disease. Finally, trans-
faty acids increase the producton
of LDL cholesterol. Diets free of trans
faty acids are healthier diets. Stll,
most of the oils found in grocery
stores contain copious amounts of
trans-faty acids.
Saturated fats are much beter
to cook at high temperatures.
The reason is that exposing oils to
high heat can disrupt the chemical
structure of the oil and cause the oil
to become rancid and full of trans-
faty acids.
Saturated fats do not become
rancid when heated at higher
temperatures; they maintain their
structure.
Trans-faty acids do not occur
in saturated fats like coconut oil.
Coconut oil supplies healthy saturated
fats which aid our cell membranes.
There is no evidence that coconut
oil causes heart disease, but there is
evidence that coconut oil can help the
immune system fght infectons.
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that have been shown to have anti-inammatory
properties.
Furthermore, these omega-3 fatty acids prevent
blood clots, can function as an antidepressant,
reduce triglycerides, and decrease the risk of
developing hypertension and coronary artery
disease.
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Fish oils can be obtained either by eating sh or
taking supplements.
Supplements of sh oils can be benecial, but
taking too many sh oil pills can have detrimental
efects. For instance, excess sh oil can promote
bleeding and elevated glucose levels.
Although the research is not clear that sh oil
supplementation raises glucose levels, my experience
has shown that patients who take too many sh oil
supplements may have increased blood sugar levels.
Fish can either be farm-raised or wild-caught.
Farm-raised sh has become more common in
recent years.
However, the best way to get omega-3 fatty acids
is to eat wild-caught sh.
What is wrong with farm-raised sh? A lot.
First of all, farm-raised sh have been found to be
contaminated with PCBs and other chemicals.
Recently, the Environmental Working Group
purchased farm-raised salmon from 10 grocery
stores across the United States. The scientists found
that 70 percent of the samples they gathered were
contaminated with PCBs at levels that raise serious
health issues.
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On the other hand, the levels of PCBs in wild-
caught Alaskan and Canadian salmon were much
lower. Farm-raised salmon had 16 times more PCBs
than wild salmon and 3.4 times more than is found
in other seafood.
The Environmental Working Group reported,
In total, these studies support the conclusion that
American consumers nationwide are exposed to
elevated PCB levels by eating farmed salmon.
Farm-raised sh can also be contaminated with
sea lice. In addition, they are ofen given high levels
of antibiotics to prevent infection and increase their
size.
What most people dont know is that the normal
color of farm-raised salmon is gray. To combat this,
the industry feeds them dyes to give the sh a more
pleasant pinkish color.
Another problem with farm-raised sh is their
fatty acid content. Compared to wild-caught sh,
farm raised sh have much higher omega-6 to
omega-3 ratios.
Farm-raised sh, such as Atlantic farmed raised
salmon, should be avoided. It is not a healthy food
choice.
Whenever I am at a restaurant, I ask if the sh is
farm-raised. If it is, I do not order it.
Free-Range Cattle Meat:
The Better Dietary Choice
Just as farm-raised sh is not a healthy choice,
neither is the meat from animals raised on
conventional farms.
Conventionally raised animals are treated
to a lifetime of connement and fed grains and
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Treat Chest Pain With Magnesium
Debbie, a 58-year-old engineer, had been having
chest pains nearly every day for a year. Sometimes they
occurred when she was walking or exercising. Other
times they came when she wasnt doing much at all.
Afer testing, the cardiologist explained to me that
I did not have blockages in my coronary arteries. But
the arteries would occasionally go into a spasm. The
blood ow declines during the spasm, and I feel pain.
He told me no one knows what causes the spasms.
Debbie was prescribed verapamil to treat the
coronary spasms, also called vasospasms. The
medication helped about 25 percent, she told me.
Her chest pains came less frequently, but she was
tired and constipated. Verapamil is a calcium channel
blocker (CCB), a class of medications that act to
impede the ow of calcium into the cells.
