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The Dr. Hyman Show

Is Gluten-Free A Fad Or Is Gluten A Real Threat To Our Health? with Maggie Ward

The Dr. Hyman Show

Dr. Mark Hyman

Nutrition, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 8.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Is Gluten-Free A Fad Or Is Gluten A Real Threat To Our Health? | This episode is sponsored by Bioptimizers and Dr. Hyman’s Sleep Master Class


We are all aware that “gluten-free” has become a major buzz term. Supermarket aisles are now lined with gluten-free foods and restaurants are now catering to gluten-free diners. So how did gluten come to receive so much attention? Are people with celiac disease the only ones who should be on a gluten-free diet? And how do you know if gluten is making you sick?


In this episode, Dr. Hyman sits down with Maggie Ward to discuss why gluten sensitivity exists on a spectrum and how to determine if it is a threat to your health. They also share specific patient cases they have treated related to gluten sensitivity.


Maggie Ward, MS, RD, LDN, is the Nutrition Director at The UltraWellness Center. Maggie holds a master’s degree in Nutrition from Bastyr University which focuses on using whole foods for holistic Nutrition Therapy. In addition, she completed her requirements to become a registered dietitian at Westchester Medical Center in NY. Prior to joining The UltraWellness Center team in 2008, Maggie worked at The Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York providing nutrition counseling to children and families dealing with HIV. She also taught at the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan and other sites throughout New York City, teaching nutritionally focused cooking classes for children and adults. Much of her focus is on food allergies, digestive disorders, inflammatory conditions, Pediatrics and Sports Nutrition. Maggie has been counseling individuals, families, and business groups on therapeutic diets to address various health concerns for more than 15 years. Her ongoing clinical training through the Institute for Functional Medicine uses a systems biology approach when working with those who suffer from chronic and acute conditions to help them find their path to healing. She has a passion for cooking and reconnecting people with their potential to heal using whole, organic and local foods.


This episode is sponsored by Bioptimizers and Dr. Hyman’s Sleep Master Class.


Right now, BiOptimizers is offering their Black Friday and Cyber Monday deal to Doctor’s Farmacy listeners during the entire month of November. Get free shipping, up to 40% off on select products and are giving away free bottles of their amazing enzyme, probiotic P30M as well as their HCL breakthrough supplement. Just go to bioptimizers.com/hyman and use code HYMAN10 at checkout.


In this modern world we place too much value on staying busy and deprioritizing sleep, which is why Dr. Hyman created his first ever Master Class. It guides you through the most important steps to getting better sleep, starting today. Get free access to Dr. Hyman’s Sleep Master Class at drhyman.com/sleep


In this episode, Dr. Hyman and Maggie discuss:


  • What is gluten? And why is gluten sensitivity and intolerance suddenly so prevalent?


  • Testing for gluten sensitivity and intolerance


  • How gluten sensitivity can be triggered by a stressful event


  • The link between gluten sensitivity or celiac disease and other chronic disease, conditions, and autoimmune issues


  • Patient cases Dr. Hyman and Maggie Ward have treated involving gluten sensitivity 


For more information visit drhyman.com/uwc


Additional Resources: 


Why gluten needs to go if you have Hashimoto’s

https://drhyman.com/blog/2019/10/08/why-gluten-needs-to-go-if-you-have-hashimotos/


To Gluten or Not to Gluten

https://drhyman.com/blog/2019/04/09/to-gluten-or-not-to-gluten/


Should we all avoid gluten?

https://drhyman.com/blog/2018/09/26/podcast-ep20/


Here’s Why A Gluten-Free Diet Can Become Incredibly Unhealthy

https://drhyman.com/blog/2017/01/19/heres-gluten-free-diet-can-become-incredibly-unhealthy/


Gluten and Dairy-Free Recipes Even an Italian Can Love

https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2019/06/12/gluten-and-dairy-free-recipes-even-an-italian-can-love/


Top 5 Diet Changes for Autoimmunity

https://www.ultrawellnesscenter.com/2017/06/30/top-5-diet-changes-for-autoimmunity/




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0:00.0

Coming up on this episode of the doctor's pharmacy, there is a gluten sensitivity spectrum out there and many of us fall somewhere on the spectrum.

0:08.0

Most of the folks that come to see us, I think fall on the end of the spectrum where, you know, it may not be celiac.

0:13.2

We can't really determine that based off the test that we've done, but they have to pretty much treat themselves as if.

0:20.6

Hey everyone, it's Dr. Hyman. Supplements are one of those things that I'm always being asked about.

0:25.0

Is it worth spending the money? Do we need them if we eat really well? Can your body even absorb them?

0:31.0

The answer to most of those questions is it depends. Now there are definitely certain supplements I never recommend taking because they are not made in a way that your body can take advantage of and you just p-m-out.

0:42.0

And there's definitely some supplements we can benefit from because our food supply, even if we're eating whole organic foods, just doesn't provide enough of certain nutrients that we need for optimal health.

0:53.0

Now a major one of those nutrients that I suggest is magnesium. Now most soils have become depleted in magnesium, so it's a tough mineral to get through diet alone.

1:03.0

In fact, 80% of Americans are actually insufficient or deficient in magnesium. Now since it's crucial for hundreds of reactions in the body and impacts everything from metabolism to sleep, to neurologic health, energy pain, muscle function and lots more, it's really important that we strive to get enough magnesium.

1:21.0

It also plays a role in our stress response and everyone I know could use a hand in better managing stress to grow better overall health.

1:29.0

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2:02.0

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2:12.0

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2:23.0

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2:39.0

Right now, more than ever, we need a strong immune system. And that is why I'm offering my eight-part sleep masterclass free to my entire community.

2:50.0

If you want to get access to my free course and reclaim your sleep, go to drhymen.com forward slash sleep and sign up today free. That's drhymen.com forward slash sleep.

3:10.0

I'm Dr. Mark hymen and that's pharmacy then FF-A-R-M-A-C-Y. And this today is a special episode of the Dr. Pharmacy call House call with none other than my nutrition director at the Ultra Wellness Center Maggie Ward.

3:24.0

Now, this is a place for conversations that matter. And if you are confused about glue. If you've heard that you should be gluten free, if you don't even know what gluten is or why you should care about it, then this conversation is going to matter to you because it's going to go deep into

3:39.0

what is gluten? Why is it a problem? How does it affect us? And how do we deal with it? So welcome Maggie. Thank you.

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