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Gluten Attacks the Brain
Gluten can cause multiple damage to your body if you have an intolerance. What most people don’t realize is that the second place it attacks, after the gastrointestinal system, is the brain and nervous system.
This was eye opening for me when I was diagnosed as I was being treated for early stages of Alzheimers disease. The thought never occurred to us, nor our medical doctor, that Gluten could be the culprit.
Because of my history, I can relate to many of the symptoms listed in the article below:
Gluten attacks the brain and damages the nervous system
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 by: Sarka-Jonae Miller
Approximately 10 percent of people with Celiac disease develop neurologic symptoms, according to the Center for Peripheral Neuropathy. Ataxia describes a neurologic condition characterized by jerky movements and an awkward gait. Gluten ataxia specifically describes a neurologic condition caused by a gluten sensitivity that leads to a wide range of symptoms, including:
• Difficultly concentrating
• Loss of balance
• Frequent falls
• Visual disturbances
• Trouble walking
• Tremors
• Trouble judging distances