CCBs are used to treat hypertension and elevated
heart rates, and to prevent artery spams in the brain
and the heart.
In the heart, a decrease in cell calcium results in
less contraction of the smooth muscles of the arteries
(vasodilation), which increases the diameter of the
coronary arteries. Theoretically, if there is vasospasm
of the coronary arteries, a calcium channel blocker
should lower the cell calcium in the smooth muscles
of the arteries, resulting in fewer spasms.
Use This Drug With Cauton
I was exposed to CCBs more than 20 years ago,
during my medical training. Back then, they were
touted as the best thing to treat hypertension, angina,
vasospasm, and many other conditions. CCBs became
my most-prescribed antihypertensive medications.
However, subsequent CCB research found that this
class of medications was associated with many adverse
efects, including headaches, dizziness, ushing, and
edema. These side efects occur in 10 to 20 percent
of patients. In addition, constipation can occur in 25
percent of patients who take verapamil.
Because these medications block calcium intake to
the heart cells, they can result in a diminished ability
of the heart to contract. CCBs must be used with
caution by patients sufering from heart contraction
problems such as congestive heart failure.
CCBs are also associated with increased mortality
afer a heart attack. Yet these drugs are still widely
prescribed for heart disease patients. In fact, one
study found high-dose CCB therapy was associated
with approximately a 200 percent increase risk of
heart attack in hypertensive patients, according to the
Journal of the American Medical Association.
The body tightly controls calcium levels and very
few patients have high calcium levels. Even high
calcium levels deserve a full workup for an underlying
cause, and treatment of the underlying cause can ofen
rectify the situation.
Wish I Had Known Before
The absence of atherosclerosis lef Debbie with a
clear diagnosis of coronary vasospasm. While CCBs do
help with the symptoms (chest pain), they do not treat
the underlying cause of the illness.
There is a plethora of literature to support the use
of magnesium to treat coronary artery disease and
vasospasm. In fact, magnesium deciency has been
associated with nearly every cardiovascular disease.
And nearly 60 percent of the American population
is estimated to be magnesium decient, according
to the U.S. Department of Agricultures Community
Nutrition Mapping Project.
I asked Debbie if anyone had checked her red blood
cell magnesium level. She said that no one had.
The test showed that Debbies magnesium level
was very low at 4.0 mg/dl (normal is 4.0 to 6.4 mg/dl).
I told Debbie that her extreme magnesium deciency
may be the underlying cause of her chest pain.
I prescribed 400 mg of magnesium (magnesium
aspartate) for her to take at bedtime. I also asked
Debbie to ingest a half teaspoon of unrened salt
(Celtic Brand Sea Salt or Redmonds Real Salt) per day,
as unrened salt is a good source of magnesium.
Within three weeks, Debbie reported that all signs
of angina were gone. I told her to stop the CCB and
the side efects (fatigue and constipation) also resolved
within four weeks.
I feel so much better with the magnesium. I wish I
had known about this before, she said.
Debbies case is not unique. Magnesium is a vital
nutrient that most of us do not get a enough of. It is
important to have your magnesium levels checked (via
red blood cell testing) on a yearly basis.
In each issue, I will share with you the story of one of
my patients and how sometimes simple alternative
approaches can solve major health problems. Names
and some details have been changed for privacys sake,
but the problems and their resolutions are real.
Dr. David Brownstein
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soybeans. The reason they are fed a primarily grain-
based diet is that it has a high caloric value. As with
humans, a diet that is high in soybeans and grains
leads to a rapid weight gain.
Why do they do this? Because the goal of a
conventional farmer is to have their cattle reach
peak weight as fast as possible.
In order to achieve this goal, the animals are also
given growth hormones. Residue of these growth
hormones ends up in the meat people ingest.
Conventionally raised animals are also given
antibiotics to prevent infection. Likewise, remnants
of these antibiotics are found in the end products
that make their way to supermarkets.
