by Erica Zelfand | Jul 13, 2023 | Anxiety, Articles, Depression, Food & Mood, Healthy Living
Smart choices for a happy brain In last week’s post I explored the ways in which inflammation can cause depression. The science shows that we cannot blame genetics alone for depression, and that’s a good thing: it means there is a lot we can do to heal our brains....
by Erica Zelfand | Jul 13, 2023 | Articles, Dr. Erica Zelfand, Food & Mood, Healthy Living, Immune, Autoimmune, & Allergies
Eating gluten may drive autoimmune destruction of the thyroid gland. The thyroid is the body’s master of metabolism, regulating important functions like digestion, energy production, mental sharpness, sweating, skin healing, fat burning, and heart rate.1...
by Erica Zelfand | Jul 13, 2023 | Articles, Dr. Erica Zelfand, Food & Mood, Healthy Kids & Parents, Healthy Living, Immune, Autoimmune, & Allergies
Understanding celiac disease, wheat allergy, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, and other gluten-related disorders It used to be quite rare to meet somebody who avoids gluten – the protein found in wheat, rye, spelt, semolina, and triticale. Nowadays, however,...
by Erica Zelfand | Jul 13, 2023 | Articles, Dr. Erica Zelfand, Food & Mood, Healthy Living
Some people gain weight after switching to a gluten free diet. Here’s why. The sale of GF (gluten-free) foods grossed more than $2.6 billion by the end of 2010, and they’re expected to exceed over $5 billion by 2015. While on the surface the increasing availability of...
by Erica Zelfand | Jul 13, 2023 | Articles, Chronic Pain, Dr. Erica Zelfand, Food & Mood, Healthy Kids & Parents, Healthy Living
As more and more research shows the harmful effects of gluten, a protein found in wheat, many people are cleaning up their diets and going gluten free. Although I recommend a gluten free diet to many of my patients, I often find myself feeling mortified when new...
