tankasnowgod
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I just came across this excellent presentation by Dr. Thomas Levy, specifically about the issues with Iron Fortification of grains. In this talk, Dr. Levy specifically talks about how raw iron shavings are added to most fortified products, and this is insanely problematic. He makes the case that these shavings are basically foriegn bodies that are slicing up the gut (a major cause of Leaky Gut), and causing chronic inflammation, IN ADDITION to the problems that high amounts of iron can cause in the body.
He makes the case that this added iron is the main cause behind the explosion of celiac disease and gluten sensitivity, and that some gluten sensitive individuals **MAY** be able to start eating wheat again, after months of healing.
If you are at all interested in gluten, iron, or fortification, and the issues that come with them, this presentation is stellar-
As an addendum, here is an extraction of iron from Total cereal-
He makes the case that this added iron is the main cause behind the explosion of celiac disease and gluten sensitivity, and that some gluten sensitive individuals **MAY** be able to start eating wheat again, after months of healing.
If you are at all interested in gluten, iron, or fortification, and the issues that come with them, this presentation is stellar-
As an addendum, here is an extraction of iron from Total cereal-