Contrast this with meat from cattle raised in a
free-range setting. Organically raised animals are not
fed on soy and grains. Instead they graze on grass in
a pasture.
Eating pasture grass provides the animals with
the proper nutrition. Animals eating a pasture-based
diet are able to absorb the fat-soluble vitamins (A, D,
and E) in higher quantities.
Studies have shown that grain-feeding results in
lower quantities of fat-soluble vitamins in milk that
cows produce.
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Also, animals raised on free range farms are
not given growth hormones. Animals raised this
way would be expected to have no trace of growth
hormones in their end products.
As noted, residues of growth hormones have
been detected in conventionally raised meat.
Finally, there is a diference in the fatty acid
content of the meat in conventional and organically
raised cattle.
Conventionally raised cattle meat contains a
much higher percentage of omega-6 fatty acids
compared to organically-raised cattle meat. In fact,
organically raised cattle meat is found to have a
healthier fatty acid balance which means more
omega-3s.
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Organic meat is a good source of absorbable
nutrients such as iron and B-vitamins including
vitamin B12.
There is no question that eating meat from
animals that are organically raised in a free-range
environment free of hormones and antibiotics
is a better dietary choice.
There Is No Better Food Than
Organic Eggs
Probably no food has been more vilied than
the egg. I have heard all the lines: My doctor told
me to avoid eggs. Eggs raise your cholesterol levels.
Eggs cause heart disease.
But I can assure you that there is no better food
in the world than an organic egg.
Eggs are the only food source that contains a
full complement of essential amino acids the
building blocks for protein in the body. Eggs are the
best source for amino acids.
Yet in my practice, I see many patients with
deciencies of amino acids.
Organic eggs also provide healthy sources of
protein and fat. Adequate protein and fat help
absorb fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K.
Another misconception lies in how we should
eat eggs. Many people believe that it is best to eat
only the white part of the egg and avoid the yolk.
But, once again, nothing could be further from
the truth. Egg yolks are rich sources of carotenoids
including lutein and zeaxanthin,
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both of which
aid the body with eye disease such as macular
degeneration.
In fact, eggs are the best food source of lutein
and zeaxanthin.
In addition, eggs provide a healthy source of
cholesterol for the body, with about 200 mg in each.
Many patients I see are under the mistaken
impression that ingesting eggs will raise their
cholesterol levels.
This is another myth. There are no studies
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In the News: Reading Between the Medical Headlines
Fluoride May Cause
Cardiovascular Disease
Scientists recently studied
atherosclerotic arteries and their
ability to take up uoride, and
published their results in the
January 2012 issue of the journal
Nuclear Medicine Communications.
Using positron emission
tomography (PET/CT) scanning,
the researchers found a signicant
correlation between uoride
uptake and calcication of arterial
walls.
There was also signicant
correlation between a history
of cardiovascular events (heart
attacks) and presence of uoride
uptake in coronary arteries.
The conclusion of the article
stated, An increased uoride
uptake in coronary arteries may
be associated with an increased
cardiovascular risk.
Perhaps what we know as
hardening of the arteries is more
than calcium deposits.
Most of us still drink uoridated
water. But there is no good data
supporting the benets of adding
uoride to the water supply.
Now we have a study nding
that those with a history of heart
disease have more uoride in
their coronary arteries compared
to subjects without heart disease.
Fluoride is a known neurotoxin
which poisons hundreds of
enzymes.
More Bad Press for
Bisphosphonates
A headline in the May 10, 2012
issue of The New York Times read,
Study Cautions Over Long Use of
Bone Drugs.
The article reported about an
FDA review that was published in
the previous days issue of the New
England Journal of Medicine, which
cautioned about the long-term use
of osteoporosis drugs.
The authors stated, . . . patients
at low risk of fracture may
prove to be good candidates for
discontinuation of bisphosphonate
therapy afer 3 to 5 years.
