“Non-celiac gluten sensitvity and celiac disease are like two sisters. The oldest is celiac disease, and the youngest is non-celiac gluten sensitivity.”
Dr Umberto Volta
Could your headache be related to what you are eating?
As you may have guessed, the short answer to that question is – yes. And it isn’t just your headache, either – any aches or pains you’re experiencing throughout your body, could easily be related to your diet.
Case in point – not too long ago, I tweaked my back, prompting a call to my chiropractor.
I had no idea what I’d done to cause this, but I knew he would set me right again.
During the exam, he asked me “What did you eat the day before?”
“Seriously?” I thought. (I was both surprised and mystified by the question).
A few years ago, I might have scoffed at the mere suggestion of a connection between my diet and a persistent pain in my back.
But if my journey over the past few years has taught me anything, it’s that everything in our body is so closely interconnected, that what might seem implausible on the surface, is often worth a closer look.
In other words, more often than not – our diets really are the culprit behind our physical symptoms.
(Often setting you back several months, in your quest to quell the inflammation in your body, and ultimately feel human again).
Of course, several days had gone by prior to my visit with the chiropractor, and I really wasn’t sure what I’d eaten.
He was very specific, though.
Had I perhaps ingested some gluten? Dairy?
The answer to his question was easy – an emphatic “no”.
Yet, one thing I know for sure is that Celiac Disease is not limited to the gut.
And a reaction – whether to gluten or another food sensitivity – can show up just about anywhere in the body.
Keep in mind, too, that Non-Celiac Gluten-Sensitivity (or NCGS) is just as pervasive.
In fact, Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity can present in a myriad of ways such as:
- Fatigue
- Headaches
- Brain Fog
- Nerve & Brain Damage
- Mental Illness
- Cardiovascular Disease
That’s quite a list!
(And it’s by no means all-inclusive).
So, when you look at it that way, it no longer appears quite so unusual that my chiropractor would ask:
“What did you eat?”
In fact, as I looked back over the events prior to tweaking my back, I realized that while I hadn’t exactly eaten anything bad for me, I had perhaps eaten a bit too much.
That particular evening, I was uncomfortably full after dinner, and didn’t sleep well that night. (Not at all a coincidence, by the way).
Apparently there was something to what the doctor had said.
So, here’s my challenge for you.
Next time you notice a headache, unreasonable fatigue, a sore back –you name it, it could be anything – take a step back and review your diet over the previous few days.
What did you eat?
Did you ingest gluten or another allergen?
Did you indulge in too much sugar? (Incredibly easy to do at times)
How did you feel immediately afterwards?
Even if you didn’t notice any adverse symptoms right away, is it the teeniest bit possible that the headache, brain fog or tingling fingers and toes – have something to do with what you ate?
I’d love to know what you find out!
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