Although the NEJM article
made headlines across the country,
its conclusion did not go far
enough. There is concern that
long-term use of bisphosphonate
medications can lead to serious
adverse problems such as
pathological fractures in bones.
I have written about
bisphosphonate medications
before in Natural Way to Health.
A large portion of my book, Drugs
That Dont Work and Natural
Therapies that Do, is devoted to
the dangers of bisphosphonate
medications.
This class of medications should
be pulled from the market. Why?
Because the mechanism of action
of the bisphosphonate drugs
guarantees that there will be
adverse efects in the bones.
Osteoporosis does not form
due to a bisphosphonate-drug-
deciency syndrome.
Osteoporosis forms from a
variety of issues such as eating
a poor diet full of rened food,
being vitamin D decient,
overuse of antacid medications,
magnesium and calcium
deciency, as well as poor exercise
capacity.
Correcting the underlying
cause of osteoporosis will result in
healthier bones.
Many times this is accomplished
by eating a healthy diet, avoiding
soda and correcting nutritional
deciencies.
If you have osteoporosis,
I suggest working with a
knowledgeable healthcare provider
who is skilled with searching for
the underlying cause.
Dietary Magnesium
Lowers Stroke Risk
Researchers studying the
relationship between magnesium
intake and stroke risk looked at
seven studies that included 241,378
subjects. This population included
6,477 cases of stroke
In the February 2012 issue of
the American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition, the scientists reported
an inverse association between
magnesium intake and risk of
stroke. An increase of 100 mg of
magnesium per day was associated
with an 8 percent reduction in risk
of stroke. The authors concluded,
Dietary magnesium intake is
inversely associated with risk of
stroke . . .
Magnesium is essential for life.
Unfortunately, our food supply is
woefully decient of this mineral.
Where do we get magnesium
from? Nuts, cofee, cocoa, tea, and
green leafy vegetables are good
sources. Unrened sea salt is also a
rich source of magnesium.
Due to the depletion of the
mineral content of our farmland,
the magnesium levels in our food
products have been declining over
the years.
I have been checking
magnesium levels in patients for
nearly 20 years, and I have seen a
steady decline of magnesium.
Supplementing may lower your
risk of not only stroke, but also
heart disease, headaches, asthma,
diabetes, and osteoporosis. Average
doses of magnesium range from
100 to 400 mg/day. The only
major side efect of magnesium
supplementation is loose stools,
which can be rectied by lowering
the dose.
If your doctor is not checking
your red blood cell magnesium
levels, I suggest nding one who
does.
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proving that eating eggs raises the bodys cholesterol
levels.
Whats more, cholesterol is an important
substance for maintaining cell integrity and helps
prevent cancer. Cholesterol does not cause heart
disease.
More information about cholesterol can be
found in my book, Drugs That Dont Work and
Natural Therapies that Do.
Another essential nutrient in eggs is choline,
which is found in every one of the bodys cell
membranes and is particularly concentrated in the
brain.
Choline absolutely is necessary for proper nerve
function. Deciency causes problems with the liver,
kidney, nervous and cardiovascular systems, as well
as causing problems with bones. Choline deciency
can even cause cancer.
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I encourage my patients to eat organic eggs as
part of a healthy diet. I even advise my vegetarian
and vegan patients to introduce organic eggs to
their diet, as these patients are almost all decient in
essential amino acids.
How many eggs per day do I recommend? I
recommend that people eat at least two organic eggs
per day. Personally, I usually consume three each day.
More Fruits and Vegetables for a
Healthier Population
Our mothers were right: We need to eat our
fruits and vegetables. Fruits and vegetables provide
the body with a host of antioxidant nutrients
including:
Carotenoids
Magnesium
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Most Americans do not eat enough fruit and
vegetables. If we all increased the intake of fruit and
vegetables we would have less chronic illness and a
healthier population.
Once again, it is best to eat organic fruits
and vegetables that are free of pesticides, which
frequently contain toxic halogens such as bromine,
uoride and chlorine. The ingestion of pesticides
poisons enzymes and causes iodine depletion.
I have written in past issues of Natural Way to
Health about the consequences of iodine deciency,
which include cancer of the breast, ovary, uterus,
thyroid, and prostate.
Iodine deciency is also associated with
other diseases of the thyroid gland, including
autoimmune thyroid disease.
Fruits and vegetables are best eaten as soon as
they are harvested. Studies have shown that nutrient
levels decline the longer it takes to bring the food
source to market.
The Most Important Decision
You Make Every Day
There is no question that you are what you eat.
Eating a diet full of devitalized, rened food sources
which contain rened sugar, salt, our, and oil will
result in a nutrient-depleted body.
On the other hand, eating a healthy diet full of
unrened food choices can supply the body with
the vital nutrients necessary to promote health. The
biggest daily health decision anyone makes is what
they eat.
There are still a lot of myths about food, but
its not that difcult to make good food choices.
I encourage you to educate yourself about the
food you are eating. And I am sure that once you
learn about the health benets of organic fruit and
vegetables, eggs, meat, and wild-caught sh as well as
coconut oil, you will come to the same conclusions
that I have reached.
More information on maintaining a healthy
diet can be found in my book, The Guide to Healthy
Eating.
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Dear Readers,
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However, because of the volume of questions, I
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How do I kick the sugar habit? Is there a food that I
can substitute?
Narda K., Dallas, Ga.
We certainly eat too much sugar in the United
States. Teenagers are estimated to ingest more than
34 teaspoons of sugar per day. That corresponds
to more than 130 grams. The U.S. Department of
Agriculture guidelines suggest a healthy diet for
teens should contain 72 grams of sugar.
Unfortunately, much of our food supply has
rened sugar added to it, so its easy to exceed the
USDAs recommendations. You could do it simply
by eating a quarter cup of pancake syrup or having
a 12-ounce sof drink. Even a fruit-lled yogurt
contains nearly the entire daily allotment.
Whats more, the USDAs recommendation does
not take into account the quality of sugar. We should
all avoid rened sugar.
Unrened sugar (such as pure cane sugar), which
contains potassium, calcium, and magnesium, is
a much better choice. Sugar substitutes include
xylitol, maple syrup, and molasses.
I was diagnosed with Graves disease and a goiter
about four years ago. Every time I eat pasta or bread
I feel extremely full and have gastrointestinal pains.
Is there anything you could suggest?
Peggy G., Shreveport, La.
Graves disease is an autoimmune illness of the
thyroid gland. Although we do not know exactly
what predisposes a person to get an autoimmune
thyroid illness, I have no doubt that there are two
key factors: iodine deciency and gluten sensitivity.
It is impossible to experimentally induce Graves
disease in an animal without ensuring iodine
deciency. According to the Centers for Disease
Control, iodine levels have declined more than 50
percent over the last 30 years in the U.S.
During this same time, we have seen an
epidemic increase in all thyroid disorders including
thyroid cancer and autoimmune thyroid disorders.
I have also found a direct correlation between
gluten sensitivity and autoimmune thyroid illness.
Simple blood tests can ofen detect antibodies to
proteins found in wheat, rye, oats, and barley. These
antibodies ofen react with thyroid tissue, causing an
inammatory response in the thyroid gland.
Removing gluten from the diet can help reduce
the inammatory cascade and should be a priority
for those sufering from autoimmune thyroid
illness. Studies have shown an improvement in
autoimmune thyroid illness when gluten is removed
from the diet.
Not everybody who is sufering from an
autoimmune thyroid illness improves on a gluten-
free diet. But my experience has shown that more
than 70 percent of autoimmune thyroid patients
will improve.
If you are going to try a gluten-free diet, I suggest
at least a six-month trial in order to ascertain if the
diet will improve your condition.
More information about how to implement a
gluten-free diet can be found in my book, The Guide
to a Gluten-free Diet.
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